Codelco must send reports to restart underground mining after El Teniente collapse, government says


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  • Tuesday, 05 Aug 2025

A print showing photos of miners who were trapped in the El Teniente mine complex, operated by Chilean state-run copper producer Codelco, in Maitenes, Chile, August 2, 2025. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chilean state-run miner Codelco must produce four reports on the collapse at its El Teniente copper mine that killed six people after an earthquake last week, according to a government document seen by Reuters on Monday, before it can restart its underground operations there.

Codelco is the world's largest copper producer.

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