Back Groot Gat Afrikaans بيج هول (منجم مفتوح) Arabic Big Hole (libaong sa Habagatang Aprika) CEB Big Hole Czech Big Hole Danish The Big Hole German Granda Truo Esperanto Big Hole Spanish چاله بزرگ Persian Big Hole Finnish
 The Big Hole | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Kimberley Hole | |
| 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]
- ^ "Griekwastad Tourism Brochure" (PDF). Mary Moffat Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Big Hole loses claim to fame". News24. Retrieved 2021-02-05.