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Wow. And no one hurt. Simply amazing. I wonder if anyone got video.
Very slight echoes of Francisco d’Anconia’s unfortunate adventure with the San Sebastian mines. “Your enormous investment in my copper mines? So sorry. The mine swallowed your investment. There will be no copper for you.”
The Empire mine in Michigan is another big one. Looks like the Chinese should have went with a bit shallower slope.
We'll mine the other planets later.
Given the 12 hours' notice, can you imagine the phone calls? I'll bet somebody made out like a bandit.
In a rational world, the traders would be subscribing to companies installing landslide warning devices worldwide. It would be cheaper than the extra insurance, or the bureaucrats.
The guy with the corner office of that building had a great view!!
Call Stephen King.
“Tak” has escaped.
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“...like most modern mines, Bingham has redundant sensor systems (radar, laser, seismic, GPS) that measure ground movement down to the millimeter and give plenty of warning...”
Well, in the U.S., Canada and similar places. China, Indonesia and Algeria probably not so much. If the environmentalists really cared about the environment, worker’s safety, etc. - they would allow more mines in the U.S.
Meanwhile back at Pocupine creek
A classic example of soil fluidization, were that not going into a pit it could have flowed out well over a mile or more. You see the same thing in some powder coating process’s where the material is suspended with air over a fluidized board.