Five found dead as Codelco ends El Teniente rescue efforts

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The final trapped miners were located and recovered over the weekend

Five miners were recovered nearly 70 hours after the incident.

Five miners were recovered nearly 70 hours after the incident. | Credits: esfera via Shutterstock

Chile’s state-owned copper miner Codelco announced that it has concluded rescue operations at the El Teniente mine, after a devastating collapse triggered by a 4.2 magnitude earthquake led to the demise…

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