On the top

Virtual tour: Top Kondukov. Tula region. The area south of Novomoskovsk. Here deposits of brown coal came close to the surface and its mining was conducted by the open method. The peak of the mining fell on the 60s, at the same time several coal mines operated. In the 80s, due to poor quality of raw materials, watering and costs, mining began to decline. In the 90s, it was no longer individual mines that were closing, but entire cuts. After the closure, there was a huge territory, excavated by excavators, which gradually turned into a treasury of beautiful and very unusual landscapes. Source: http://altertravel.ru/view.php?id=1113