Kimberley Mine
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Kimberley Mine is a famous South African open-pit diamond mine renowned as one of the earliest and largest diamond discoveries in the world.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
open-pit diamond mine
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tourist attraction → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Big Hole
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Kimberley Big Hole → |
| area |
approximately 17 hectares
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| associatedWith |
Barney Barnato
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Cecil Rhodes → formation of De Beers Consolidated Mines in 1888 → |
| cityNamedAfter |
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
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| continent |
Africa
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| country |
South Africa
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| depth |
approximately 240 metres
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| discoveredIn |
1866
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| estimatedOutput |
about 14.5 million carats of diamonds
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about 2,722 kilograms of diamonds → |
| feature |
historical mining village reconstruction
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underground mine experience exhibit → viewing platform → |
| formedPartOf |
Kimberley diamond fields
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| hasFacility |
Kimberley Mine Museum
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| heritageStatus |
important industrial heritage site in South Africa
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| historicalEra |
late 19th century diamond rush
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| impact |
attraction of international fortune seekers
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development of railway links to Kimberley → rapid urbanization of Kimberley in the 1870s and 1880s → |
| knownFor |
being one of the earliest major diamond discoveries
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being one of the largest hand-dug excavations in the world → diamond mining → |
| laborHistory |
use of compound system for African mineworkers
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| locatedIn |
Cape Colony
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Kimberley → Northern Cape NERFINISHED → |
| majorRushBegan |
1871
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| materialExtracted |
diamond
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| miningMethod |
open-pit mining
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underground mining → |
| near |
central Kimberley
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| openPitClosedIn |
1914
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| operatedBy |
De Beers Consolidated Mines
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| perimeter |
approximately 1.6 kilometres
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| region |
semi-arid interior plateau of South Africa
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| safetyIssue |
high incidence of mining accidents in early years
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| significantFor |
development of De Beers diamond monopoly
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early industrialization in South Africa → economic development of Kimberley → |
| surfaceDiameter |
approximately 463 metres
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| tourismStatus |
heritage tourism site
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| undergroundMiningContinuedUntil |
mid-20th century
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| yearsOfOperation |
approximately 1871–1914
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Kimberley Mine
("Kimberley Mine Museum")
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hasFacility |
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Kimberley
("Kimberley Mine Museum")
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hasMuseum |
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Kimberley
("South African diamond rush")
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historicalEvent |
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Northern Cape
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historicalSite |