More study needed to explain origin of Chile sinkhole: Lundin unit president
Santiago, Chile Reuters Multiple factors could have caused a sinkhole near a copper mine in Chile owned by Canada’s Lundin Mining, the president of the miner’s local unit said, disagreeing with a government assessment that it was likely responsible for the phenomenon. Chile’s environmental regulator SMA last week issued a series of measure against the […]
Chile sinkhole grows large enough to swallow France’s Arc de Triomphe
Reuters A sinkhole in Chile has doubled in size, growing large enough to engulf France’s Arc de Triomphe and prompting officials to order work to stop at a nearby copper mine. The sinkhole, which emerged on 30th July, now stretches 50 metres across and goes down 200 metres. Seattle’s Space Needle would also comfortably fit […]