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South Africa's "Big Hole" diamond mine ... the time frames within which parts of the edge of the pit of the Kimberley Big Hole may collapse," said a statement. But "the loss of the relevant ...

Several man-made excavations have turned into historical wonders, and the Big Hole in Kimberley is one of them. Once central ...

The Big Hole has a surface of 17 hectares and is 463 metres wide. It was excavated to a depth of 240m, but then partially infilled with debris which reduced its depth to about 215m. It has ...

A dog has finally been rescued after spending eight days stranded in Kimberley's Big Hole in South Africa. The plucky - and very lucky - canine somehow survived a 700ft fall into the world's ...

The tourist attraction consists of a big hole over an area of about 17ha, more than 200m deep, which was dug by thousands of diamond prospectors by hand, starting in 1871 and ending in 1914.