Chile permanently closes mining areas connected to giant sinkhole
Santiago, ChileReuters Chile’s mining minister announced on Friday the permanent closure of mining stopes directly related to a giant sinkhole that appeared in the northern part of the country in July. Mining minister Marcela Hernando made the announcement after meeting with union members, mine workers and technical experts studying the sinkhole. A sinkhole is exposed […]
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 rethinks mine safety after worker deaths and expanding sinkhole
Reuters Chile is taking another look at health in safety in its mines after two workers died on a mining construction project in July and a giant sinkhole more recently opened up near a copper mine. Chile President Gabriel Boric said on Wednesday he wants to ratify an International Labor Organization convention on health and […]
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 […]
Chilean authorities investigate mysterious large sinkhole near copper mine
Santiago, ChileReuters Chilean authorities started investigating on Monday a mysterious sinkhole about 25 metres in diameter that appeared over the weekend in a mining area in the north of the country. Chilean media showed aerial images of the sinkhole on land operated by a Canadian Lundin Mining copper mine, about 665 kilometres north of capital […]