Overview

• Rescuers have deployed tele-operated autonomous equipment to clear debris and located the five miners more than 1,200 meters underground but have not yet established contact
• Thursday’s 4.2-magnitude seismic event claimed one life and injured nine workers, most of whom have since been freed
• The Mining Ministry issued a provisional suspension of all activity at El Teniente pending a comprehensive safety review
• Investigators from the National Geology and Mines Service are examining whether the event was a result of natural seismicity or company drilling operations
• Families say Codelco has provided no clear explanation or psychological support to relatives, including the pregnant wife of one trapped miner