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Consejo Minero
Consejo Minero (lit. Mining Council) is a guild grouping large mining companies active in Chile. According to Consejo Minero in 2025 its companies produce 94% of Chile's copper, 96% of its iron, 90% of its silver and 63% of its gold and lithium. Its members are Anglo American, BHP, CMP, Minera Centinela, Codelco, Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, El Abra (owned by Freeport-McMoRan and Codelco), Minera Escondida, Freeport-McMoRan, Glencore, Gold Fields, KGHM, Kinross, Lundin Mining, Pampa Norte, Minera Los Pelambres, Rio Tinto, South32, Sociedad Química y Minera and Teck Resources. Prior to the joining of Compañía de Acero del Pacífico (CMP) in 2017 the guild lacked any company engaged in the production of iron. See also * Canadian mining in Latin America and the Caribbean *Chilean nationalization of copper The nationalization of the Chilean copper industry, commonly described as the Chilenization of copper () was the process by which the Chilean gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guild
A guild ( ) is an association of artisans and merchants who oversee the practice of their craft/trade in a particular territory. The earliest types of guild formed as organizations of tradespeople belonging to a professional association. They sometimes depended on grants of letters patent from a monarch or other ruler to enforce the flow of trade to their self-employed members, and to retain ownership of tools and the supply of materials, but most were regulated by the local government. Guild members found guilty of cheating the public would be fined or banned from the guild. A lasting legacy of traditional guilds are the guildhalls constructed and used as guild meeting-places. Typically the key "privilege" was that only guild members were allowed to sell their goods or practice their skill within the city. There might be controls on minimum or maximum prices, hours of trading, numbers of apprentices, and many other things. Critics argued that these rules reduced Free market, fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lundin Mining
Lundin Mining Corporation, headquartered in Vancouver, owns and operates mines that produce base metals such as gold, silver, copper, and nickel. The company's major properties are the Candelaria mine (copper; Atacama Region, Chile), a 70% interest in the Caserones mine (copper-molybdenum; Atacama Region, Chile), the Chapada mine (gold-silver-copper; Goiás, Brazil), the Eagle mine (nickel-copper; Marquette County, Michigan) as well as a 50% interest in the Filo del Sol project and the Josemaria Project, exploratory projects in Argentina and Chile in partnership with BHP. Approximately 15.4% of the company is owned by affiliates of the billionaire Lundin family. History The company was founded in 1994 by Adolf Lundin as South Atlantic Diamonds Corp for the purpose of investing in a diamond mine in Brazil. The company changed its name to South Atlantic Resources acquired a 39% ownership interest in North Atlantic Natural Resources, which explored the Storliden and Norrbotte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sociedad Nacional De Minería
180px, Seal and logotype of SONAMI. Sociedad Nacional de Minería (lit. National Mining Society) or SONAMI is a guild grouping mining companies operating in Chile. With 76 member companies listed as of 2025 it is more inclusive than Consejo Minero which groups only the 16 largest mining companies. SONAMI was established in 1883 during a time when gold, silver and copper mining in Chile were experiencing a decline. SONAMI declares its objectives to be to promote mining activity, represent the interests of its member in Chile and abroad and to offer information services. The society publishes the newsletter Boletín Minero since the 1880s. SONAMI has been involved in the shaping of Chilean legislation on various moments in history such as the Chilean Mining Code of 1888, the Chilean Law on Mining Concessions in the 1980s and the 2003 DS 76 decree of the Ministry of Mining. The San Lorenzo Prize (''Premio San Lorenzo'') is awarded by SONAMI each year to people or institutions wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law On Mining Concessions
The Chilean Organic Constitutional Law on Mining Concessions () distinguishes two types of mining concessions exploratory concessions and exploitation concessions. The law was submitted in August 1981 by Augusto Pinochet to the Government Junta which was the legislative body of the dictatorship. It was approved on January 7 and rectified on January 22 and 23 of 1982. José Piñera, who was minister of mining in 1980 and 1981, declared the Law on Mining Concessions together with the Chilean Mining Code were done to give "free access" and "judicial security" to private investors. Key articles of the law state that: *Both exploratory and exploitation concessions are real rights distinct and independent of the real estate on the surface (Article 2). *There is no depth limit on the concessions (Article 3). *The owners of a concession are the only ones entitled to sample and dig in the concession. Limitations to sampling and digging can be established when the sampling or digging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chilean Nationalization Of Copper
The nationalization of the Chilean copper industry, commonly described as the Chilenization of copper () was the process by which the Chilean government acquired control of the major foreign-owned section of the Chilean copper mining industry. It involved the three large world-class mines known as 'La Gran Mineria' and three smaller operations. The Chilean-owned smaller copper mines were not affected. The process started under the government of President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (1952–1958), and culminated during the government of President Salvador Allende (1970–1973), who completed the nationalization. This "act of sovereignty" was the espoused basis for a later international economic boycott, which further isolated Chile from the world economy, worsening the state of political polarization that led to the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. The mines involved in the nationalization By the late 1950s, the three principal copper mines in Chile were Chuquicamata, El Salvador, and E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Mining In Latin America And The Caribbean
