Rescue work is underway for 83 landslide-trapped workers in Tibet.
According to an official, the rescue is very difficult due to the lower temperatures.
The rescue team is attempting to clear two million cubic meters of mud, rock and debris and detecting four secondary disaster sites, according to reports.
The landslide happened at about 6am local time on Friday in Maizhokunggar County of Lhasa, the regional capital.
The victims, including two Tibetans, were workers from Tibet Huatailong Mining Development Co Ltd, a subsidiary of the China National Gold Group Corporation.
The affected area of the landslide, which has been classed as a natural disaster, is three kilometres long and contains about two million cubic meters of mud, rock and debris, according to the publicity department of the regional government.
More than 2,000 rescuers, including police, firefighters and medical personnel, are working at the site, which is at an altitude of 4,600 metres.
A mass of rolling rocks from the mountain top sliced a massive excavator in two, a witness said.
The broken boulders buried the workers' camp, which is two kilometres away from the mountain pass.
About 200 large vehicles, 15 sniffer dogs and 15 life-detector machines are being used in the rescue.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered that the exact cause of the disaster be determined and no effort be spared to find any survivors.
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