Mining company
Teck Quebrada Blanca
ChileRUT 96.567.040-8
Before the Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente (SMA) it holds one operation with published output. In the twelve months to August 2026 it produced 208.2 kt of fine copper, 4.1% of the country's copper.
Operations
1
it holds before the SMA
Copper, 12 months to August 2026
208.2 kt
4.1% of the country, at 100% of each operation
Owners
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Quebrada BlancaSMACochilco | 208.2 kt | 4.1% |
Owners
Who owns Teck Quebrada Blanca, with the document that states it.
Environmental enforcement
27 records of the SMA that name it as holder. The latest 6:
- 21 Inspections
- 3 Sanction procedures
- 2 Compliance programmes
- 1 Sanction in the public register
- Sanction procedure D-049-20222022Programa de Cumplimiento en ejecuciónSMA
- Compliance programme D-049-20222022SMA
- Sanction in the public register D-115-20182018Fine of 1,379 UTASMA
- Sanction procedure D-115-20182018Terminado - SanciónSMA
- Compliance programme A-001-20132013SMA
- Sanction procedure A-001-20132013Terminado - PDC SatisfactorioSMA
Projects
Projects of the public tracker it is the holder of.
Mining concessions
SERNAGEOMINSERNAGEOMIN cadastre of current concessions.
372
current concessions
116,731ha
total area
349 constituted and 23 in process; 249 for exploitation and 123 for exploration.
- Pozo Almonte · Tarapacá179 concessions · 43,763 ha
- Pica · Tarapacá88 concessions · 46,248 ha
- Ollagüe · Antofagasta76 concessions · 21,700 ha
- Iquique · Tarapacá16 concessions · 1,720 ha
- Calama · Antofagasta12 concessions · 3,200 ha
and 1 more comuna
Water rights
Dirección General de Aguas…DGA register of water use rights.
19
current rights in its name
- 19 consumptive: 401.8 l/s declared in total
By region: Antofagasta (10), Tarapacá (9)
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.
15
mining projects
10 approved, 4 withdrawn and 1 not admitted
Most recent
- Modificación Proyecto Minero QB2: Transporte terrestre de concentrados en las regiones de Tarapacá y Antofagasta, mejora de la infraestructura y optimización de la operaciónDIA · approved · Oct 13, 2026SEA
- Aumento de Capacidad de Molienda QB2DIA · withdrawn · Oct 24, 2023SEA
- Obras e Instalaciones Complementarias Área Mina Proyecto QB2DIA · approved · May 17, 2021SEA
Sites it operates
SERNAGEOMINSERNAGEOMIN register of mining sites and installations, by the operator's RUT.
4
sites
3
active
- Quebrada BlancaPica · Tarapacá · activeSERNAGEOMIN
- Puerto Patache QBIquique · Tarapacá · activeSERNAGEOMIN
- Proyecto ElenaPica · Tarapacá · activeSERNAGEOMIN
Environmental enforcement
SMARecords of the Superintendency of the Environment that name it as holder.
27
SMA records
3 sanction procedures, 1 final sanction, 2 compliance programmes and 21 inspections
Latest: sanction procedure D-049-2022 (2022).
See mining enforcementLobbying meetings
InfoLobby, Ley 20.730Meetings recorded in InfoLobby (Law 20,730) it took part in.
50
meetings since Jan 12, 2023
- SERNAGEOMIN10
- Subsecretaría de Minería10
- SEA8
- Subsecretaría de Economía6
- DGA4
and 6 more institutions
Counts by institution; officials' names are not published.
Mining patents
TGRTreasury register of mining-concession patents, file of October 2026.
573
concessions with a patent
$3,977,431,783
to pay in the period
2,273 payment forms in the file.
Frequently asked questions about Teck Quebrada Blanca
Answers built from the same figures as this page, each with its source.
- What is the RUT of Teck Quebrada Blanca?
- The RUT of Teck Quebrada Blanca is 96.567.040-8; its registered name at the SII is COMPANIA MINERA TECK QUEBRADA BLANCA S.A.. Its main activity, per the SII, is explotación de otras minas y canteras n.c.p.. SIISII
- What mining concessions does Teck Quebrada Blanca hold?
- According to the SERNAGEOMIN cadastre, Teck Quebrada Blanca holds 372 mining concessions covering 116,731 ha: 249 for exploitation and 123 for exploration. They are in 6 comunas of 2 regions, most of them in Pozo Almonte (Tarapacá). SERNAGEOMIN
- Does Teck Quebrada Blanca hold water rights?
- Yes. The DGA register of water use rights lists 19 water use rights held by Teck Quebrada Blanca: 19 consumptive (401.8 l/s in total), in Antofagasta and Tarapacá. Dirección General de Aguas…
- What projects does Teck Quebrada Blanca have in the SEIA?
- Teck Quebrada Blanca is the proponent of 15 mining projects in the SEIA: 10 approved, 4 withdrawn and 1 not admitted. The most recent is "Modificación Proyecto Minero QB2: Transporte terrestre de concentrados en las regiones de Tarapacá y Antofagasta, mejora de la infraestructura y optimización de la operación" (DIA, approved). SEA
- Has Teck Quebrada Blanca been sanctioned by the SMA?
- The Superintendency of the Environment (SMA) names Teck Quebrada Blanca as holder in 27 records: 3 sanction procedures, 1 final sanction, 2 compliance programmes and 21 inspections. SMA
- Which authorities has Teck Quebrada Blanca met through lobbying?
- InfoLobby records 50 lobbying meetings in which Teck Quebrada Blanca took part since Jan 12, 2023, mostly with SERNAGEOMIN (10), Subsecretaría de Minería (10) and SEA (8). 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 15 SEIA projects, with instrument, status, dates and declared investment
- The 4 sites it operates, with their SERNAGEOMIN register page
- Its 27 SMA records, with the date and status of each
- Its 50 lobbying meetings by institution and year, and the latest with their subject
- Its mining patents (573 concessions): what is due, paid and owed by period
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