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2022 Tierra Amarilla sinkhole – a 25 m (80 ft) wide and more than 200 m (700 ft) deep sinkhole appeared in the commune of Tierra Amarilla, Atacama Region of Chile close to the Alcaparrosa copper mine on August 1, 2022. The sinkhole continued to grow and stretched 50 m (200 ft) in diameter on August 8. [5]
A huge sinkhole measuring larger than a tennis court suddenly opened up near a copper mining operation in Chile, swallowing large chunks of soil, and investigators are trying to figure out what ...
Chile's environmental regulator announced on Thursday four charges against Canadian-owned Lundin copper mine for a sinkhole that appeared in the northern area of the country in late July. The ...
The 2010 Copiapó mining accident, also known as the "Chilean mining accident", began on 5 August 2010, with a cave-in at the San José copper–gold mine, located in the Atacama Desert, 45 kilometers (28 mi) north of the regional capital of Copiapó, in northern Chile. 33 men were trapped 700 meters (2,300 ft) underground and 5 kilometers (3 mi) from the mine's entrance and were rescued after ...
Chile lies in a region which is adjacent to the fast-moving Nazca plate, and has high tectonic activity.The records for earlier centuries are apparently incomplete. Of the world's 46 known earthquakes with M ≥ 8.5 since the year 1500, one-third occurred in Chile [citation needed] and are shown in the map to the side.
All residents of a street where a massive sinkhole appeared have been told they can return to their homes in time for Christmas.. People living in Nant Morlais, Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, feared they ...
Chuquicamata (/ tʃ uː k iː k ə ˈ m ɑː t ə / choo-kee-kə-MAH-tə; referred to as Chuqui for short) is the largest open pit copper mine in terms of excavated volume in the world. [citation needed] It is located in the north of Chile, just outside Calama, at 2,850 m (9,350 ft) above sea level.
The massive 40-foot by 40-foot sinkhole that opened up a major New Jersey highway Thursday was caused by an abandoned mineshaft, officials said. Construction crews are working around the clock to ...