What is the RUT of Minera Spence S.A.?

The RUT of Minera Spence S.A. is 86.542.100-1; its registered name at the SII is MINERA SPENCE S.A.. Its main activity, per the SII, is extracción y procesamiento de cobre.

What mining concessions does Minera Spence S.A. hold?

According to the SERNAGEOMIN cadastre, Minera Spence S.A. holds 217 mining concessions covering 52,630 ha: 195 for exploitation and 22 for exploration. They are in 4 comunas of Antofagasta, most of them in Sierra Gorda.

Does Minera Spence S.A. hold water rights?

Yes. The DGA register of water use rights lists 6 water use rights held by Minera Spence S.A.: 6 consumptive (2.7 l/s in total), in Antofagasta.

What projects does Minera Spence S.A. have in the SEIA?

Minera Spence S.A. is the proponent of 8 mining projects in the SEIA: 7 approved and 1 withdrawn. The most recent is "Adecuación Operacional Spence" (EIA, approved).

Has Minera Spence S.A. been sanctioned by the SMA?

Among the SMA records Veta IQ publishes, Minera Spence S.A. appears in 8 records (8 inspections), none of them a sanction procedure.

Which authorities has Minera Spence S.A. met through lobbying?

InfoLobby records 44 lobbying meetings in which Minera Spence S.A. took part since Jan 12, 2023, mostly with SERNAGEOMIN (10), Subsecretaría de Minería (6) and SEA (5).

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Mining company

Minera Spence S.A.

ChileRUT 86.542.100-1

Before the Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente (SMA) it holds one operation with published output. In the twelve months to August 2026 it produced 209.9 kt of fine copper, 4.1% of the country's copper.

Operations

it holds before the SMA

Copper, 12 months to August 2026

209.9 kt

4.1% of the country, at 100% of each operation

Owners

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.

Operations it holds
Operation	Copper, 12 months	Of the country	Sources
SpenceSMA Cochilco	209.9 kt	4.1%	SMA Cochilco

Owners

Who owns Minera Spence S.A., with the document that states it.

BHP Group Limited100%SEC

Environmental enforcement

8 records of the SMA that name it as holder. The latest 6:

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8 Inspections

Inspection DFZ-2026-865-II-NE2026En SNIFASMA
Inspection DFZ-2025-3436-II-NE2025En SNIFASMA
Inspection DFZ-2024-504-II-NE2024En SNIFASMA
Inspection DFZ-2023-266-II-NE2023En SNIFASMA
Inspection DFZ-2022-1980-II-NE2022En SNIFASMA
Inspection DFZ-2021-3431-II-NE2021En SNIFASMA

Projects

Projects of the public tracker it is the holder of.

Spence Growth Option (SGO)Operating · Minera Spence S.A.

Mining concessions

SERNAGEOMIN cadastre of current concessions.

217

current concessions

52,630ha

total area

211 constituted and 6 in process; 195 for exploitation and 22 for exploration.

Sierra Gorda · Antofagasta141 concessions · 38,390 ha
María Elena · Antofagasta41 concessions · 9,089 ha
Mejillones · Antofagasta34 concessions · 4,951 ha
Calama · Antofagasta1 concession · 200 ha

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Water rights

DGA register of water use rights.

current rights in its name

6 consumptive: 2.7 l/s declared in total

By region: Antofagasta (6)

Flows are those the register declares, added by type; the DGA warns that the register does not replace the case file.

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SEIA projects

Mining projects it submitted as proponent to the Environmental Assessment Service.

mining projects

7 approved and 1 withdrawn

Most recent

Adecuación Operacional SpenceEIA · approved · Dec 27, 2024SEA
Actualización de Manejo de Ripios de Lixiviación - SpenceDIA · approved · Feb 20, 2020SEA
Actualización de Manejo de Ripios de Lixiviación - SpenceDIA · withdrawn · Jul 5, 2019SEA

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Sites it operates

SERNAGEOMIN register of mining sites and installations, by the operator's RUT.

sites

active

SpenceSierra Gorda · Antofagasta · activeSERNAGEOMIN

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Environmental enforcement

Records of the Superintendency of the Environment that name it as holder.

SMA records

8 inspections

Latest: inspection DFZ-2026-865-II-NE (2026).

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Lobbying meetings

Meetings recorded in InfoLobby (Law 20,730) it took part in.

meetings since Jan 12, 2023

SERNAGEOMIN10
Subsecretaría de Minería6
SEA5
Subsecretaría del Medio Ambiente5
SMA4

and 6 more institutions

Counts by institution; officials' names are not published.

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Mining patents

Treasury register of mining-concession patents, file of October 2026.

237

concessions with a patent

$2,620,903,380

to pay in the period

1,277 payment forms in the file.

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Frequently asked questions about Minera Spence S.A.

Answers built from the same figures as this page, each with its source.

What is the RUT of Minera Spence S.A.?: The RUT of Minera Spence S.A. is 86.542.100-1; its registered name at the SII is MINERA SPENCE S.A.. Its main activity, per the SII, is extracción y procesamiento de cobre. SII SII
What mining concessions does Minera Spence S.A. hold?: According to the SERNAGEOMIN cadastre, Minera Spence S.A. holds 217 mining concessions covering 52,630 ha: 195 for exploitation and 22 for exploration. They are in 4 comunas of Antofagasta, most of them in Sierra Gorda. SERNAGEOMIN
Does Minera Spence S.A. hold water rights?: Yes. The DGA register of water use rights lists 6 water use rights held by Minera Spence S.A.: 6 consumptive (2.7 l/s in total), in Antofagasta. Dirección General de Aguas…
What projects does Minera Spence S.A. have in the SEIA?: Minera Spence S.A. is the proponent of 8 mining projects in the SEIA: 7 approved and 1 withdrawn. The most recent is "Adecuación Operacional Spence" (EIA, approved). SEA
Has Minera Spence S.A. been sanctioned by the SMA?: Among the SMA records Veta IQ publishes, Minera Spence S.A. appears in 8 records (8 inspections), none of them a sanction procedure. SMA
Which authorities has Minera Spence S.A. met through lobbying?: InfoLobby records 44 lobbying meetings in which Minera Spence S.A. took part since Jan 12, 2023, mostly with SERNAGEOMIN (10), Subsecretaría de Minería (6) and SEA (5). 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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The company's full profile inside Veta IQ, every record with its source.

Its 217 mining concessions, one by one, with area, status and source
Its 6 water rights, with flow and resolution date per the DGA register
Its 8 SEIA projects, with instrument, status, dates and declared investment
The site it operates, with their SERNAGEOMIN register page
Its 8 SMA records, with the date and status of each
Its 44 lobbying meetings by institution and year, and the latest with their subject
Its mining patents (237 concessions): what is due, paid and owed by period
Its ownership chain, with the percentage and source of each link
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