[meteorite-list] What need to be done at Carancas Crater

From: Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 14:31:23 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <877710.59568.qm_at_web33111.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

No, this cant be done. This is a VERY POOR COUNTRY.
Come on, these people are poor, the country had an
earthquake that left tens of thousands homeless barely
two months ago.
It is simple, we pumped the water from the crater. It
worked ok, of course will immediately begins to
refill. You need 10 men with buckets and shovels,
nothing more. You dig, you pump, you dig, you pump and
in one or two days, the entire crater can be
excavated.
No equipment needed other than pumps and manpower,
which we had.
Forget it, this meteorite will be lost, is already
three weeks under water as of today, is being damaged
beyond repair.
There are a few kilos recovered. Whatever is now left
in the crater will be mud, or extremely
damaged/weathered material.
We are selling by the way, email me if in the USA, or
Moritz if in Europe. He will handle all European
sales.
Michael Farmer
--- Arizona Keith <arizonakeith at cox.net> wrote:

> Hello List
>
> Before the Meteorite can be remove from the crater,
> the water table must be
> lowered first. Pumping the water out of the crater
> is useless, it will fill
> right back in, like a water well, and as soon as you
> start digging you will
> hit more water and make mud
>
> What needs to be done, is drill water wells in a
> circle all around the
> crater about 28' (9m) deep and start pumping the
> water out of them, pipe the
> water to an area far away and downhill, lower the
> better.
> Doing this will lower the water table in the crater
> without damaging it
> much, the may drop in elevation a bit, once this has
> happen, you can start
> digging, it will be dryer and less mud to about 24'
> (8m).
> If the meteorite is deeper than 25' (8m), deeper
> wells need to be drilled.
> The pumps must be keep pumping or the water table
> will return!
>
> To do this, takes a lots work, equipment, power,
> cooperation of all
> involved, and being this is a remote location only
> the Military I think can
> do this fast.
>
> It a shame that nothing has been done to date.
>
> Thanks Mike for fighting back and keeping us
> informed.
>
> So what do you think list, can this be done, thanks
> for your time.
>
> Keith
> Chandler AZ
>
>
>
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Received on Sat 06 Oct 2007 05:31:23 PM PDT