Mining company
Minera Los Pelambres
ChileRUT 96.790.240-3
Before the Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente (SMA) it holds one operation with published output. In the twelve months to August 2026 it produced 300.5 kt of fine copper, 5.9% of the country's copper.
Operations
1
it holds before the SMA
Copper, 12 months to August 2026
300.5 kt
5.9% of the country, at 100% of each operation
Owners
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Los PelambresSMACochilco | 300.5 kt | 5.9% |
Owners
Who owns Minera Los Pelambres, with the document that states it.
They add up to 60%. For the rest of the ownership we do not yet have a source that can be published.
Environmental enforcement
74 records of the SMA that name it as holder. The latest 6:
- 66 Inspections
- 3 Sanction procedures
- 2 Sanctions in the public register
- 2 Provisional measures
- 1 Compliance programme
- Sanction in the public register D-099-20222022Fine of 211.9 UTASMA
- Provisional measure MP-049-20222022Sin SancionatorioSMA
- Sanction procedure D-099-20222022Terminado - SanciónSMA
- Provisional measure MP-059-20212021Con SancionatorioSMA
- Compliance programme D-064-20162016SMA
- Sanction in the public register D-011-20132013Fine of 2,326 UTASMA
Projects
Projects of the public tracker it is the holder of.
Mining concessions
SERNAGEOMINSERNAGEOMIN cadastre of current concessions.
317
current concessions
94,282ha
total area
316 constituted and 1 in process; 272 for exploitation and 45 for exploration.
- Salamanca · Coquimbo180 concessions · 59,131 ha
- Los Vilos · Coquimbo120 concessions · 32,277 ha
- La Ligua · Valparaíso8 concessions · 1,676 ha
- Illapel · Coquimbo8 concessions · 1,006 ha
- Canela · Coquimbo1 concession · 192 ha
Water rights
Dirección General de Aguas…DGA register of water use rights.
109
current rights in its name
- 109 consumptive: 3,115 l/s declared in total
By region: Coquimbo (108), Valparaíso (1)
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.
14
mining projects
9 approved, 3 not admitted, 1 under review and 1 not qualified
Most recent
- Extensión de Vida Útil de Minera Los PelambresEIA · under review · Dec 26, 2024SEA
- Proyecto de Adaptación OperacionalEIA · approved · Oct 20, 2023SEA
- Manejo de aguas naturales antes de botaderos minaDIA · approved · Sep 24, 2019SEA
Sites it operates
SERNAGEOMINSERNAGEOMIN register of mining sites and installations, by the operator's RUT.
1
sites
1
active
- Los PelambresSalamanca · Coquimbo · activeSERNAGEOMIN
Environmental enforcement
SMARecords of the Superintendency of the Environment that name it as holder.
74
SMA records
3 sanction procedures, 2 final sanctions, 2 provisional measures, 1 compliance programme and 66 inspections
Latest: final sanction D-099-2022 (2022).
See mining enforcementLobbying meetings
InfoLobby, Ley 20.730Meetings recorded in InfoLobby (Law 20,730) it took part in.
223
meetings since Jan 13, 2023
- DGA47
- SEA35
- SERNAGEOMIN27
- GORE Coquimbo24
- Subsecretaría de Minería21
and 13 more institutions
Counts by institution; officials' names are not published.
Mining patents
TGRTreasury register of mining-concession patents, file of October 2026.
432
concessions with a patent
$3,723,503,903
to pay in the period
1,942 payment forms in the file.
Frequently asked questions about Minera Los Pelambres
Answers built from the same figures as this page, each with its source.
- What is the RUT of Minera Los Pelambres?
- The RUT of Minera Los Pelambres is 96.790.240-3; its registered name at the SII is MINERA LOS PELAMBRES. Its main activity, per the SII, is extracción y procesamiento de cobre. SIISII
- What mining concessions does Minera Los Pelambres hold?
- According to the SERNAGEOMIN cadastre, Minera Los Pelambres holds 317 mining concessions covering 94,282 ha: 272 for exploitation and 45 for exploration. They are in 5 comunas of 2 regions, most of them in Salamanca (Coquimbo). SERNAGEOMIN
- Does Minera Los Pelambres hold water rights?
- Yes. The DGA register of water use rights lists 109 water use rights held by Minera Los Pelambres: 109 consumptive (3,115 l/s in total), in Coquimbo and Valparaíso. Dirección General de Aguas…
- What projects does Minera Los Pelambres have in the SEIA?
- Minera Los Pelambres is the proponent of 14 mining projects in the SEIA: 9 approved, 3 not admitted and 1 under review. The most recent is "Extensión de Vida Útil de Minera Los Pelambres" (EIA, under review). SEA
- Has Minera Los Pelambres been sanctioned by the SMA?
- The Superintendency of the Environment (SMA) names Minera Los Pelambres as holder in 74 records: 3 sanction procedures, 2 final sanctions, 2 provisional measures, 1 compliance programme and 66 inspections. SMA
- Which authorities has Minera Los Pelambres met through lobbying?
- InfoLobby records 223 lobbying meetings in which Minera Los Pelambres took part since Jan 13, 2023, mostly with DGA (47), SEA (35) and SERNAGEOMIN (27). 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 109 water rights, with flow and resolution date per the DGA register
- Its 14 SEIA projects, with instrument, status, dates and declared investment
- The site it operates, with their SERNAGEOMIN register page
- Its 74 SMA records, with the date and status of each
- Its 223 lobbying meetings by institution and year, and the latest with their subject
- Its mining patents (432 concessions): what is due, paid and owed by period
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