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The Kimberley Mine or Tim Kuilmine [1] (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 disputed by Jagersfontein.
- Susan Breslow Sardone
- Mine Statistics. Nearly 15 million diamonds were extracted from the Kimberley Diamond Mine, discovered in 1871. Excavation ended in August 1914. Continue to 2 of 11 below.
- The Big Hole. That's deep: The Big Hole is 215 meters, or 705 feet, deep. Continue to 3 of 11 below.
- Mine Map. This map helps visitors to understand the facilities they can explore around The Big Hole. They include original and recreated structures from when Kimberley was a working mine with a town that served its residents with a variety of shops and other necessities.
- Diamond Mining Machinery. Rusted now, this was one of the machines in use during the heyday of diamond mining in Kimberley. Continue to 5 of 11 below.
Kimberly 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.
Big 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).
- John P. Rafferty
Apr 10, 2020 · Plan your trip to the Kimberley diamond mine in South Africa. Includes an overview of its history, activities, admission fees, and opening hours.
A visit to Kimberley’s Big Hole and Mine Museum is an opportunity to relive the days of the diamond rush; then head into the Northern Cape’s Diamond Fields some of the battlefields of the South Africa War (also known as the Anglo-Boer War).
Kimberley, thanks to the fevered diamond rush of the 1870s, has a glittering past. Today what remains is a massive crater 214 meters deep with a surface area of 17 hectares and a perimeter of 1,6km. It is surrounded by original buildings from the heyday of the mine.
