Worlds largest diamond mine

[beanzz]

http://gelio.livejournal.com/196486.html#cutid1

Found this on reddit when I woke up, thought it was pretty amazing.

 

[LIBERTYCHICKEN]

Now if only I could read it

But yes very cool

Whats the deal with the open pit , walls are way to steep to be a open pit type strip mine

Russia has some crazy stuff, lots of areas have just sat abandonded since the last days of WWII

 

[Dr Kynes]

http://gelio.livejournal.com/196486.html#cutid1

Found this on reddit when I woke up, thought it was pretty amazing.

debeers is crying in their lager.

course russian diamonds are mostly industrial grade.

 

[heckler73]

debeers is crying in their lager.

course russian diamonds are mostly industrial grade.

Pink diamonds were once "industrial grade" as well.
Now look at them.
People ascribe trinket values based on what marketing tells them. What was garbage yesterday becomes a Giffen Good today with some slick advertising.

 

[Wilksey]

That's a pretty impressive feat, regardless.

Rome would have needed millions of slaves and hundreds of years to do the same.

 

[tip top toker]

Now if only I could read it

But yes very cool

Whats the deal with the open pit , walls are way to steep to be a open pit type strip mine

Russia has some crazy stuff, lots of areas have just sat abandonded since the last days of WWII

google did a damned good translate for me

One hell of a place!

 

[SnapsProvolone]

largest diamond mine, I half expected to see a picture of Donald Trumps rectum.

 

[Rrog]

De Beers and Diamonds- A great example of how a corporate concept laid out to exploit people through guilt. And how easy it was. People in herds are easy prey.

 

[Dr Kynes]

De Beers and Diamonds- A great example of how a corporate concept laid out to exploit people through guilt. And how easy it was. People in herds are easy prey.