Two Miners Survive a Structural Collapse at Chuquicamata

Chile · Mining Key Facts Incident Structural containment cover gave way at Chuquicamata Subterránea on August 8, 2026, at 18:15 local time. Workers Two contractors, aged 31 and 33, were trapped after the collapse; both were employed by Sigdo Koppers Ingeniería y Construcción (SKIC). Task The men were grinding weld seams to remove the security […] The post Two Miners Survive a Structural Collapse at Chuquicamata appeared first on The Rio Times .