Canadian mining company charged for giant sinkhole in Chile
Chile's environmental regulator announced on Thursday four charges against Canadian-owned Lundin copper mine for a sinkhole at its site.
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Chile's environmental regulator announced on Thursday four charges against Canadian-owned Lundin copper mine for a sinkhole at its site.
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"Our intention is to return them to the aquifer, for which we're studying multiple alternatives." Chile's SMA environmental regulator announced the charges against the Canadian-owned Lundin Mining Corp's copper mine on Thursday for the sinkhole. SMA filed a charge labeled as "very serious" for "irreparable environmental damage" to the aquifer, in addition to a "serious" charge for overextraction and two minor ones related to transporting minerals.
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Chilean President Gabriel Boric said resources had been made available so studies could be conducted to give people living near the sinkhole "peace of mind."