Overview
- Rescue teams recovered all five missing miners’ bodies after a magnitude-4.2 tremor on Thursday triggered a partial collapse at El Teniente.
- Crews have cleared approximately 20 percent of the blocked tunnels to reach the collapse site and retrieve remains.
- Nine workers were injured in the collapse and authorities spent days identifying the human remains found underground.
- Operated by state-owned Codelco, El Teniente is the world’s largest and deepest copper mine, extending 1,200 meters and producing over 350,000 tonnes last year.
- As El Teniente accounted for nearly 7 percent of Chile’s copper output, any further disruption could have significant ramifications for global supply.