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An underground mine or tunnel collapse is scientifically classified as a sinkhole.
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Underground mining and tunnel collapses can trigger localized surface depressions that are scientifically classified and studied as anthropogenic sinkholes.

Evidence for · 2
Surface Multi-Hazard Effects of Underground Coal Mining in Mountainous Regions
2025 · cited by 11
Paper 1 explicitly identifies sinkholes as one of the surface hazards induced by underground coal mining activities.
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The claim is specific and empirical, dealing with the geological classification of mining-induced surface hazards. Papers 1 and 9 directly discuss how underground mining activities cause surface depressions that are categorized as sinkholes (or anthropogenic sinkholes).

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System model for spatial mapping of anthropogenic sinkholes and subsidence basins in mining areas applying 2D laser scanner technique
2019 · cited by 3
Paper 9 discusses the mapping of anthropogenic sinkholes and subsidence basins specifically formed in mining areas.
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first checked04 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8204 Aug 2026
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