Mining company
Mantos Copper S.A.
ChileRUT 77.418.580-1
Before the Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente (SMA) it holds one operation with published output. In the twelve months to August 2026 it produced 55.4 kt of fine copper, 1.1% of the country's copper.
Operations
1
it holds before the SMA
Copper, 12 months to August 2026
55.4 kt
1.1% of the country, at 100% of each operation
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mantos BlancosSMACochilco | 55.4 kt | 1.1% |
Environmental enforcement
16 records of the SMA that name it as holder. The latest 6:
- 13 Inspections
- 2 Provisional measures
- 1 Sanction procedure
- Provisional measure MP-007-20232023Con SancionatorioSMA
- Sanction procedure D-064-20222022En cursoSMA
- Provisional measure MP-043-20212021Con SancionatorioSMA
- Inspection DFZ-2026-1915-III-NE2026En SNIFASMA
- Inspection DFZ-2025-2194-III-NE2025En SNIFASMA
- Inspection DFZ-2025-1-III-RCA2025En SNIFASMA
Projects
Projects of the public tracker it is the holder of.
Mining concessions
SERNAGEOMINSERNAGEOMIN cadastre of current concessions.
192
current concessions
50,073ha
total area
145 constituted and 47 in process; 133 for exploitation and 59 for exploration.
- Antofagasta · Antofagasta187 concessions · 48,773 ha
- Sierra Gorda · Antofagasta5 concessions · 1,300 ha
SEIA projects
SEAMining projects it submitted as proponent to the Environmental Assessment Service.
21
mining projects
15 approved, 3 withdrawn, 2 not admitted and 1 rejected
Most recent
- Aumento de Capacidad Planta Concentradora Mantos Blancos, Fase IIDIA · withdrawn · Jan 5, 2024SEA
- Modificación del Transporte de Relaves Gruesos y Optimización del Método Constructivo del Muro del Depósito de Relaves FinosDIA · approved · Feb 1, 2021SEA
- Desembotellamiento Concentradora Mantos Blancos (MB-CDP)DIA · approved · Nov 3, 2017SEA
Sites it operates
SERNAGEOMINSERNAGEOMIN register of mining sites and installations, by the operator's RUT.
8
sites
3
active
- Mantos BlancosAntofagasta · Antofagasta · activeSERNAGEOMIN
- Prospecto BatolitoSan Fernando · O'Higgins · activeSERNAGEOMIN
- Prospecto La ManchaArica · Arica y Parinacota · activeSERNAGEOMIN
Environmental enforcement
SMARecords of the Superintendency of the Environment that name it as holder.
16
SMA records
1 sanction procedure, 2 provisional measures and 13 inspections
Latest: provisional measure MP-007-2023 (2023).
See mining enforcementLobbying meetings
InfoLobby, Ley 20.730Meetings recorded in InfoLobby (Law 20,730) it took part in.
51
meetings since Jan 17, 2023
- SEA13
- DGA12
- SERNAGEOMIN7
- SMA5
- GORE Antofagasta3
and 8 more institutions
Counts by institution; officials' names are not published.
Mining patents
TGRTreasury register of mining-concession patents, file of October 2026.
614
concessions with a patent
$2,805,741,753
to pay in the period
2,083 payment forms in the file.
Frequently asked questions about Mantos Copper S.A.
Answers built from the same figures as this page, each with its source.
- What is the RUT of Mantos Copper S.A.?
- The RUT of Mantos Copper S.A. is 77.418.580-1; its registered name at the SII is MANTOS COPPER S.A.. Its main activity, per the SII, is extracción y procesamiento de cobre. SIISII
- What mining concessions does Mantos Copper S.A. hold?
- According to the SERNAGEOMIN cadastre, Mantos Copper S.A. holds 192 mining concessions covering 50,073 ha: 133 for exploitation and 59 for exploration. They are in Antofagasta and Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta. SERNAGEOMIN
- What projects does Mantos Copper S.A. have in the SEIA?
- Mantos Copper S.A. is the proponent of 21 mining projects in the SEIA: 15 approved, 3 withdrawn and 2 not admitted. The most recent is "Aumento de Capacidad Planta Concentradora Mantos Blancos, Fase II" (DIA, withdrawn). SEA
- Has Mantos Copper S.A. been sanctioned by the SMA?
- The Superintendency of the Environment (SMA) names Mantos Copper S.A. as holder in 16 records: 1 sanction procedure, 2 provisional measures and 13 inspections. SMA
- Which authorities has Mantos Copper S.A. met through lobbying?
- InfoLobby records 51 lobbying meetings in which Mantos Copper S.A. took part since Jan 17, 2023, mostly with SEA (13), DGA (12) and SERNAGEOMIN (7). InfoLobby, Ley 20.730
- Which mining sites does Mantos Copper S.A. operate?
- The SERNAGEOMIN register lists 8 sites with Mantos Copper S.A. as operator (3 active), among them Mantos Blancos, Prospecto Batolito and Prospecto La Mancha. SERNAGEOMIN
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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 16 SMA records, with the date and status of each
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