RE:News is worseDuster340 wrote: than i thought, 520 meters deep of water thats over 1,500 feet wow. it will take weeks maybe months to pump all that out. this is day 9, i think it has to be considered a recovery mission at this point
The surface of the water is measured from the top of the pit. Water is at the 520 meter level and the deepest part of the mine is at about 710 from the top. That's about 190 meters of water or 625 feet of water, not 1500.