List of openpit mines Wikipedia
Mirny Mine diamond mine in Mirny, Eastern Siberia; Udachnaya pipe diamond mine in Yakutia, Russia; South Africa. The Big Hole a former diamond mine in Kimberley, dug to 240 m (790 ft) between 1871 and 1914, making it the deepest handexcavated pit in the a museum. The Jagersfontein Mine operating between 1888 and 1971. This was handexcavated to 201 m (660 ft) by 1911