Diamond mining in Yakutia !


In the Republic of Sakha - a member of the Russian Federation - lots of various natural resources can be found, for example coal, gold and diamonds. I received this page's photos from Russia. At the beginning you can see some photos from different diamond mines and after that there are beautiful impressions of the Siberian taiga.

If you want to have more information about the area of Yakutia, the climatic, geographic etc. conditions and a list of corresponding literature - please click here !!!! By the way: The text is really worth reading, I can just recommend you to visit the page and read it !

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A map of Yakutia. A view down the deep Ajchal mine. The Ajchal mine in the winter. And this time without snow.
       
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The crater of the Mirnij mine. The opencast mining area Udatschnij. Large lorries in the Udatschnij crater. A total view of the Udatschnij mine.
       
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The landscape in the Ajchal region. A really romantic area. The Siberian taiga in the summer. A small river in Yakutia.
       
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Hard and cold winter in the Siberian region. Really impressioning and special.