Chile mining data
Chile mining data: production, projects, permits and companies, with sources
Chile's mining data is published by public bodies such as Cochilco, SERNAGEOMIN, SEA, SMA and DGA, each on its own site and in its own format. Veta IQ brings it together in one place, by theme, with every figure linked to the document it comes from: production by operation, projects and environmental review, enforcement, concessions, water rights, companies and salt flats.
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Datasets
92
Sources
41
Archived documents
43,253
Source citations
1,215,307
Records read
970,460
Companies in the graph
18,779
The data, by theme
Each theme with its latest figures. The icon next to a figure opens the source document; a figure without an icon links to the page that cites each record.
Copper production by operation
Cochilco publishes the copper output of the country's main operations every month. Veta IQ shows it month by month and by operation, with the basis of each figure stated.
Mining projects and environmental review (SEIA)
The project pipeline with each project's stage, owner and estimated investment, and the mining projects submitted to the Environmental Impact Assessment System, with their status and a link to their file.
105
projects in the pipeline, with stage and investment See the list
19SEA
mining projects under review in the SEIA, of 1,867 submitted
Environmental permits and enforcement (SMA)
The environmental approvals (RCA) of mining units and the records of the Superintendency of the Environment: inspections, sanction proceedings, compliance programmes and fines.
Mining concessions and the register of sites
Exploration and exploitation concessions with their holders, and SERNAGEOMIN's register of mining sites and installations, as lists and on the map.
97,385SERNAGEOMIN
mining concessions in SERNAGEOMIN's cadastre
14,420SERNAGEOMIN
sites in SERNAGEOMIN's register of mining sites
Water rights (DGA)
The water-use rights registered by the General Water Directorate, counted by region, type and use, and the companies holding the most rights.
159,960
water-use rights in the DGA register See the list
Mining companies
Each company identified by its RUT, with its operations, output, owners, concessions, projects and enforcement on one page.
71
companies behind the operations with published output See the list
Lithium and salt flats
The salt flats and saline lagoons of SERNAGEOMIN's inventory, the brine samples with lithium, and the figures of lithium in Chile.
salt flats and saline lagoons mapped by SERNAGEOMIN
Tenders and public procurement
The Mercado Público tenders and purchase orders linked to mining, and lobbying meetings, counted on each company's page. The detail of each purchase is in the app.
2,323
mining-related tenders in Veta IQ's database See the list
Change Radar
Every week, what changed in the public sources, as headlines with their source: projects entering the SEIA or getting their decision, new sanctions and changes in the register.
2
changes in the week of Nov 9, 2026 See the list
Where to find Chile mining data
Chile's mining data comes from public bodies. These are the main official sources and what each one publishes.
- Cochilco
- Chilean Copper Commission. Copper and other mineral statistics: monthly output by operation, the yearbook, prices and the investment project pipeline.
- SERNAGEOMIN
- National Geology and Mining Service. The register of mining sites and installations, mining concessions, tailings deposits, salt flats, safety statistics and the mining yearbook.
- SEA / SEIA
- Environmental Assessment Service. The projects submitted to the Environmental Impact Assessment System (EIA and DIA), their status, documents and approval decisions (RCA).
- SMA / SNIFA
- Superintendency of the Environment. Inspections, sanction proceedings, compliance programmes and sanctions of each regulated unit.
- DGA
- General Water Directorate. The register of water-use rights and pending applications.
- Mercado Público / ChileCompra
- ChileCompra. The State's tenders and purchase orders, including those of buyers linked to mining.
- CMF
- Financial Market Commission. Material events and financial statements of the companies that issue securities in Chile.
- SII
- Internal Revenue Service. The register of legal persons, with their RUT, legal name and activity.
- INE
- National Statistics Institute. The mining production index and regional statistics.
- Banco Central de Chile
- Central Bank of Chile. Exports of copper and other mining products, and mining's share of the national accounts.
What Veta IQ adds
Veta IQ reads those sources and the companies' reports, records each document with its date and links every figure to the original.
- One place: the data of several of those sources and of company reports, by theme and in one format.
- Every figure linked to its document, with the page, cell or record it comes from.
- The basis of each figure in view: the whole operation, the share attributable to an owner, or the company's own. Only figures on the same basis are added up.
- Companies identified by their RUT, so the same company in the SMA, SEA, DGA and concession records ends up on one page.
- Nothing is overwritten: when a source corrects a figure, the new one is kept next to the old one, each with its date.
- A weekly Radar of changes in the public sources and, in the app, alerts by company, project or area.
The sources Veta IQ uses, their licences and how up to date each one isHow each figure is cited
Coverage by theme
How many datasets Veta IQ brings together in each theme. The detailed catalogue, with each source, is in the app.
Production and costs
11 datasets
Production by operation, quarterly and yearly, costs, reserves and resources, with the basis of each figure stated.
Ownership and companies
5 datasets
Who owns what: companies, stakes, controlling owners and changes of ownership.
Projects and permits
9 datasets
The project pipeline and its environmental review, from submission to decision.
Enforcement and courts
7 datasets
Inspections, sanction proceedings and environmental court cases of operations and their holders.
Water and environment
13 datasets
Water rights, emissions and salt flats, on the map and by company.
Mining property and patents
13 datasets
Mining concessions, their holders and their licence fees.
Trade and statistics
9 datasets
Exports, prices and sector statistics.
Public procurement and lobbying
6 datasets
Tenders, purchase orders and lobbying meetings linked to mining.
Suppliers
8 datasets
The companies that sell to mining and the contracts that are known.
News and documents
11 datasets
News and company documents, with our own summary and a link to the source.
Frequently asked questions about Chile mining data
Answers with the same figures as this page, each with its source.
- What mining data is available in Chile?
- There is public data on production (Cochilco), on mining sites, concessions, tailings and salt flats (SERNAGEOMIN), on projects and their environmental review (SEA), on enforcement (SMA), on water rights (DGA), on public procurement (ChileCompra) and on companies (CMF and SII). Veta IQ brings 92 datasets from 41 sources together in one place, with every figure linked to its document.
- Where can I see copper production by operation in Chile?
- Cochilco publishes the copper output of the main operations every month. On Veta IQ it is on the Copper production by operation page: the latest month published is August 2026, with 366.3 kt of fine copper for the country and 34 operations detailed, every figure linked to Cochilco's table. Cochilco
- How many mining projects are under environmental review?
- According to the Environmental Assessment Service's register, 19 mining projects are under review. The register holds 1,867 mining projects submitted to the SEIA, of which 1,202 were approved. The list, with a link to each file, is on the Projects in the SEIA page. SEA
- Is the data free?
- Veta IQ's public pages are free to read and need no sign-up: production, projects, the register, concessions, water, enforcement, companies and the Radar. The app adds the detail of each record, comparables, exports and alerts. It can be tried free for 5 days with 15 credits; after that, the Starter plan costs 1.2 UF + VAT a month and the Pro plan 2.4 UF + VAT a month per user. The plans are on the pricing page.
- Where does the data come from?
- From primary sources: Cochilco, SERNAGEOMIN, SEA, SMA, DGA, ChileCompra, CMF, SII and the companies' own reports and filings. Every figure links to the document it comes from, with its page, cell or record. The sources, their licences and how up to date each one is are listed on the Sources page.
- How often is the data updated?
- Each source is read at its own pace: Cochilco's production every month; the SEA, SMA and SERNAGEOMIN registers as they change. The newest document arrived on Nov 12, 2026, and the Radar sums up every week what changed.