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A truck delivers another load of rocks while an excavator drops rocks on January 11, 2021, into a hole that opened at a 19th century abandoned iron ore mine along Old Route 100 in Washington Township. Work to fill in the hole now has been completed. BEN HASTY â READING EAGLE ....
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has begun emergency repairs at the deep hole that opened Nov. 15 at a 19th century abandoned iron ore mine along Old Route 100 in Washington Township. DEP agents with the Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation have cleared trees and plan to begin filling in the hole next week, said Colleen Connolly, DEP spokeswoman. The bureau oversees hazards resulting from mining operations. - Advertisement - Connolly said the work will take several days to several weeks to complete. A cost estimate was unavailable. The hole, initially about 25 feet wide, has grown several feet wider on the side closest to Old Route 100, said David D. Moyer, chairman of the township supervisors. ....
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