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phizz4

Member

• Dec 10, 2014

• #1

We think that we have problems with the sudden appearance of sink holes.

www.mining.com/insane-pictures-of-russian-potash-mine-disaster-96066/

 

Pegasus

Administrator

Staff member

• Dec 10, 2014

• #2

Blummin heck  !!

 

Tommy

Active member

• Dec 10, 2014

• #3

That's a whopper! Wonder what the value of the surrounding property is now

On the subject of sink holes, is the Foolow hole filled in yet? Any mine or civil engineers know how long something that size will take to settle?

 

Mark

Well-known member

• Dec 10, 2014

• #4

Tommy said:

That's a whopper! Wonder what the value of the surrounding property is now

On the subject of sink holes, is the Foolow hole filled in yet? Any mine or civil engineers know how long something that size will take to settle?

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Yes it is very nearly full.

 

Laurie

Active member

• Dec 10, 2014

• #5

Will reduce their rubbish disposal bills....... :

 

Roger W

Well-known member

• Dec 11, 2014

• #6

The Foolow hole...  what have they been using to fill it in?

I've no doubt it would take a heck of a lot of household waste, dead sheep and old cars, but I'm sure there must be regulations somewhere saying what can and cannot be used to fill in a hole like that.

 

nickwilliams

Well-known member

• Dec 11, 2014

• #7

They refer to it as an 'engineered fill' - basically they've put big rocks at the bottom and smaller ones on top.

 

bograt

Active member

• Dec 11, 2014

• #8

nickwilliams said:

They refer to it as an 'engineered fill' - basically they've put big rocks at the bottom and smaller ones on top.

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No doubt hoping the larger ones will jam and allow the rest of the filling, thereby leaving the potential for another collapse!.
Location should be carefully mapped and recorded, so if underground explorers come anywhere close from underneath, they know what to expect.

 

Simon Wilson

New member

• Dec 11, 2014

• #9

It's still growing and my guess is that they won't bother trying to fill it. This is outback Russia where the value of land is close to zero.

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/giant-sinkhole-expanding-by-the-hour-russian-potash-producer-uralkali-says/513127.html

 

bograt

Active member

• Dec 11, 2014

• #10

Sorry, cross-purposes here, I was talking about Foolow, as I thought Nick, Roger, Mark & Laurie were?.

 

Pegasus

Administrator

Staff member

• Feb 25, 2015

• #11

More found....

http://www.iflscience.com/environment/scientists-search-answers-following-discovery-several-new-mysterious-craters-russia

 

rhychydwr1

Active member

• May 28, 2015

• #12

New Sinkhole Appears in Russia's Perm Region

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/news/article/new-sinkhole-appears-in-russias-perm-region/521862.html