Huge hole of 650 feet in the earth, increasing size, researchers arrived to investigate

Experts and locals are shocked. Experts have been sent to the pit to find out the reasons for this. The staggering sinkhole at the site, operated by Lundin Mining, is connected to a copper mine.

Locals have been stunned after a huge sinkhole mysteriously appeared in northern Chile. The point of danger is that this hole is continuously increasing. A 650 feet deep and 82 feet wide crater emerged on Saturday in the commune of Tierra Amarilla in the Atacama region. Shocking aerial images released by Chilean media show the enormity of the strange phenomenon that has stunned experts. The extraordinary sinkhole has formed on an area of ​​land about 413 miles north of the capital Santiago, operated by Lundin Mining, a Canadian mining firm, according to reports.

Experts have been sent to the site to survey the area after the National Service of Geology and Mining, Cernejomin was alerted.

What are experts saying

The agency’s director David Montenegro explained: “There is a considerable distance of about 200 meters (656 ft) to the bottom. “We haven’t found any material there, but we have seen the presence of a lot of water.”

Why was this pit made?

Local mayor Cristóbal Ziga said: “Yesterday [Saturday, 30 July] we received a civil complaint about a sinkhole in our community near the Alcaparosa mine. “We are concerned. The fact is that we are surrounded by mining deposits and underground works. “It’s still active, it’s still growing and it’s something that hasn’t been seen in our community before.” However, so far there is no official confirmation that the sinkhole was caused by mining-related activities. No casualties were reported and officials are continuously monitoring the hole as mining operations in the area were halted.

In a statement on Monday, Lundin Mining stressed that the sinkhole did not affect any activists or community members. The statement said: “The nearest home is more than 600 meters away, while any populated area or public service is approximately one kilometer away from the affected area.” The company is also reportedly conducting a technical analysis to determine the cause of the huge hole. Lundin Mining owns 80 percent of the assets, while the rest is with Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation. The deepest sinkhole ever recorded was in China’s Chongqing district, measuring 2,171 feet deep and 6735 meters wide.