Mayor Zuniga said: 'It is still active, it is still growing and it is something that has not previously been seen in our community.'Ītacama Region official Gerardo Tapia ordered the National Geology and Mining Service, known as Sernageomin, to establish why the sinkhole appeared. There is no official confirmation yet that the sinkhole was caused by activities related to mining, but local officials say the hole is still growing. 'We are concerned, since it is a fear that we have always had as a community, the fact we are surrounded by mining deposits and subterranean works under our community.'
'Yesterday we received a citizen complaint regarding a sinkhole that occurred here in our community near the Alcaparrosa mine. Local mayor Cristobal Zuniga on Sunday confirmed the presence of the sinkhole, which is located right on the outskirts of the town, and spoke of the fear held by nearby residents that excessive mining in the area could have catastrophic consequences. The 82-foot-wide hole mysteriously appeared on Saturday in the commune of Tierra Amarilla in the Atacama Region, close to the giant Alcaparrosa mine, and is thought to be more than 650ft deep.Ĭhilean media released aerial images of the strange phenomenon which took place on land operated by a Canadian Lundin Mining copper mine, about 413 miles north of the capital Santiago. An enormous sinkhole linked to a copper mine in northern Chile which materialised this weekend has been captured in stunning new images.
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