Kimberley Big Hole – South Africa

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Kimberley Big Hole is located in South Africa and claimed to be the largest hole excavated by hand. this 1097 metre deep mine yielded over 3 tonnes of diamonds before being closed in 1914. The amount of earth removed by workers is estimated to total 22.5 million tonnes.


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