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Chile investigates the appearance of a huge sinkhole next to a copper mine

An aerial view taken August 1, 2022 showing a large sinkhole formed over the weekend near the mining town of Tierra Amarilla, Copiapo Province, in Chile’s Atacama Desert | Font: AFP | Photographer: JOHAN GODOY

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Government Chile announced on Tuesday that it was investigating the causes of a sinkhole 32 meters in diameter and 64 meters deep that formed near a copper mine in the desert attack.

Specialists went to the municipality of St. yellow earthapproximately 800 km north of Santiagowhere a huge hole formed over the weekend, reports National Mining Sub-Agency of the National Geological Survey and mining (sernageomine) this statement.

A security perimeter of 100 meters was established around the crater, located on the territory of the mine. Candelaria caper rosemanaged by the Canadian Lundin Mining.

company response

According to the company, “there was no impact on personnel, equipment or infrastructure” and the failure has remained stable since its discovery.

As a precautionary measure, “Tuning work was temporarily suspended in the area of ​​the underground mine in the city of caper roses”, the company said, adding that no movements were detected.

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Chile is the world’s leading copper producer, accounting for over 25% of the world’s supply. | Font: AFP | Photographer: JOHAN GODOY

According to him, specialists and miners are striving to “find out the reasons and ensure that all safety measures are taken to protect the lives of workers and the population living near the site.” David MontenegroDirector of Sernageomin.

He added that specialists visited the area “to see if there are any cracks and entered the mine to see its real condition.”

Huge hole surprised nearly 13,000 residents yellow earth.

my situation

Christian Zunigathe mayor of yellow earthexplained to local media that the population has always feared mining incidents in the area.

“This huge funnel is something that has not been seen in our community. We ask for an explanation of why this event occurred if the collapse is the result of mining or if it’s a different character,” he said.

Chile It is the world’s leading copper producer, accounting for over 25% of the world’s supply.

(According to AFP)

Source: RPP

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