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Authorities believe that overextraction of material from mines could be the cause of the mysterious sinkhole that popped up in Chile.
At 160ft wide and 656ft deep, Seattle's Space Needle would comfortably fit in the black pit (pictured), as would six of Rio De Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statues stacked head-to-toe
Sernageomin) has issued orders to temporarily halt activities at Lundin Mining’s copper mine due to increasing size of the nearby sinkhole.
Sernageomin said the decision to temporarily suspend Alcaparrosa’s operations was made in response to the safety concerns of the nearby Tierra Amarilla community.