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

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chilean copper miner Codelco has discovered the remains of one of five trapped miners at its flagship El Teniente mine, it said on Saturday, bringing the death toll from a collapse caused by a strong tremor on Thursday to two people.

Five workers trapped at Codelco's El Teniente copper mine have been confirmed dead after a collapse caused by a tremor. The incident, which initially claimed one life, raised the death toll to six as rescue teams uncovered more bodies.