![]() The Big Hole | |
Location | |
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Location | Kimberley |
Province | Northern Cape |
Country | South Africa |
Coordinates | 28°44′20″S 24°45′32″E / 28.73889°S 24.75889°E |
Production | |
Products | Diamonds |
Type | Open-pit, underground |
Greatest depth | 240 metres (790 ft) |
History | |
Opened | 1871 |
Closed | 1914 |
Owner | |
Company | De Beers |
Website | thebighole |
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.[2]
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