Canadian mining in Latin America and the Caribbean began in the late 20th century. Latin America and the Caribbean's vast resources give the region great geopolitical importance, attracting foreign interest for centuries. The Canadian mining industry is the largest in the world, operating as an important driver for global capital accumulation. Up to 70% of all mining in Latin America involves a Canadian transnational corporation. From the colonial race of European empires, to the multinationals of today's neoliberal capitalist world, this region continues to draw interest. Canada's involvement in Latin America increased dramatically since 1989 with several landmark negotiations and agreements. From 1989 to 2001, of the top 20 mineral exploration investors in Latin America, seven were Canadian companies. By 2009, the Canadian larger-company mineral exploration market in this region was valued at US$1.7 billion. Currently, Latin America and the Caribbean are dominated by Canadian c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Mining In Chile
250px, Train moving iron ore in the industrial area of Los Colorados mine. Since at least 2010 Chile's has each year produced 0.6% to 0.7% of all iron mined in the world. Production has risen from 6.8 million metric tonnes in 2010 to more than 10 million metric tonnes each year beginning 2021. As of 2023 about 15% of the value of Chilean iron exports comes from iron ore pellets and the remaining from bulk ore. The northern regions of Atacama and Coquimbo hosts all iron mining in Chile. Until 2014 Antofagasta Region was also active in iron mining. In the 2014–2023 period iron ore has stood each year for 0.9 to 2.6% of the total value of Chilean exports. Most iron ore mined in Chile is exported to China and far behind South Korea and Bahrain are important markets. Mining of iron ore deposits along the Chilean Iron Belt have been facilitated by their proximity to the ports of export at the coast, and this had in particular had an impact for the economic viability of small iron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compañía De Acero Del Pacífico
The Compañía de Acero del Pacífico, also known by its acronym CAP, is the main iron and steel industry of Chile with its main facilities at Huachipato near the port of Talcahuano in Bío Bío Region. As result of Allende's nationalization Nationalization (nationalisation in British English) is the process of transforming privately owned assets into public assets by bringing them under the public ownership of a national government or state. Nationalization contrasts with p ... of the mining industry in the early 1970s Compañía de Acero del Pacífico obtained ownership of the iron mine of El Tofo and El Romeral. Later the ownership of this mine passed to Compañía Minera del Pacífico as it was privatized during the Pinochet dictatorship. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Compania de Acero del Pacifico Ironworks and steelworks in Chile Manufacturing companies established in 1946 Steel companies of Chile Companies based in Biobío Region Mining companies of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teck Resources
Teck Resources Limited is a diversified natural resources company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, that is engaged in mining and mineral development, including coal for the steelmaking industry, copper, zinc, and energy. Secondary products include lead, silver, gold, molybdenum, germanium, indium and cadmium. Teck Resources was formed from the amalgamation of Teck and Cominco in 2001. In 2018, Teck Resources opened the C$17 billion Fort Hills oil sands project. In 2020, Teck abandoned plans for a second, larger C$20 billion open-pit petroleum-mine proposal—Frontier Mine— south of Wood Buffalo National Park and north of Fort McMurray in northeast Alberta. In 2020, a number of new executives were appointed to the company: Harry Conger as chief operating officer, Jonathan Price as chief financial officer, and Nicholas Hooper as senior vice president, corporate development. Overview According to the company's 2018 annual report, the Vancouver-headquart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sociedad Química Y Minera
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) is a Chilean chemical company and a supplier of plant nutrients, iodine, lithium and industrial chemicals. It is the world's biggest lithium producer. SQM's natural resources and its main production facilities are located in the Atacama Desert in Tarapacá Region, Tarapacá and Antofagasta Region, Antofagasta regions. History State company (1968–1983) Created in 1968 as a ''Sociedad Minera Mixta'' between private investors and the State of Chile (Compañía Salitrera Anglo-Lautaro 62.5% and CORFO 37.5%). The new company was made up of the combination of the deposits and assets of the Compañía Salitrera Anglo-Lautaro and the Empresa Salitrera Victoria owned by CORFO. At the end of 1966, the problem of the expiration of the state enterprise managed by COVENSA July 30, 1968, and how to organize the Sodium nitrate, nitrate industry arose. Negotiations with Anglo-Lautaro to establish a partnership led to the creation of SQM, with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South32
South32 Limited is a mining and metals company headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. It was spun out of BHP Billiton on 18 May 2015. It is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange with secondary listings on the Johannesburg and London Stock Exchanges. Products The company is a producer of bauxite, alumina, aluminium, metallurgical coal, manganese, nickel, copper, molybdenum, gold, silver, lead and zinc. Operations South32 has operations in Australia, South Africa, Mozambique, Colombia and the United States. In addition it has investments in an integrated aluminium business in Brazil and a copper and molybdenum mine in Chile. Australia * Australia Manganese (60% shareholding); GEMCO mine on Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory *Cannington Mine silver, lead and zinc mine, 200 km southeast of Mount Isa, Queensland * Illawarra Metallurgical Coal near Wollongong, New South Wales operates two underground metallurgical coal mines In February 2024, South32 announce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Tinto (corporation)
Rio Tinto Group is a British-Australian multinational company that is the world's second largest metals and mining corporation (behind BHP). It was founded in 1873 when a group of investors purchased a Rio Tinto Company Limited, mine complex on the Rio Tinto (river), Río Tinto, in Province of Huelva, Huelva, Spain, from the Spanish government. It has grown through a long series of mergers and acquisitions. Although primarily focused on extraction of minerals, it also has significant operations in refining, particularly the refining of bauxite and iron ore. It has joint head offices in London, England and Melbourne, Australia.Suburbs & Postcodes " City of Melbourne. Retrieved 5 April 2010. Rio Tinto is a dual-listed company traded on both the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
