US EditionCollapse at Chile’s Major Copper Mine Kills 1 Worker and Leaves 5 Missing
EL TENIENTE COPPER MINE, MACHALÍ COMMUNE, O'HIGGINS REGION, CHILE, AUG 1 – A magnitude 5 earthquake caused a collapse at El Teniente mine, killing one worker and trapping five, prompting evacuation of 3,000 people and suspension of operations, officials s
- A collapse at a copper mine in Chile resulted in one death and five workers trapped underground, as stated by authorities.
- Codelco, Chile’s National Copper Corporation, described the incident as caused by 'a seismic event' and reported nine other injuries.
- Search-and-Rescue teams are working to locate the five missing workers, and operations in the affected area have been suspended for safety reasons.
- 3,000 people were evacuated from the site to safe areas.
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The activities of the El Teniente mine were suspended to allow rescue workers to find workers operating at a depth of some 1,200 metres. For the time being, no contact could be established with them.
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One miner has died and five others remain incommunicado underground at the El Teniente mine, owned by the state-owned company Codelco, in the O'Higgins region of central Chile, Chilean President Gabriel Boric announced Friday.
One miner killed, five still missing in Chile
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake at around 5.30 pm Thursday triggered a collapse at the El Teniente copper mine in Chile’s O’Higgins Region, killing one worker and injuring nine others, with five of them still missing Friday afternoon. The incident occurred 1,200 meters underground in the Andesita project. The fatal victim has been identified as Paulo Marín Tapia.
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