Abandoned mines

Straight to the center of the earth - that is our regular look underground journey prolonged a record time for us - 33 hours under the ground with two overnight stays at a depth of about 600 meters. There was also a record depth - over 1,200 meters.



4 hours after getting to, we reached a depth of about 500 meters above the ground. Descent especially complicated by heavy backpacks stuffed with plenty of water and food supplies, spare light clothing, as well as sleeping bags and other paraphernalia for underground overnight.


The magnitude of the tilt generation


The venue for the night was chosen an abandoned station technical inspection of motor vehicles. Despite high humidity and poor ventilation, it was the only safe place where they could get a good sleep without the worry of a sudden collapse of the roof of the rock burst.


Once the station includes a complex of underground shops for repair and maintenance of equipment.


There could repair motor vehicles, to carry out inspections, tire and even painting.




The room is turning and drilling machines


Everywhere there are mountains of various parts, some of them were in their original packaging and in a factory oil


It seems that it is easier to replace the entire unit than to repair it.


The main techniques are delivering cars Toro and drilling rigs Tamrock




Slesarka with posters of naked women on the feng shui


After dinner and a few small parties in local dominoes, it was decided after all to sleep.


Beds arranged on a wooden platform, further placing mats and space blankets


We slept about 6 hours, but the morning and did not come - under the ground is always night, because time stops.
Climbs out of the warm sleeping bag in a cool and humid atmosphere did not want to, but still had.
Fortified food supplies, we continued descent below.
Car drift to the mine site


Major automobile bias




I wanted to look at the mining chamber, but had to settle for a haulage drifts.


Generation have vaulted cross section to reduce the enormous rock pressure




Unfinished major rebelling


Abandoned passenger trolley


There are even flooded generation


Pairing with a slope conveyor




Abandoned conveyor




Wheel lifting machine


Powerful lifting machine


One of the many slopes


Walker


Abandoned slesarka


Magically, we got into the working of the system, there were lights everywhere, and maybe somewhere remained life.


What followed was a long descent down to the bottom at a depth of over 1200 meters. At this depth could be heard crustal movements and rock have a higher temperature. Inauguration photos marked depth and a long tiring ascent back to the surface.


The forces were on the wane, so halts had to do every 40-50 meters of ascent.


On the surface, it has already begun the second day, from the moment we went down into the ground.


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