Chile’s mining ministry ordered El Teniente to halt activity on Aug 1 to allow rescuers to search for five miners trapped after a “seismic event” caused the collapse of a tunnel the day before. One worker was killed in the collapse, while five others were left missing and later found dead.

Copper miner Codelco received authorization from Chile's labor inspector office to begin resuming certain operations at its flagship El Teniente copper mine, it said on Saturday, after more than a week of suspended operations following a deadly collapse that killed six workers.

Authorities in Chile say they have found and identified the bodies of all five miners trapped in a collapsed shaft at the world's largest underground copper mine.

Codelco secured the approval of Chile’s mining authority to resume some underground activities at its biggest copper mine, a week after a fatal accident led to work being halted. Labor regulators still need to sign off on the plan.

By Daina Beth Solomon and Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Copper giant Codelco has received approval from Chile's mining regulator to reopen a part of its flagship El Teniente mine, after more than a week of suspended operations following a deadly collapse that killed six workers,

Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco is seeking approval to restart parts of its flagship El Teniente mine less than a week after a deadly collapse killed six workers and forced a full suspension of operations,