In the meantime, if you thought that Siberean hole was huge, rest assured that it’s got nothing on what mankind can make. Lead image: Hylix Tseng /CC. Copper Mines Utah ...

One of the largest man-made holes in the world is Kimberley Diamond Mine, in South Africa, also known as "big hole." Its circumference is nearly 1 mile, and it's about 42 acres total.

Today, 50 years after its discovery, the Mir Diamond Pipe in eastern Siberia is the biggest man-made hole in the world. It plunges 574 yards into the frozen ear ...

The second-largest man-made hole in the world (surpassed only by the Bingham Copper Mine in Utah) is a diamond mine located on the outskirts of Mirny, a small town in eastern Siberia.

It began life as a fox hole in a remote ravine. ... Today, 50 years after its discovery, the Mir Diamond Pipe in eastern Siberia is the biggest man-made hole in the world.

If you are looking for some intriguing or awe-inspiring places on earth, our list of 10 biggest deepest holes in the world should give you something to think about.

The largest is the Hambach Mine, the biggest human-made hole in Europe, at nearly 1,500 feet deep. Photographer Bernhard Lang recently visited the mine to take aerial photos of the site.

The Bingham Canyon open-pit copper mine is the largest man-made excavation on earth, a hole nearly three miles wide and nearly four thousand feet deep.(For that matter, it's larger than most ...

Water can be seen flowing into the world's largest drain hole, measuring 22 metres in diameter, that has been dubbed "a portal to the middle of the Earth" at the Monticello Dam in California ...

One of the largest man-made holes in the world is Kimberley Diamond Mine, in South Africa, also known as "big hole." Its circumference is nearly 1 mile, and it's about 42 acres total.