A gigantic and scary crater appears suddenly, 200 meters deep, from a Canadian copper mine
The deep hole has been opened near the Canadian Lundin Mining copper mine in Alcaparrosa - photo dailyrecord.co.uk
A giant and frightening hole suddenly appeared in the ground near a copper mine located in northern Chile, and its reasons were not known, which prompted the Chilean authorities to investigate what lies beneath.
A mysterious huge hole
The deep hole has been opened near the Canadian Lundin Mining copper mine in Alcaparrosa - photo dailyrecord.co.uk
According to dailyrecord.co.uk, the relevant authorities have begun to investigate a huge hole that opened in mysterious circumstances in the ground near a copper mine.
Geologists in northern Chile, western South America, began inspections after opening the giant crater, believed to be about 25 meters (82 feet) in diameter, that appeared near the Lundin Canadian mining site in Alcaparrosa over the weekend.
The crater stream, which is about 200 meters (656 feet) deep, is located about 665 kilometers (413 miles) north of the capital, Santiago.
The National Service of Geology and Mining (according to its website rscmme.com, which is an official government website) became aware of the crater earlier this week, and has since sent specialized engineers to the site, According to agency director David Montenegro.
Procedures for dealing with the huge hole in the ground
The deep hole has been opened near the Canadian Lundin Mining copper mine in Alcaparrosa - photo dailyrecord.co.uk
One of the measures taken by the Chilean authorities is to seal off a number of areas around the shaft, including a section that extends from the entrance to the worksite at the Alcaparrosa mine. However, the accident did not affect the workers or any members of the local community.
According to dailyrecord.co.uk, Montenegro said in a statement from the National Service Agency for Geology and Mining:
- There is a large distance from the hole to the bottom, about 200 meters.
No material was detected in the hole.
- There is a lot of water in the hole inside the depth.
The statement indicated that the nearest house is more than 600 meters (1,969 feet) away, while any populated area or public service is approximately one kilometer from the affected area, as Lundin Mining owns eighty percent (80%) of the site in Alcaparrosa, and the rest belongs to Sumitomo. Japanese Corporation.
Why do mysterious holes in the surface of the earth continue to appear?
Geologist Ahmed Fathy Idris, researcher at the Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria, explains to my lady: Structural collapses, which cause earth pits, whether large or small, often occur due to water erosion - such as precipitation or pipe leakage. It is possible that if the water falls under the footpath, it will weaken the material it is made of and dissolve, and then such mysterious pits will appear in a footpath or on a main street, for example, pointing out that water is the most likely factor for the occurrence of pits.
“In many of these cases, what happens is that heavy rain washes away the soil, and that applies to both natural and man-made holes in the ground,” Idris says. The land is a result of mining.
Idris confirms that earthen pits have become frequent, and this is partly related to climate changes, as heavy rains have become more abundant and powerful, as well as the phenomenon of worsening global warming, high levels of carbon pollution, and of course human interventions in nature. lead to the occurrence of these cavities. Or what many believe are mysterious pits..!
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