SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Canadian miner Lundin must permanently close its Alcaparrosa copper mine in Chile, the South American nation’s environmental regulator said on Thursday, after a massive sinkhole cracked open near the small mine in 2022. Lundin had paused work at the site after a sinkhole more than 60 meters deep opened in the Tierra Amarilla village in northern Chile, but had pushed to restart mining at Alcaparrosa. Chile’s SMA regulator sai…

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SANTIAGO - Canadian miner Lundin must permanently close its Alcaparrosa copper mine in Chile, the South American nation's environmental regulator said on Thursday, after a massive sinkhole cracked open near the small mine in 2022.

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Lundin's Alcaparrosa Mine Shutdown After Environmental Breach Canadian mining corporation Lundin has been mandated to permanently close its Alcaparrosa copper mine in Chile. The decision, made by the nation's environmental regulator, stems from a massive sinkhole emerging in 2022 near the operation.The mine had been on pause following the sinkhole's development, a chasm over 60 meters deep in the Tierra Amarilla area. Despite efforts to resume a…

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With a total closure and a fine of more than $3.360 million, the Superintendency of the Environment (SMA) definitively closed the door to the project Mina Alcaparrosa, of the mining company Ojos del Salado, in Amarilla Land in Atacama, after the generation of a socavón of more than 60 meters of depth in the commune, and that occurred in 2022. “The holder intervened unauthorized sectors, until the proximity of the aquifer of the Copiapó river, ge…

Con clausura total y una multa de más de $3.360 millones, la Superintendencia de Medio Ambiente (SMA) cerró definitivamente la puerta al proyecto Mina Alcaparrosa, de la minera Compañía Contractual Ojos del Salado, en Tierra Amarilla en Atacama, luego de la generación de un socavón de más de 60 metros de profundidad en la comuna, y que ocurrió en 2022.“El titular intervino sectores no autorizados, hasta las proximidades del acuífero del río Copi…

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SMA ordered the “total and definitive” closure of the Alcaparrosa mining project in the case of the socavón in Tierra Amarilla - La Tercera

The Superintendency of the Environment (SMA) concluded its investigation against the Ojos del Salado Contract Company and resolved the complete and definitive closure of the Alcaparrosa Mine, in addition to applying a fine that exceeds $3.360 million The sanction is due to a series of environmental violations that, according to the agencies, generated a serious impact on the ecosystem of the area. Origin of the conflict The conflict dates back t…

La Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente (SMA) concluyó su investigación contra la Compañía Contractual Ojos del Salado y resolvió la clausura total y definitiva de la Mina Alcaparrosa, además de aplicar una multa que supera los $3.360 millones La sanción se debe a una serie de infracciones ambientales que, según el organismos, generaron un grave impacto en el ecosistema de la zona. Origen del conflicto El conflicto se remonta a julio de 2022, cua…

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SMA orders final closure of Mina Alcaparrosa and applies millionaire fine after deep sinkhole in Yellow Land

The Superintendencia de Medio Ambiente (SMA) ordered the complete and definitive closure of the Mina Alcaparrosa project of the company Compañía Contractual Ojos del Salado.The SMA confirmed the four charges that were made against the mining company in 2022, after the socavón of more than 60 meters of depth occurred 900 meters from the urban area of the commune of Tierra Amarilla, Atacama Region.In addition to the total closure, the company was …

La Superintendencia de Medio Ambiente (SMA) ordenó la clausura total y definitiva del proyecto Mina Alcaparrosa de la empresa Compañía Contractual Ojos del Salado.La SMA confirmó los cuatro cargos que fueron formulados contra la minera en 2022, tras el socavón de más de 60 metros de profundidad ocurrido a 900 metros de la zona urbana de la comuna de Tierra Amarilla, Región de Atacama.Además de la clausura total, se multó a la empresa con más de …

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In addition, the Superintendency of the Environment (SMA) applied a fine of more than $3.360 million to the company Ojos del Salado

Además, la Superintendencia de Medio Ambiente (SMA) aplicó a la empresa Ojos del Salado una multa de más de $3.360 millones

"Daño ambiental irreparable": Ordenan la clausura total de proyecto minero por socavón en Tierra Amarilla

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"Irreparable Environmental Damage": They order the complete closure of mining project by socavón in Tierra Amarilla

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Canadian miner Lundin must permanently close its Alcaparrosa copper mine in Chile, the South American nation’s environmental regulator said on Thursday, after a massive sinkhole cracked open near the small mine in 2022. Lundin had paused work at the site after a sinkhole more than 60 meters (200 feet) deep opened in the Tierra Amarilla village in northern Chile, but had pushed to restart mining at Alcaparrosa. In a statement,…

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In particular, the SMA confirmed the four charges that were brought against Compañía Contractual Ojos del Salado in 2022, following the more than 60-meter-deep sorcavón that occurred 900 metres from the urban area of the commune of Tierra Amarilla.

En concreto, la SMA confirmó los cuatro cargos que fueron formulados contra Compañía Contractual Ojos del Salado en 2022, tras el socavón de más de 60 metros de profundidad ocurrido a 900 metros de la zona urbana de la comuna de Tierra Amarilla.

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SMA orders the complete and definitive closure of mining project by socavón in Tierra Amarilla

Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) has been hit with a $3.3 million fine by the government of Chile in response to a sinkhole that occurred back in 2022 at its Alcaparrosa mine. The fine was levied following the completion of an investigation of the incident. The fine pertains to a massive sinkhole that developed near the mine in 2022. The sinkhole, measuring 36 metres in diameter and up to 60 metres deep, was found to have been related to the over extrac…

Chile orders Lundin to shut small copper mine after causing massive sinkhole

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