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105' diameter sink hole appears in Chile (article + video)

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August 14, 2022, 01:09 PM
Modern Day Savage
105' diameter sink hole appears in Chile (article + video)
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
So, uh, about this Butte Hole...


Big Grin



Big Grin

Alright, no shame in admitting I laughed out loud on that one. Well done.
August 14, 2022, 02:27 PM
bendable
Charles Barkley had it put in,
Hoping to make a par on at least one hole this year
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August 14, 2022, 04:36 PM
trapper189
quote:
Originally posted by PowerSurge:
That area is part of the Ring of Fire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Fire


Hope nobody fell in.
August 15, 2022, 08:44 AM
Southern Rebel
When I saw the mention of huge sink-hole, my mind immediately thought, "which Kardasian are they talking about??"

(I know, I am just a mean old man with a dirty mind!)
August 15, 2022, 09:07 AM
tatortodd
Disposal wells have caused more than a few sinkholes as well.


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August 15, 2022, 01:16 PM
1flynDO
I lived a butte for a time. Seen the pit and the mansion. People we great that I worked with at at St James and met for neighbors
August 15, 2022, 02:33 PM
Modern Day Savage
quote:
Originally posted by 1flynDO:
I lived a butte for a time.


You're 'bout due a CUT...I'd say you got a dandy one right there. Wink
August 15, 2022, 04:55 PM
Tn226
quote:
Originally posted by Gustofer:
quote:
Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:
quote:
Originally posted by Gustofer:
I've often wondered how the town of Butte, MT has turned into a big sinkhole.

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I wasn't aware of this. Is Butte slowly sinking or seeing any problems from the mines?

Oh, Butte has it's problems for sure, but to my knowledge not so much from the underground mining. Google the Berkeley Pit, though, for their issues with open pit mining. Nearly a century of no regard for anything but the minerals and the money has caused a lot of problems for them and those downstream. I live on the Clark Fork River a few hundred miles downstream from Butte. While the water is generally considered "safe" now, there are still limits placed on how much fish to consume due to the heavy metal contamination.


Isn’t there also an issue with the potable water supply becoming contaminated in the near future? Something to do with the rising level in the pit as I recall