{"id":82904,"date":"2022-08-10T23:13:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T17:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imageantra.com\/50m-diameter-sinkhole-worries-authorities\/"},"modified":"2022-08-10T23:13:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T17:43:44","slug":"50m-diameter-sinkhole-worries-authorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imageantra.com\/50m-diameter-sinkhole-worries-authorities\/","title":{"rendered":"50m diameter sinkhole worries authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"
On July 30, the National Service of Geology and Mining of Chile (SERNAGEOMIN) together with the authorities of the Atacama desert reported the appearance of a sinkhole 32 meters in diameter and 64 meters deep.<\/p>\n
The sinkhole was discovered by a resident of the town of Tierra Amarilla, exactly on mining land operated by the Canadian company Lunding Mining. The area has already been cordoned off and extraction work has been suspended.<\/p>\n
\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf1 | government of #Chili<\/a> announced that it will investigate the causes of a sinkhole 32 meters in diameter and 64 meters deep that appeared near a copper mine in the desert of #Atacama<\/a>. Initial reports indicate that illegal mining would be the cause of the phenomenon. pic.twitter.com\/wAr3bq59QT<\/a><\/p>\n