Santiago: Chile’s authority began to investigate on Monday, a mysterious disposal hole about 25 meters (82 feet) that appeared during the weekend in the mining area in the north of the country.
Chile media shows a picture of the air holes in the land operated by the Copper Mining of Lundin Canada, around 665 kilometers (413 miles) of the North Santiago capital.
The National Geology and Mining Services (Serernageomin) become aware of the drain hole on Saturday and have sent specialist personnel to the area, the Director of Agency David Montenegro said in a statement.
“There is a considerable distance, about 200 meters (656 feet), down,” said Montenegro. “We haven’t detected any ingredients there, but we have seen the existence of a lot of water.”
Sernageomin reports the closure of the area from the entrance to the work location of the Alcaparrose mine, which is located near the drain hole.
In a statement released on Monday afternoon, Lundin Mining said the drainage hole did not affect workers or community members.
“The nearest house is more than 600 meters (1,969 feet) away while the population area or public service is almost a kilometer away from the affected zone,” the statement said.
Lundin Mining has 80% of the property and the rest is held by Sumitomo Corporation Japan.
