Lopez could have meant “geologic,” which refers to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, instead of “geodesic,” which is synonymous with geodetic or land surveying. VERA Files sought Lopez’s office for clarification but it hasn’t replied.
It is “impossible” to induce fault movements by using explosives in mining “because the magnitude of the energy used is very very small,” Prof. Carlo Arcilla, igneous petrology and geochemistry expert at the University of the Philippines National Institute of Geological Sciences and president of Asia Oceania Geological Society, said in an interview with VERA Files.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Can open-pit mines trigger earthquakes?
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