Collapse at Chile's major copper mine kills 1 worker and leaves 5 missing
Nine other mine workers suffered injuries, said Chile's National Copper Corporation, known as Codelco, describing the incident as the result of 'a seismic event.'
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Rescue teams found a body inside a section of a Chilean copper mine that collapsed two days earlier during a moderate earthquake, the mine's director said Saturday. Rescuers have been trying to reach five miners who were trapped Thursday evening in the El Teniente mine in central Chile as rocks collapsed around them during a 4.2 magnitude quake. The copper mine is one of Chile's largest. A spokesman for the rescue team that is trying to drill through 90 meters (295 feet) of rock to reach the miners said the body found on Saturday is one of the five miners who were trapped in the mine. El Teniente Director Andres Music said authorities were still trying to identify the body. The body of another miner — not one of the five still trapped — identified as Paulo Marin Tapia was found Friday, shortly after the mine's partial collapse. Nine other mine workers suffered injuries, said Chile's National Copper Corp., known as Codelco, describing the incident as a result of 'a seismic event.'
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Rescue workers in Chile find the body of one of 5 miners trapped in a copper mine
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Rescuers recover body of trapped worker at Chile copper mine
One of five miners trapped after a partial collapse at the world's largest underground copper mine has been found dead, Chile's state-owned Codelco group announced Saturday. The collapse took place Thursday at the El Teniente mine in Rancagua, 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of Santiago, following a "seismic event." It was not yet known whether the tremor was natural or caused by drilling. At least 100 people were participating in the rescue operation for the workers, who had been extending the mine to a depth of 1,200 meters (3,900 feet). "As part of the search operation, human remains were found and have yet to be identified by the authorities," Codelco said in a statement. El Teniente general manager Andres Music said the discovery of the miner's remains "deeply saddens us, but it also tells us that we are in the right place" to find the other missing workers. Thursday's magnitude 4.2 quake resulted in an initial toll of one dead and nine injured. President Gabriel Boric visited miners' relatives on Saturday and vowed to "complete the search." "Codelco has all the resources, experience and technology to carry out" the search, he said. Work has been suspended at El Teniente, which began operating in the early 1900s and boasts more than 4,500 kilometers (2,800 miles) of underground tunnels. Last year, the site produced 356,000 metric tonnes (over 392,000 tons) of copper -- nearly seven percent of the total for Chile. Chile is the world's largest copper producer, responsible for nearly a quarter of global supply with about 5.3 million metric tonnes (5.8 million tons) in 2024. The metal is critical for wiring, motors and renewable energy technology. pa/dg/cls/lpt/acb/aks Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
