Precious Earth

Kimberley Big Hole

In 1871, a prospector's cook was sent on an unpromising slope to dig as a punishment. Only to found there a 83.5 carat diamond. Within one month, more than 2000 men arrived to stake 800 claims and the hill gradually disappeared.

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