Monday 8 September 2014
The Big Hole,
Open Mine or Kimberley Mine is an open-pit and underground mine in Kimberley,
South Africa, and claimed to be the largest hole excavated by hand, although
this claim is disputed. The first
diamonds here were found on Colesberg Kopje by members of the "Red Cap
Party" from Colesberg on the farm Vooruitzigt
belonging to the De Beers brothers. Source
