The world’s No. 1 copper producer Codelco is reeling from a fatal accident, saying an earth tremor caused a collapse at a new ...

By Daina Beth Solomon SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chilean copper miner Codelco said on Saturday it has cleared just over a fifth of ...

Chile's mining industry is considered one of the safest globally, with a reported death rate of just 0.02 percent last year, according to the National Geology and Mining Service. The country, however, ...

The National Copper Corporation of Chile, known as Codelco, said a “seismic event” on Thursday afternoon caused the accident.

Search continues for remaining workers trapped at world’s largest underground copper mine after partial collapse.