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Okay, since Njaco has graciously allowed me to post on his thread, I bring you...
HOLES
First up Kimberley Big Hole - South Africa. Apparently the largest ever hand-dug excavation in the world, this 1097 meter deep mine yielded over 3 tons of diamonds before being closed in 1914