{"id":1179,"date":"2014-02-28T19:54:17","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T15:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monogoroda.closeuprussia.com\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2016-04-26T04:20:40","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T00:20:40","slug":"at-the-bottom-of-an-openpit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monogoroda.closeuprussia.com\/en\/at-the-bottom-of-an-openpit\/","title":{"rendered":"At the Bottom of an Openpit"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The abandoned openpits of the Bakal became the place of the annual performance.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Text and photo:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/monogoroda.closeuprussia.com\/en\/category\/ekaterina-tolkacheva-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ekaterina Tolkacheva<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"cb-dropcap-small\">B<\/span>akal openpits are situated 20 kilometers away from Satka. Digging for ore here began in the middle of the 18th century. Local landscape is a result of interaction of man and nature. Close cities inhabitants are using the abandoned openpits, filled with groundwater, for their summer leisure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/monogoroda.closeuprussia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tolkacheva_130727_IMG_0545_resize.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-691\" src=\"https:\/\/monogoroda.closeuprussia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tolkacheva_130727_IMG_0545_resize.jpg\" alt=\"tolkacheva_130727_IMG_0545_resize\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monogoroda.closeuprussia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tolkacheva_130727_IMG_0545_resize.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/monogoroda.closeuprussia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tolkacheva_130727_IMG_0545_resize-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/monogoroda.closeuprussia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tolkacheva_130727_IMG_0545_resize-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/monogoroda.closeuprussia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tolkacheva_130727_IMG_0545_resize-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since 2007 the openpits of Bakal mining department are used by the auto racers. One of the stages of the Russia\u2019s Championship \u2013 \u201cSouthern Ural\u201d rally \u2013 is taking place here. 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