Scenery... Rummu Quarry is a blueish lagoon, unearthly for Estonia, in the midst of Harju county, Vasalemma parish, right next to it is ash-hill which together with an artificial Rummu lake makes a unique scenery and is wonderful day destination with our SUP-tour. Next to a quarry, there is a Rummu ash hill which consists mainly of ash, a byproduct of the mine. Start of Rummu Quarry… Rummu quarry is a desolated and underwater mine in Estonia, in Vasalemma parish. Under Soviet Union rule they began extracting limestone in Rummu Quarry. In 1938 started working Vasalemma limestone- and marble factor , mining limestone in Rummu Quarry. As a matter of fact, there were Murru prison nearby and the company used prisoners of hard labor in mine.When Rummu closed and the pumping of water from quarry ceased, the quarry quickly filled with water, forming a lake, submerging some of the buildings and machinery. Dangers lurking in this pristine crystal clear lagoon... As this awesome submerged mine lake bed contains a number of ruble those including pieces of thick concrete, rebar spikes and plenty of barbed wire. Professional divers have made publicly aware that any jump-diving into the lake off half-submerged buildings is very dangerous. So its very much advised that any kind of diving from the building might have a fatal consequences. Shutting down quarry… After awhile, in 2001 Estonian government started to merge Rummu prison with the Murru prison, then in 2004 those were merged with the Harku women's prison. On 31 December 2012, all of these prisons closed permanently. Since then quarry is closed the area became beloved location for locals and tourist a like to have hiking trip or rafting. With buildings and machinery got submerged, scuba diving, nature photography became very much enjoyed there. As this place has unique
Scenery…
Rummu Quarry is a blueish lagoon, unearthly for Estonia, in the midst of Harju county, Vasalemma parish, right next to it is ash-hill which together with an artificial Rummu lake makes a unique scenery and is wonderful day destination with our SUP-tour.
Next to a quarry, there is a Rummu ash hill which consists mainly of ash, a byproduct of the mine.
Wednesday Fun Facts about Aidu quarry, where our canoeing trip takes place. Opening of the Aidu quarry: In 1974, the October oil shale quarry was opened in Ida-Virumaa. The former surface mine is now called Aidu Quarry. Almost 2.4 million tons of oil shale were mined there annually, during the 38 years of operation a total of about 90 million tons of oil shale was mined, which would be enough to burn one million light bulbs for 70 years. Lake Võrtsjärv could be filled four times with the total production of the quarry. However, the quarry area (34 km2) is about the same as that of the two Kihnu islands. The largest excavator: The largest excavator in the Soviet Union also worked in the quarry, employing as many as seven men at a time in one shift: from a machine, two first aids, two-second aids, and two locksmith lubricators. The volume of the excavator bucket was 35 m3. To understand this size, one can imagine, for example, an elongated corridor with a width of 1.75 meters, a length of 10 meters and a height of 2 meters - just as much oil shale could fit in each bucket filling. The machine weighed 4021 tons. This can be compared, for example, to the weight of 27 blue whales or 2800 Mini Coopers. Closing of the Aidu quarry: Aidu's career ended in 2012 due to the depletion of stocks. After the quarry closed, the driveways and excavations began to fill with water. Thus, in the middle of the rocky desert, Estonia formed its light blue lagoon. Covering rocks - carbonate rocks and limestone - are partially soluble in water and gypsum begins to form. The water reflected from the gypsum crystals causes a beautiful light blue color. We have a vitality-boosting canoe
Wednesday Fun Facts about Aidu quarry, where our canoeing trip takes place.
Opening of the Aidu quarry:
In 1974, the October oil shale quarry was opened in Ida-Virumaa. The former surface mine is now called Aidu Quarry. Almost 2.4 million tons of oil shale were mined there annually, during the 38 years of operation a total of about 90 million tons of oil shale was mined, which would be enough to burn one million light bulbs for 70 years. Lake Võrtsjärv could be filled four times with the total production of the quarry. However, the quarry area (34 km2) is about the same as that of the two Kihnu islands.
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