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Big Hole

Kimberley, South Africa · built 1871

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.

Mine data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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