Giant Sinkhole Opens near Lundin Mining Copper Mine in Chile
- 2 years ago
A giant sinkhole has opened up, near a Lundin Mining Corp. Copper mine in Chile, forcing the Canadian miner to suspend, some development work at the site.
Chilean authorities are investigating the cause, and Toronto-based Lundin has suspended development work, at the Alcaparrosa mine in the northern part of the country.
Chile’s geology and mining regulator, Sernageomin, posted a picture of the 25 meter-wide sinkhole, on Twitter on Monday. Sernageomin is analyzing the sinkhole, and will issue recommendations in due course.
Alcaparrosa is part of Lundin’s Candelaria copper gold and silver complex, which is 80 per cent owned by Lundin, and 20 per cent by Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining Corporation Limited.
Chilean authorities are investigating the cause, and Toronto-based Lundin has suspended development work, at the Alcaparrosa mine in the northern part of the country.
Chile’s geology and mining regulator, Sernageomin, posted a picture of the 25 meter-wide sinkhole, on Twitter on Monday. Sernageomin is analyzing the sinkhole, and will issue recommendations in due course.
Alcaparrosa is part of Lundin’s Candelaria copper gold and silver complex, which is 80 per cent owned by Lundin, and 20 per cent by Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining Corporation Limited.