Kimberlite pipe "Successful"

Kimberlite pipe "Lucky" - here, in northern Yakutia, mined our diamonds. 66 ° 26'8.27 «N 112 ° 19'1.90» E = length of 1700m.
Kimberlite pipe is developed since 1982. Today careers deepened to 530 meters and is considered one of the largest in the world.
The project depth is almost reached, further ore will be mined by underground methods. However, the ore is left a little - nothing lasts forever.



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