Mining in Chile

Mining in Antofagasta Region, Chile

Listed companies hold 12 mining and exploration projects in Antofagasta Region, Chile: copper, lithium, potash, boron (borates) and silver. 6 producing, 1 in development, 5 at exploration stage. Each project below names its company and its stage, from the companies' own announcements.

Projects12held by listed companies.
Companies3CleanTech Lithium, Marimaca Copper, SQM (Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile)
Most held forCopper5 of 12 projects.
Producing6of 12 projects.

Projects held by listed companies

ProjectCompanyMineralsStage
Coya Sur (crystallised nitrate plant)SQM (Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile)PotashProducing
Lithium Chemical Plant (Carmen), AntofagastaSQM (Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile)LithiumProducing
Maria Elena (El Toco mining area; caliche, nitrates, iodine)SQM (Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile)iodine, nitratesProducing
Pampa Blanca (caliche, iodine)SQM (Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile)iodine, nitratesProducing
Pedro de Valdivia (iodine plant, caliche)SQM (Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile)iodine, nitratesProducing
Salar de Atacama brine operations (Nova Andino Litio, formerly SQM Salar)SQM (Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile)Boron (borates), Lithium, PotashProducing
Marimaca Oxide Deposit (Marimaca Copper Project)Marimaca CopperCopperDevelopment
Arenas Blancas (Salar de Atacama periphery)CleanTech LithiumLithiumExploration
Cindy target (near-mine, Marimaca)Marimaca CopperCopperExploration
Madrugador (Sierra de Medina Project) 3DMarimaca CopperCopperExploration
Mercedes target (near-mine, Marimaca)Marimaca CopperCopperExploration
Pampa Medina (Sierra de Medina Project) 3DMarimaca CopperCopper, SilverExploration

By mineral

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Mining in Chile: production, economy and governance

Projects: listed companies' own announcements. Regions are as the companies name them.