Tragic Collapse at Chile’s El Teniente Mine Exposes Risk of Government Neglect and Corporate Oversight Failures

In a grim reminder of the human cost of lax oversight, Chile’s state-run mining company Codelco confirmed the discovery of two more bodies from the five miners trapped since Thursday following a catastrophic collapse at the El Teniente copper mine. This tragedy has now claimed four lives, shaking not only Chile but sending ripples across nations that rely on resource extraction to fuel their economies. When Will Governments Stop Turning a Blind Eye to Industrial Hazards? The accident occurred deep underground, approximately 500 meters below surface level, triggered by a 4.2-magnitude earthquake centered near the Andesita section. While natural seismic...