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Article Evaluation
Evaluation of Big Hole article:

Content

 * The information that is currently in the article appears to be relevant to the topic of the Big Hole mine, as well as a general overview on Kimberley mining in general.
 * However, much more information could be added. For example, the section on miners covers various different subjects, but only a few sentences are provided for each.
 * Furthermore, while the article focuses on the miners, it has little information about those who ran the mines. What impact did the Kimberley mine have on Britain, who controlled the colony? How much did the De Beers Company profit from the mine?
 * The article could also use some more recent information. For example, there is a mention of an effort to register Big Hole as a World Heritage Site "since the early 2000s", but no mention as to its progress.

Tone

 * The article could go more into specifics about different viewpoints. For example, it mentions "The self-sufficiency and independence of the African rural homestead was questioned by the British Government" but does not include what specific questions they had.

Talk Page

 * There has been much discussion over whether or not the Big Hole is indeed the largest hole excavated by hand. The article has been updated to show that the claim has been disputed for some time.
 * The article is rated as a Start-Class article, since there is still much work to be done with it.
 * It seems strange that something that played such a major role in the history of diamonds in South Africa has seemingly fallen by the wayside on Wikipedia. There was even discussion over whether or not the topic of the Kimberley mine deserved its own page.