Three of five trapped workers at Codelco's El Teniente copper mine have been found dead, the company said, as rescue teams work to clear underground passages that collapsed in a strong tremor last week.

Santiago: One of five miners trapped in Chile's El Teniente copper mine was found dead, bringing the death toll to two following a collapse triggered by a 4.2 magnitude earthquake in central Chile.

Rescue teams have found a body inside a section of a Chilean copper mine that collapsed during a moderate earthquake.