World's Second Largest Man-dug Hole

The hole was dug by copper miners on the Sumbawa Island of the south-central Indonesia' West Nusa Tenggara province.

It takes four hours to drive the spiral road to the bottom of the pit, where trucks are loaded up before beginning the steep crawl back to the surface.

The mine, which opened in 2000 and is surrounded by lush jungle, is owned by U.S. giant Newmont and is expected to produce copper for the next 25 years.

Link to Indenosia News Blog & Xinhua

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