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Famed Hole In Danger of Collapse

Written by Randy Post
Monday, 11 February 2008
How ironic. Just last night I posted photos and descriptions of 7 Amazing Holes I received as an email forward from a colleague. Today one of them is in the news. The "Big Hole" in Kimberley, South Africa is making city officials nervous. Apparently some new cracks have formed in the pit walls or somewhere, and officials have decided to shut down traffic on Bultfontein Road that passes within 18-m of the pit. Read on for Google Map and more details. (Photo by No One Nels) There was a meeting last week between De Beers and the local municipality to discuss the problem. From the article at IOL: "This meeting is 30 years overdue. De Beers has been drawing the attention of the municipality to Bultfontein Road for the past 25 years, urging them to redirect the road. Bultfontein Road is doomed," said a former manager of De Beers' legal services and consultant to De Beers, Ted Sweetnam. De Beers seems to be taking the approach that they don't have liability as far as being forced to fix the problem, but they are trying to be good neighbors and buy out the effected businesses. Hole Location Related Items: 2005 Emergency Sinkhole Repair in Detroit Area 27 Years Ago: Bizarre Drilling Disaster at Lake Peigneur 7 Amazing Holes City of Vancouver sues over failed shoring Drilled shaft rig falls into hole - Iowa Delta Geophysics Inc. gINT Geoenvironmental and Geotechnical Software Rockscience Inc. US Geologic Survey - USGS technorati tags: mine pit hole De Beers Big Hole Kimberly South Africa ! Trackback(0) TrackBack URI for this entry Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Write comment Show/Hide comment form
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