Mining company
Minera Candelaria
ChileRUT 85.272.800-0
Before the Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente (SMA) it holds one operation with published output. In the twelve months to August 2026 it produced 116.9 kt of fine copper, 2.3% of the country's copper.
Operations
1
it holds before the SMA
Copper, 12 months to August 2026
116.9 kt
2.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CandelariaSMACochilco | 116.9 kt | 2.3% |
Owners
Who owns Minera Candelaria, with the document that states it.
Environmental enforcement
23 records of the SMA that name it as holder. The latest 6:
- 18 Inspections
- 2 Sanction procedures
- 1 Sanction in the public register
- 1 Provisional measure
- 1 Compliance programme
- Sanction procedure D-166-20212021Terminado - PDC SatisfactorioSMA
- Compliance programme D-166-20212021SMA
- Sanction in the public register D-018-20152015Fine of 5,049 UTASMA
- Provisional measure MP-006-20152015Con SancionatorioSMA
- Sanction procedure D-018-20152015Terminado - SanciónSMA
- Inspection DFZ-2026-1760-III-RCA2026En SNIFASMA
Projects
Projects of the public tracker it is the holder of.
Mining concessions
SERNAGEOMINSERNAGEOMIN cadastre of current concessions.
327
current concessions
27,853ha
total area
318 constituted and 9 in process; 285 for exploitation and 42 for exploration.
- Tierra Amarilla · Atacama239 concessions · 16,632 ha
- Copiapó · Atacama64 concessions · 7,614 ha
- Caldera · Atacama24 concessions · 3,607 ha
Water rights
Dirección General de Aguas…DGA register of water use rights.
28
current rights in its name
- 28 consumptive: 1,175.8 l/s declared in total
By region: Atacama (28)
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.
16
mining projects
15 approved and 1 not admitted
Most recent
- Optimización y Continuidad Operacional Minera CandelariaEIA · approved · Sep 8, 2023SEA
- Candelaria 2030 - Continuidad OperacionalEIA · approved · Jul 28, 2015SEA
- Peraltamiento Muros Depósito de Relaves La CandelariaDIA · approved · Apr 9, 2012SEA
Sites it operates
SERNAGEOMINSERNAGEOMIN register of mining sites and installations, by the operator's RUT.
2
sites
1
active
- CandelariaTierra Amarilla · Atacama · activeSERNAGEOMIN
- Sitio Planta San Esteban PrimeraTierra Amarilla · AtacamaSERNAGEOMIN
Environmental enforcement
SMARecords of the Superintendency of the Environment that name it as holder.
23
SMA records
2 sanction procedures, 1 final sanction, 1 provisional measure, 1 compliance programme and 18 inspections
Latest: sanction procedure D-166-2021 (2021).
See mining enforcementLobbying meetings
InfoLobby, Ley 20.730Meetings recorded in InfoLobby (Law 20,730) it took part in.
132
meetings since Jan 5, 2023
- SERNAGEOMIN43
- Subsecretaría de Minería17
- SEA16
- DGA12
- Subsecretaría de Economía9
and 10 more institutions
Counts by institution; officials' names are not published.
Mining patents
TGRTreasury register of mining-concession patents, file of October 2026.
397
concessions with a patent
$868,985,434
to pay in the period
1,911 payment forms in the file.
Frequently asked questions about Minera Candelaria
Answers built from the same figures as this page, each with its source.
- What is the RUT of Minera Candelaria?
- The RUT of Minera Candelaria is 85.272.800-0; its registered name at the SII is COMPAÑIA CONTRACTUAL MINERA CANDELARIA. Its main activity, per the SII, is extracción y procesamiento de cobre. SIISII
- What mining concessions does Minera Candelaria hold?
- According to the SERNAGEOMIN cadastre, Minera Candelaria holds 327 mining concessions covering 27,853 ha: 285 for exploitation and 42 for exploration. They are in 3 comunas of Atacama, most of them in Tierra Amarilla. SERNAGEOMIN
- Does Minera Candelaria hold water rights?
- Yes. The DGA register of water use rights lists 28 water use rights held by Minera Candelaria: 28 consumptive (1,175.8 l/s in total), in Atacama. Dirección General de Aguas…
- What projects does Minera Candelaria have in the SEIA?
- Minera Candelaria is the proponent of 16 mining projects in the SEIA: 15 approved and 1 not admitted. The most recent is "Optimización y Continuidad Operacional Minera Candelaria" (EIA, approved). SEA
- Has Minera Candelaria been sanctioned by the SMA?
- The Superintendency of the Environment (SMA) names Minera Candelaria as holder in 23 records: 2 sanction procedures, 1 final sanction, 1 provisional measure, 1 compliance programme and 18 inspections. SMA
- Which authorities has Minera Candelaria met through lobbying?
- InfoLobby records 132 lobbying meetings in which Minera Candelaria took part since Jan 5, 2023, mostly with SERNAGEOMIN (43), Subsecretaría de Minería (17) and SEA (16). InfoLobby, Ley 20.730
Every figure is a count or a sum of the records of the cited source under this legal person (by its RUT or its name as verified with the SII); the icon opens the original document. Lobbying meetings are shown seven days late. Natural persons have no profile.
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 16 SEIA projects, with instrument, status, dates and declared investment
- The 2 sites it operates, with their SERNAGEOMIN register page
- Its 23 SMA records, with the date and status of each
- Its 132 lobbying meetings by institution and year, and the latest with their subject
- Its mining patents (397 concessions): what is due, paid and owed by period
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