The Northern mine in Garpenberg - Sky Watch Friday
September 5th, 2008 Peter Korkala Posted in Photo, sky_watch_friday |
This is my current workplace - the (northern) mine in Garpenberg.
I really love my new job as a diamond core driller! This week was my first week underground in a mine, earlier commissions were above ground.
There are two mines in Garpenberg (both owned by Boliden) - Garpenberg north and Garpenberg south, but in 2004 they were connected under ground (at 800-900 meters). You can go down both by car and by the elevators.
Tags sky watch friday, mine, Garpenberg, Boliden
September 5th, 2008 at 8:28 am
that’s a beautiful shot! i love the contrast.
September 5th, 2008 at 9:17 am
Gratulerer med ny jobb! Og bildet er utrolig vakkert med grå betong mot en knall blå himmel. Vakkert! Fin helg til deg:)
September 5th, 2008 at 9:18 am
Gratulerer med ny jobb - og et nydelig vakkert bilde av betong mot en knall blå himmel! Fin helg til deg:)
September 5th, 2008 at 10:11 am
That’s quite a huge operation…
Nice photo…
September 5th, 2008 at 11:25 am
excellent composition. huge contraction. wonderful swf
September 5th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Nice photo Peter. Your job sounds exciting.
September 5th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Beautiful picture, I like the contrast!
September 5th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
How interesting; the sky is gorgeous and the contrasting concrete is effective!
September 6th, 2008 at 3:25 am
Beautiful sky, excellent perspective. Nice SWF photo.
September 6th, 2008 at 4:25 am
what a great photo! Are you down in a mine all day? The sky must look so beautiful after that…
September 6th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
The building seems to be very very big. Nice snap.
September 6th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
lovely shot and super interesting job I would be terrified to be under the ground like that but I bet it is much bigger and lighter than my imagination allows :)
September 7th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Thanks everyone!
Donald - Yes it was! And when they were connected they had a big party under ground.
Øyvind - Yes, I’m very satisfied with my new job. So much better than at the brewery I was earlier (as a supervisor at the filling lines).
Mary - Yes, I’m working around eight to ten hours per day under ground, Monday to Thursday. And you don’t know how the weather is when you’re down there, it will be a surprise when you come up after the work is done. Down in the mine the temperature is around 15-20 degrees C, no matter what the weather is above ground, and no matter if it’s summer or winter.
pantteri - Yes it’s big! I don’t know how big it is though…
Laura - Yes, I think it’s very interesting! It’s very big under ground, around 6 m from floor to ceiling everywhere. And there are A LOT of tunnels in every direction. There is even a fire station under ground!
September 8th, 2008 at 6:38 am
great photo. you captured so much in the picture. the sky is just perfect
September 20th, 2008 at 5:37 am
This is really a nice shot. I love the color of the sky. I wouldn’t want to work underground but neither would I want to climb these structures!