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Jagersfontein Mine
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| Jagersfontein Mine is an abandoned open-pit mine in South Africa, located approximately four km from the town of Jagersfontein and 110 km south-west of Bloemfontein, and was first established in 1888. Two of the ten biggest diamonds ever discovered, the "Excelsior" and the "Reitz" (now called the "Jubilee"), were mined from Jagersfontein. The term "Jagers" has since been coined to denote the distinctive faint bluish tint of the gems from this mine. Research confirmed that the mine was the deepest hand-excavated hole in the world, slightly larger than the Big Hole in Kimberley, South Africa which had claimed the title up to then. Jagersfontein was dug by hand to a depth of 203 m by 1911. |
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Read a brief presentation of the Jagersfontein Mine. |
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Enjoy reading about the significance of the Jagersfontein Mine. |
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Find extensive data on the history and the excavations at the Jagersfontein Mine. |
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