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> The risk of sinkholes or deformation from future collapse is always there, although not specifically for us as we are too far away

That's why they made you sign the waiver obviously

I think there's a regulation that anyone within a certain distance has to show informed consent, and the distance is set generously.

The thing about active mines is that they expand. I’m not saying you should be concerned, but “it’s a mine away” is just a single data point

This mine is only allowed to expand under the lake, precisely because of concern about subsidence.