The largest human-excavated mine is the Kimberley Diamond Mine in South Africa, with a total diamond volume of 1.07 meters.

South Africa is known as the country of diamonds because it has the largest human-excavated mine in the world - the Kimberley Diamond Mine in South Africa. The mine is 1,097 meters deep and was excavated by hand by 50,000 miners, producing a total of 2,722 kilograms of diamonds. This diamond mine has become a tourist attraction. Friends who are interested can go and have a look and maybe pick up diamonds.

Video of Kimberley Diamond Pit in South Africa Kimberley Diamond Pit in South Africa: 1097 meters excavated by hand

Since the first diamond was discovered here in 1866, excavation of Kimberley Diamond Pit has begun. road. This mine was dug from 1866 to 1914. During these 48 years, more than 50,000 miners dug here. A total of 2,722 kilograms of diamonds were dug out, and the depth reached 1,097 meters. Due to the immature technology at the time, it could only be excavated by hand, making the Kimberley Diamond Mine in South Africa the largest manually excavated mine in the world.

Although this mine is far from the 12,262-meter-deep Gate of Hell in Russia, it is still a wonder created by humans. After the mine was abandoned, it became a tourist attraction. The video shown above is about the area around the Kimberley Diamond Mine in South Africa. Many people come here not only to see the 1,097-meter-deep mine, but also to get lucky enough to pick up a diamond. The South African government is planning to apply for this mine to be a world cultural heritage site. After all, it is incredible to dig such a deep mine by hand. The story behind the Kimberley Diamond Mine in South Africa

In the 1870s, a British boy named Cecil Rhodes set up a tent on a diamond-rich hill in South Africa and spent 6,000 pounds from local farmer De Beers. The brothers bought nearby farmland and founded De Beers Consolidated Mining Co., Ltd. The mine was named after the then British Colonial Secretary Kimberley. Over the next 100 years, it became the deepest pit ever dug by hand.

The Kimberley Diamond Mine in South Africa is 1097 m deep, with an entrance diameter of about 500 m, covering an area of ??17 hectares and a radius of 1.6 kilometers. To dig such a large hole, more than 22 million tons of soil was removed from here. Until 1914, 14,504,566 carats of diamonds (equivalent to approximately 2722 kilograms) were produced here. Currently, seepage and rainwater have covered half of the pothole. Geologists have also discovered other kimberlite pipes containing diamonds, and there are still many large holes around Kimberley and other parts of South Africa today. Kimberley has become a famous scenic spot, and many South African tourist routes include this diamond tour.