The Big Hole
On March 24th the group traveled down to Kimberly. We got the chance to visit the Big Hole, or Kimberly Mine. The Big Hole is the world's largest hole to be excavated by humans. Miners in the 19th century started to dig out the hole to look for diamonds. Around 50,000 miners had used simple tools like the pickaxe and shovel. Around that time, advanced mining tools and machinery had not been used or created. Today Kimberly Mine is no longer in use and serves as a popular tourist site, it was a unique and historical area that allowed the group to see into a huge part of South African History.
Thankfully Cameron and Derek were able to get a picture before the rain started up.
On March 24th the group traveled down to Kimberly. We got the chance to visit the Big Hole, or Kimberly Mine. The Big Hole is the world's largest hole to be excavated by humans. Miners in the 19th century started to dig out the hole to look for diamonds. Around 50,000 miners had used simple tools like the pickaxe and shovel. Around that time, advanced mining tools and machinery had not been used or created. Today Kimberly Mine is no longer in use and serves as a popular tourist site, it was a unique and historical area that allowed the group to see into a huge part of South African History.
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