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There's a salt mine mostly under Cayuga Lake in New York, in Lansing. When we bought our current house we had to sign a paper indicating we knew there was a mi
by pfdietz 7mo ago
There's a salt mine mostly under Cayuga Lake in New York, in Lansing. When we bought our current house we had to sign a paper indicating we knew there was a mine somewhere near (underground about a mile to the north.) The risk of sinkholes or deformation from future collapse is always there, although not specifically for us as we are too far away. Development patterns change as you get to the area where the mine is: fewer (and older) homes, more commercial development.
- bcjdjsndon 7mo ago> 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
- pfdietz 7mo agoI think there's a regulation that anyone within a certain distance has to show informed consent, and the distance is set generously.
- move-on-by 7mo agoThe 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
- pfdietz 7mo agoThis mine is only allowed to expand under the lake, precisely because of concern about subsidence.