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Huge Sinkhole in Atacama Desert

August 12, 2022 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Huge Sinkhole in Atacama Desert

A sinkhole approximately 32 meters in diameter and roughly 200 meters deep opened up in the Atacama Desert of Chile, near the Alcaparrosa copper mine at the beginning of August 2022. Anytime something like this […]

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Chile Earthquake Links – March 1, 2010

March 1, 2010 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Chile Earthquake Links – March 1, 2010

A few interesting links related to the Chile Earthquake. Over the next days and weeks, I will try to highlight interesting news and blog posts related to this event. Chile Earthquake: Soft ground bites the […]

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Movie About Dramatic Drilling and Rescue of 33 Chilean Miners

October 29, 2015 rockman Miscellaneous Comments Off on Movie About Dramatic Drilling and Rescue of 33 Chilean Miners

This is pretty cool! It’s not every day that you have a major Hollywood motion picture that features drillers as the unlikely heroes! The movie ‘The 33" stars some big names like Antonio Banderas, Lou […]