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All Five Missing Miners Found Dead in El Teniente Collapse

EL TENIENTE UNDERGROUND COPPER MINE NEAR RANCAGUA, CHILE, AUG 4 – The collapse followed a 4.2 magnitude quake, killing six miners and injuring nine others, marking Chile’s deadliest mining accident in over 30 years, officials said.

  • On Sunday, the bodies of five miners were recovered after they had been trapped since Thursday in a collapsed section of Chile’s El Teniente underground copper mine.
  • The collapse followed a 4.2 magnitude earthquake in the Andesita sector, but authorities have not ruled out mining activity as a cause and launched a criminal investigation.
  • Rescue teams located the trapped workers using GPS but could not communicate with them and cleared over 3,200 tons of debris during extensive weekend efforts.
  • Codelco suspended all underground operations in the affected area, evacuated 3,000 people from the site, and canceled its first-half financial results presentation scheduled for Friday morning.
  • This accident marks Chile's deadliest mining incident in over 30 years, prompting statements of regret and a pledge for a fully objective investigation involving international experts.
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Chilean President Gabriel Boric confirmed this Sunday the discovery of the last missing miner after Thursday's accident at the El Teniente copper mine. This tragic outcome brings the death toll to six. PeruMon, 08/04/2025 – 08:18The second National Multi-Hazard Drill will take place on August 15. The event is being held in commemoration of the devastating earthquake that struck Ica in 2007. The disaster occurred after a tunnel collapsed, accordi…

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Tragic end in Chile's largest copper mine: 6 workers are buried dead after earthquake collapse. President orders Staatstrauer. Video shows details.

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Santiago. The state Corporación del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) announced that it will undergo an international audit to clarify the circumstances in which a collapse occurred in its El Teniente mine, which killed six workers, whose bodies have been recovered, the last two yesterday.

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The Chilean authorities confirmed the death of six miners in the El Teniente site, after being trapped for days by a collapse that closed accesses to the mine.Read more]]>

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This is one of the most tragic accidents at the El Teniente mine in the last three decades.

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