Big Hole

[zhouyaya]

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.

Mining operations having been closed down in 1914, the open pit became an attraction for visitors to the city and by the 1960s a gathering together of relics of Kimberley's early days, including old buildings and sundry memorabilia, began to be organised into a formal museum and tourist attraction.

In 1965 De Beers appointed Basil Humphreys as museum consultant, with the museum being substantially up-graded as an open-air representation of early Kimberley, with streetscapes and dioramas, and exhibits of mining technology and transport. There was an official opening during the Kimberley's centenary celebrations in 1971. One of the attractions was the Diamond Hall. The Mine Museum went through subsequent further upgrades.

Between 2002 and 2005 De Beers invested R50 million in developing the Big Hole into a world-class tourism facility, based on the idea of creating "a lasting legacy for the people of Kimberley." The new facility, the Big Hole Kimberley, elaborating a theme of 'Diamonds and Destiny', was expected to double visitor numbers to the Big Hole.[

[dokuman]

Oh yes, I know of the big hole - it really is the largest hand dug excavation in the world, with a depth of about seven hundred feet, if I remember right. A great many miners lost their lives here in the old days, so that this isn't just a massive hand-made excavation, but also a monument to these men who lived and died here.

[jhonsmithx11]

Yah this was mine of diamonds and now a huge crater filled with stunning greenish water and its sky view is also amusing.

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[jameswoods11x]

I was never hear about this place before but after reading above post i want to explore it.

[rajdeep]

what are the attraction point here for visitors ?

[journeycook]

First time i have listen this name Big Hole. But after read the post i want must go.