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2 years 8 months ago #721362 by Juan Anthony
A few weeks ago watched a documentary on mines.  Nuts when you think about how far some of those go into the Earth.  Some miles!
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2 years 8 months ago #721365 by Hassner

Jeff Scott wrote: Agree, you get the "most interesting photo job" of the year award.  Did you ever go down in the ground?


Never been underground, but I believe it has it’s own set of skills. The humidity, lenses fogging up inside... 
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2 years 8 months ago #721430 by Shiela Simons
:thumbsup:  Awesome! 
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2 years 8 months ago - 2 years 8 months ago #721442 by Hassner

Juan Anthony wrote: A few weeks ago watched a documentary on mines.  Nuts when you think about how far some of those go into the Earth.  Some miles!


Yes, it is scary. 
We have the deepest mine in the world, Mponeng. 4km (2,5m) with temperatures up to 150F. (65C) 
They have to pump cool air down there. 
South Africa has the 6 deepest mines in the world, of which two are closed. 
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2 years 8 months ago #721451 by Fitch
Man, I thought the deeper in earth you go, the cooler it gets?
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2 years 8 months ago #721492 by Hassner

Fitch wrote: Man, I thought the deeper in earth you go, the cooler it gets?


Remember, deeper in the earth is  melted rock. It erupts out of volcanoes. 
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2 years 8 months ago #721506 by Ian Stone
:agree:    but how do you work in 150 degree?! 
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2 years 8 months ago #721524 by Storz
Toasty!  So did you go into the mine all the way?
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2 years 8 months ago #721535 by Hassner
Aircon, Ian. 

Storz wrote: Toasty!  So did you go into the mine all the way?


I worked in a open cast mine. 
One huge hole in the ground. 
"The Rossing Uranium mine is a low grade Alaskite open pit mine (SJ pit) which is 3.5km long and 345m deep."
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2 years 8 months ago #721552 by Storz
Sorry, wasn't sure if you went all the way down in it or just had to photograph top or outside of it.  So to get down did you walk or take one of those low profile mining cars?
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2 years 8 months ago #721557 by PeterPaulCollins
Just passing by. 
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2 years 8 months ago #721607 by Hassner

Storz wrote: Sorry, wasn't sure if you went all the way down in it or just had to photograph top or outside of it.  So to get down did you walk or take one of those low profile mining cars?


I drove anywhere in the Open Pit where a car would take me, which was more or less anywhere where the haultrucks drove. I just needed a visibility pole, a long pole with an florescent orange ball at the top te be visible to the trucks at all times. 
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2 years 8 months ago #721632 by EOS Man
Man how long would it take to get to the bottom, those mine cars don't travel that fast right?
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2 years 8 months ago #721638 by Greg Friedman
I would get so claustrophobic 
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2 years 8 months ago #721639 by Hassner

EOS Man wrote: Man how long would it take to get to the bottom, those mine cars don't travel that fast right?


Not too bad, about 30kmph, it has an electric overhead cable to work it like a tram, saving diesel uphill.
Downhill is actually a lot slower. Imagine a 150 ton truck going out of control. 
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