Mining company
Minera Ojos del Salado
ChileRUT 96.635.170-5
Before the Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente (SMA) it holds one operation with published output. In the twelve months to August 2026 it produced 11 kt of fine copper, 0.2% of the country's copper.
Operations
1
it holds before the SMA
Copper, 12 months to August 2026
11 kt
0.2% of the country, at 100% of each operation
Owners
3
with a publishable source
Operations it holds
The environmental regulator (SMA) records it as the holder of most of the environmental permits of these operations. Copper is that of the whole operation. An operation whose regulated unit we have not linked yet is not on this list.
| Operation | Copper, 12 months | Of the country |
|---|---|---|
| Ojos del Salado (Lundin)SMACochilco | 11 kt | 0.2% |
Owners
Who owns Minera Ojos del Salado, with the document that states it.
Environmental enforcement
26 records of the SMA that name it as holder. The latest 6:
- 21 Inspections
- 3 Provisional measures
- 1 Sanction in the public register
- 1 Sanction procedure
- Provisional measure MP-040-20232023Con SancionatorioSMA
- Provisional measure MP-062-20222022Con SancionatorioSMA
- Sanction procedure D-207-20222022Terminado - SanciónSMA
- Sanction in the public register D-207-20222022Fine of 4,162.4 UTASMA
- Provisional measure MP-043-20222022Con SancionatorioSMA
- Inspection DFZ-2026-1760-III-RCA2026En SNIFASMA
Mining concessions
SERNAGEOMINSERNAGEOMIN cadastre of current concessions.
258
current concessions
28,535ha
total area
250 constituted and 8 in process; 204 for exploitation and 54 for exploration.
- Tierra Amarilla · Atacama199 concessions · 18,471 ha
- Copiapó · Atacama57 concessions · 9,564 ha
- Alto del Carmen · Atacama2 concessions · 500 ha
Water rights
Dirección General de Aguas…DGA register of water use rights.
5
current rights in its name
- 4 consumptive: 46.7 l/s declared in total
- 1 non-consumptive: 20 l/s declared in total
By region: Atacama (5)
Flows are those the register declares, added by type; the DGA warns that the register does not replace the case file.
SEIA projects
SEAMining projects it submitted as proponent to the Environmental Assessment Service.
11
mining projects
9 approved, 1 not admitted and 1 not qualified
Most recent
- Continuidad Operacional a Corto Plazo Mina AlcaparrosaDIA · approved · Jul 30, 2021SEA
- Continuidad Operacional Mina AlcaparrosaEIA · approved · Dec 21, 2017SEA
- Continuidad Operacional Conducción de RelavesDIA · approved · Nov 8, 2017SEA
Sites it operates
SERNAGEOMINSERNAGEOMIN register of mining sites and installations, by the operator's RUT.
4
sites
3
active
- AlcaparrosaTierra Amarilla · Atacama · activeSERNAGEOMIN
- SantosTierra Amarilla · Atacama · activeSERNAGEOMIN
- Planta Pedro Aguirre CerdaTierra Amarilla · Atacama · activeSERNAGEOMIN
Environmental enforcement
SMARecords of the Superintendency of the Environment that name it as holder.
26
SMA records
1 sanction procedure, 1 final sanction, 3 provisional measures and 21 inspections
Latest: provisional measure MP-040-2023 (2023).
See mining enforcementEnvironmental Courts
Tribunales Ambientales (1T…Cases and rulings of Chile's three Environmental Courts that name it.
2
cases
Most recent: D-22-2023, First Environmental Court (Antofagasta), Sep 5, 2025. See the case
Lobbying meetings
InfoLobby, Ley 20.730Meetings recorded in InfoLobby (Law 20,730) it took part in.
81
meetings since Jan 25, 2023
- SERNAGEOMIN38
- DGA12
- SEA11
- Subsecretaría de Minería5
- Subsecretaría de Economía4
and 7 more institutions
Counts by institution; officials' names are not published.
Mining patents
TGRTreasury register of mining-concession patents, file of October 2026.
387
concessions with a patent
$893,102,402
to pay in the period
1,662 payment forms in the file.
Frequently asked questions about Minera Ojos del Salado
Answers built from the same figures as this page, each with its source.
- What is the RUT of Minera Ojos del Salado?
- The RUT of Minera Ojos del Salado is 96.635.170-5; its registered name at the SII is CIA CONTRACTUAL MINERA OJOS DEL SALADO. Its main activity, per the SII, is extracción y procesamiento de cobre. SIISII
- What mining concessions does Minera Ojos del Salado hold?
- According to the SERNAGEOMIN cadastre, Minera Ojos del Salado holds 258 mining concessions covering 28,535 ha: 204 for exploitation and 54 for exploration. They are in 3 comunas of Atacama, most of them in Tierra Amarilla. SERNAGEOMIN
- Does Minera Ojos del Salado hold water rights?
- Yes. The DGA register of water use rights lists 5 water use rights held by Minera Ojos del Salado: 4 consumptive (46.7 l/s in total) and 1 non-consumptive (20 l/s), in Atacama. Dirección General de Aguas…
- What projects does Minera Ojos del Salado have in the SEIA?
- Minera Ojos del Salado is the proponent of 11 mining projects in the SEIA: 9 approved, 1 not admitted and 1 not qualified. The most recent is "Continuidad Operacional a Corto Plazo Mina Alcaparrosa" (DIA, approved). SEA
- Has Minera Ojos del Salado been sanctioned by the SMA?
- The Superintendency of the Environment (SMA) names Minera Ojos del Salado as holder in 26 records: 1 sanction procedure, 1 final sanction, 3 provisional measures and 21 inspections. SMA
- Does Minera Ojos del Salado have cases before the Environmental Courts?
- Yes: 2 cases of the Environmental Courts name Minera Ojos del Salado. The most recent is D-22-2023 before the First Environmental Court (Antofagasta), of Sep 5, 2025. Tribunales Ambientales (1T…
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Holder: the legal person in whose name more than half of the environmental permits of the operation's regulated unit stand, according to its SMA file. Stakes are those the cited document states; they are not multiplied by output here.
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- Its 11 SEIA projects, with instrument, status, dates and declared investment
- The 4 sites it operates, with their SERNAGEOMIN register page
- Its 26 SMA records, with the date and status of each
- Its 2 Environmental Court cases, with outcome, docket number and ruling
- Its 81 lobbying meetings by institution and year, and the latest with their subject
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