The three workers who were trapped for more than 60 hours in the Red Chris mine in northern B.C. are being reunited with their families Friday morning following a successful rescue operation.

Three workers who were trapped in a remote northern British Columbia mine have been rescued after more than 60 hours underground. Red Chris mine operator Newmont Corp. said the three men were safely bought to the surface at about 10:40 p.

The collapse of some of the mine's underground tunnels was caused by a 4.2 magnitude tremor on Thursday. The trapped miners at the time were working deep below the surface. One person had been reported killed after the earthquake,

A Chilean state mining company said Saturday that one of the five workers trapped in a copper mine has been found dead, bringing the death toll from Thursday’s collapse to two people.

Chilean copper giant Codelco has halted mining at its flagship El Teniente mine and postponed its quarterly results announcement as it continued efforts on Friday to reach five trapped workers following a deadly collapse.

Chilean state-owned copper giant Codelco confirmed Saturday that rescue teams at its flagship El Teniente mine have recovered the remains of a second trapped miner, raising the death toll from Thursdays collapse to

At least 100 rescuers are still looking for miners who are trapped in the partially collapsed mine in Rancagua, south of Chile's capital Santiago. Over 100 rescuers have been taking part in an operation to find five trapped miners at the site in Rancagua,