Mining company
Nuevo Cobre S.A.
ChileRUT 96.801.450-1
It is listed here for its owners: one with a publishable source.
Owners
Who owns Nuevo Cobre S.A., with the document that states it.
- Rio Tinto plc57.7%SEC
They add up to 57.7%. For the rest of the ownership we do not yet have a source that can be published.
Mining concessions
SERNAGEOMINSERNAGEOMIN cadastre of current concessions.
199
current concessions
57,834ha
total area
183 constituted and 16 in process; 104 for exploitation and 95 for exploration.
- Diego de Almagro · Atacama194 concessions · 56,467 ha
- Copiapó · Atacama5 concessions · 1,367 ha
SEIA projects
SEAMining projects it submitted as proponent to the Environmental Assessment Service.
5
mining projects
2 approved, 2 withdrawn and 1 not admitted
Most recent
- Prospección Minera DionisioDIA · approved · Jul 31, 2025SEA
- Reapertura Operación Agua de la Falda, Proyecto JerónimoEIA · withdrawn · Jul 7, 2016SEA
- Reapertura Operación Agua de la Falda, Proyecto JerónimoEIA · withdrawn · Aug 29, 2012SEA
Sites it operates
SERNAGEOMINSERNAGEOMIN register of mining sites and installations, by the operator's RUT.
5
sites
5
active
- Exploración Bailey WillisDiego de Almagro · Atacama · activeSERNAGEOMIN
- Prospección Minera DionisioDiego de Almagro · Atacama · activeSERNAGEOMIN
- Agua de la FaldaDiego de Almagro · Atacama · activeSERNAGEOMIN
Lobbying meetings
InfoLobby, Ley 20.730Meetings recorded in InfoLobby (Law 20,730) it took part in.
8
meetings since Feb 28, 2024
- SEA3
- SERNAGEOMIN2
- Municipalidad de Diego de Almagro1
- Subsecretaría de Minería1
- Subsecretaría del Medio Ambiente1
Counts by institution; officials' names are not published.
Mining patents
TGRTreasury register of mining-concession patents, file of October 2026.
266
concessions with a patent
$2,470,125,099
to pay in the period
931 payment forms in the file.
Frequently asked questions about Nuevo Cobre S.A.
Answers built from the same figures as this page, each with its source.
- What is the RUT of Nuevo Cobre S.A.?
- The RUT of Nuevo Cobre S.A. is 96.801.450-1; its registered name at the SII is NUEVO COBRE S.A.. Its main activity, per the SII, is actividades de apoyo para la explotación de otras minas y canteras prestados por empresas. SIISII
- What mining concessions does Nuevo Cobre S.A. hold?
- According to the SERNAGEOMIN cadastre, Nuevo Cobre S.A. holds 199 mining concessions covering 57,834 ha: 104 for exploitation and 95 for exploration. They are in Diego de Almagro and Copiapó, Atacama. SERNAGEOMIN
- What projects does Nuevo Cobre S.A. have in the SEIA?
- Nuevo Cobre S.A. is the proponent of 5 mining projects in the SEIA: 2 approved, 2 withdrawn and 1 not admitted. The most recent is "Prospección Minera Dionisio" (DIA, approved). SEA
- Which authorities has Nuevo Cobre S.A. met through lobbying?
- InfoLobby records 8 lobbying meetings in which Nuevo Cobre S.A. took part since Feb 28, 2024, mostly with SEA (3), SERNAGEOMIN (2) and Municipalidad de Diego de Almagro (1). InfoLobby, Ley 20.730
- Which mining sites does Nuevo Cobre S.A. operate?
- The SERNAGEOMIN register lists 5 sites with Nuevo Cobre S.A. as operator (5 active), among them Exploración Bailey Willis, Prospección Minera Dionisio and Agua de la Falda. SERNAGEOMIN
- Does Nuevo Cobre S.A. pay mining patents?
- Yes. The Treasury (TGR) file of October 2026 lists the patent of 266 mining concessions under Nuevo Cobre S.A., with $2,470,125,099 to pay. TGR
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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 199 mining concessions, one by one, with area, status and source
- Its 5 SEIA projects, with instrument, status, dates and declared investment
- The 5 sites it operates, with their SERNAGEOMIN register page
- Its 8 lobbying meetings by institution and year, and the latest with their subject
- Its mining patents (266 concessions): what is due, paid and owed by period
- Its ownership chain, with the percentage and source of each link
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