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- The bodies of all 5 miners are found and identified in Chile's El Teniente mine after collapse</p>
<p>August 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM</p>
<p>1 / 3Chile-Mine CollapseFILE - Aerial view of El Teniente copper mine, operated by Codelco, where a collapse killed one worker and trapped five others underground, leading to a suspension of operations in Rancagua Chile, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, file)</p>
<p>BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The bodies of all five miners trapped in a collapsed shaft in the world's biggest underground copper mine for three days have been found and identified, an official said Sunday.</p>
<p>Aquiles Cubillos, the lead prosecutor in Chile's O'Higgins region, said the body of Moises Pavez, the last miner to remain missing, was found at 3:30 p.m. local time by rescue teams. They had drilled through dozens of meters (feet) of rock to reach the stranded workers.</p>
<p>"We deeply regret this outcome" Cubillos said.</p>
<p>The five miners were trapped deep inside Chile's El Teniente mine on Thursday after a section of the mine collapsed following a 4.2 magnitude earthquake that instantly killed another miner and injured nine other workers.</p>
<p>The trapped miners were located by using GPS devices but rescue teams were not able to communicate with them.</p>
<p>Authorities are investigating whether it was a naturally occurring earthquake or whether mining activity at El Teniente caused the tremor. Chilean prosecutors also launched a criminal investigation to determine whether any safety standards were violated.</p>
<p>El Teniente, located in the Andes mountains in central Chile, is the world's largest underground copper mine and is owned by Chilean state company Codelco.</p>
<p>Shortly after Thursday's collapse, Codelco halted operations in the affected section of the mine and evacuated 3,000 people from the broader site to safe areas.</p>
<p>The company canceled a presentation of its first-half financial results, set for Friday morning, due to the rescue efforts.</p>
<p>Chile, the world's biggest copper producer, lies in the seismically active "Ring of Fire" that surrounds the shores of the Pacific Ocean.</p>
<p>In 2010, Chile's government rescued 33 miners trapped in a copper mine in the country's north for two months in a dramatic operation that made global headlines and was later depicted in a Hollywood movie.</p>
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