Massive sinkhole that appeared in Chile last year ranked as one of the deepest ever discovered. | Cristoval Victorial
A gigantic sinkhole was found in a known mining ground near the town of Tierra Amarilla, Chile( in the Atacama Desert) on July 30, 2022. The towns main source of income derives from their mines, and is a known mining hub for Chile, which is one of the world's largest copper producers. The land where the sinkhole was discovered is co-owned by a Canadian mining company called Lundin Mining Corp, approximately 413 miles north of the capital city of Santiago, Chile. Initially reported by the Chilean National Geology and Mining Service to be about 82 feet in diameter, this was quickly recanted...