Overview

• The confirmed death toll has risen to two following the recovery of a second miner’s remains from the Andesita section.
• Heavy machinery has cleared roughly 20 meters of debris out of the 90 meters needed to reach the four miners still trapped nearly 900 meters underground.
• About 100 rescue experts are navigating unstable tunnels while aftershocks continue to complicate the operation.
• Mining work at El Teniente remains suspended and 3,000 personnel have been moved to safe zones since the July 31 incident.
• Authorities and Codelco are investigating whether the tremor was a natural earthquake or induced by mining activity, with President Boric pledging full government support.