The experts were looking into the appearance of an enormous hole, bigger than a tennis court, near a copper mine in the desert.
The National Geology and Mining Service (Sernageomin) said in a statement that experts were dispatched to examine the hole, which was 100 feet across and twice as deep, which appeared in an area north of Santiago over the weekend.
There is a 100 meter security perimeter around the hole near the Alcaparrosa mine.
The company said in a statement that there had been no impact to personnel, equipment or infrastructure.
There is a large hole in the ground. The man isJohan Godoy.
Development work in an area of the Alcaparrosa underground mine has been temporarily stopped.
All safety measures will be taken to safeguard the lives of workers and communities close to the site after experts determine the cause of the collapse.
The mayor of the Tierra Amarilla said it was the first of its kind.
He wants to know if the collapse is the result of mining activity or something else.
The world's largest copper producer is located inChile.
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