Tragically fell the curtain of the rescue operation of the five miners in mine to Chile After the collapse of the gallery. At midnight on Sunday (03.08.2025) Greece was found dead and the latter.
With the discovery of the corpse and the fifth missing mineral trapped in the mine El Tennatende In Chile, when tons of soil tonses, the investigation phase was completed.
The announcement was made a few hours after the corpses of three more miners were recovered early in the morning and Sunday afternoon as part of an intensive investigation operation that continued uninterruptedly for more than 72 hours.
Chile’s state miner Codelco announced two more trapped workers at El Teniente mine in Rancagua, Chile, have been found dead, raising the collapse death toll to four.
Rescue efforts continue for those still missing. #earthquake #Sism https://t.co/dCZt2WYUvt pic.twitter.com/gqkOLuyQUE
— GeoTechWar (@geotechwar) August 3, 2025
The identity of a total of six victims has already been confirmed by the authorities: Moisés Pavez Armijo, Gonzalo Núñez Caroca, álex Araya Acevedo, Jean Miranda Ibaceta and Carlos Arancibia Valenzuela. The 6th dead worker is Paulo Marín Tapia, the first to find a few hours after the accident.
With the galleries of 4,500 kilometers, the mine The Lieutenant It is the largest underground copper deposit on the planet.
Chile paralyzes gigantic copper mine to rescue five miners after collapse
A miner has died and another five are trapped about 500 meters deep in the El Teniente mine, 80 km from Santiago.
The accident occurred after an earthquake of magnitude 4.2. pic.twitter.com/uSpDbRxaZ7
– Spanish DW (@DW_ESPANOL) August 1, 2025
The collapse of the gallery occurred on July 31 at a depth of 1,200 meters and is due to an earthquake, the origin of which, natural or artificial, is investigated.
Chile’s metallurgical industry is considered one of the safest in the world.
In 2024, the mortality rate was 0.02%, according to the country’s National Geology and Mines.