Big Hole
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open-pit and underground mine in Kimberley, South Africa
Key facts
- Location
- Kimberley
- Province
- Northern Cape
- Country
- South Africa
- Products
- Diamonds
- Type
- Open-pit, underground
- Greatest depth
- 240 metres (790 ft)
- Opened
- 1871 ( 1871 )
- Company
- De Beers
- Website
- thebighole .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Area
- 0.17
- Elevation
- 1186
- Official website
- www.thebighole.co.za
- Image
- Open pit mine.jpg
- Length
- 0.463
- Perimeter
- 1.6
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- Commons category
- Big Hole mine
- nickname
- Kimberley Mine
- vertical depth
- 215
- total produced
- 2722
- inception
- 1871-00-00
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Article
Kimberley Mine Section. Kimberley Mine shaft. The Kimberley Mine or Tim Kuilmine (Afrikaans: Groot Gat, lit. 'Big Hole') is an open-pit and underground mine in Kimberley, South Africa. It has been considered the deepest hole excavated by hand, contending the title with Jagersfontein Mine.
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