The article says that helicopters can't fly over the mine. But, the end of the runway is close by and the flight path is almost tangent to the edge of the hole.

The article says that helicopters can't fly over the mine. But, the end of the runway is close by and the flight path is almost tangent to the edge of the hole. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mirny,+Sakha+Republic,+Russia,+678171/@62.525739,114.0111885,14z/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x5c7cbad695e42b5d:0xe2626d503aba7a8 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mirny,+Sakha+Republic,+Rus...