Big Hole - Wikipedia
WEBKimberley Mine Section. Kimberley Mine shaft. The Kimberley Mine or Tim Kuilmine (Afrikaans: Groot Gat) is an open-pit and underground mine in Kimberley, South Africa, and claimed to be the deepest hole excavated by hand, although this claim is …
Big Hole | Description, Location, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBBig Hole, a large, defunct, open-pit diamond mine located in present-day Kimberley, South Africa. Considered to be the largest hand-excavated hole in the world and one of the deepest, it has a circumference of about 1 mile (1.6 km) and a diameter of roughly 1,500 feet (460 meters).
All About the Kimberley Diamond Mine in South Africa
WEBJun 7, 2019 · TripSavvy / Jess Macdonald. Kimberley, South Africa, is home to the world’s largest diamond mine, also known as the “Big Hole.”. Dug by humans and so large it is visible from space, the pit has yielded some of the world’s largest diamonds and made the De Beers name famous worldwide.
The Big Hole, Kimberley: The Complete Guide - TripSavvy
WEBApr 10, 2020 · Over 43 years the mine yielded 6,000 pounds of diamonds, equivalent to 14,504,566 carats. The Big Hole has a surface area of 42 acres and measures 1,519 feet in width. It was excavated to a total depth of 787 feet, making it the deepest hole in the world to be excavated by hand.
The Big Hole Official Site | Tourist Attractions in Kimberley
WEBKimberly is one of the most unique and authentic historical destinations in South Africa, because of the Kimberley diamond mine, which occupies a surface of 17 hectares, 463 meters wide, for a depth of 240 meters, and it used to be active since 1871 to 1914.
Kimberley | History, Plateau, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 21, 2024 · Kimberley, city, diamond-mining centre, and capital of Northern Cape province, South Africa. It lies near the Free State province border. Founded after the discovery of diamonds on farms in the area in 1869–71, the mining camp of Kimberley grew as a result of the intensive digging of the diamond-bearing pipe at the hill called …
The Big Hole Official Site | Tourist Attractions in Kimberley
WEBThe Big Hole in Kimberley is considered as one of the deepest cavities excavated by man with a depth of 200m. Next to the Big Hole is the Kimberley Mine Museum, the first ever discovery of diamond reserves in the country.
The Big Hole | The Big Hole Official Site
WEBDigging commenced at the Kimberley diamond mine site in 1871. By the time mining ended on 14 August 1914, the mine had yielded 2722 kilograms of diamonds, extracted from 22,5 million tons of excavated earth. Today what remains is a massive crater 214 meters deep with a surface area of 17 hectares and a perimeter of 1,6 km.
The Big Hole and Kimberley Mine Museum in the Diamond …
WEBAround this 365m-deep pit Kimberley sprang into being, impelled by the diamond rush that drew 30 000 miners to the diamond fields of South Africa. As time went by, prospectors' tents and shacks were replaced by tree-lined avenues graced by Victorian mansions, as Kimberley developed into a modern city.
World of Diamonds | The Big Hole Official Site
WEBThe techniques of underground mining were pioneered at Kimberley. The mine revealed to geologist, for the first time, that the primary deposits of diamonds were volcanic pipes. Until Kimberley yielded its secrets, prospectors assumed that diamonds were found only in rivers – as was the case in India and Brazil. EXHIBITION CENTER.
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