What is the RUT of SCM El Abra?

The RUT of SCM El Abra is 96.701.340-4; its registered name at the SII is SOC CONTRACTUAL MINERA EL ABRA. Its main activity, per the SII, is extracción y procesamiento de cobre.

What mining concessions does SCM El Abra hold?

According to the SERNAGEOMIN cadastre, SCM El Abra holds 755 mining concessions covering 210,309 ha: 635 for exploitation and 120 for exploration. They are in 4 comunas of Antofagasta, most of them in Calama.

Does SCM El Abra hold water rights?

Yes. The DGA register of water use rights lists 10 water use rights held by SCM El Abra: 10 consumptive (905 l/s in total), in Antofagasta.

What projects does SCM El Abra have in the SEIA?

SCM El Abra is the proponent of 13 mining projects in the SEIA: 11 approved and 2 not admitted. The most recent is "Ampliación Campaña de Sondajes de Exploración, El Abra" (DIA, approved).

Has SCM El Abra been sanctioned by the SMA?

The Superintendency of the Environment (SMA) names SCM El Abra as holder in 7 records: 1 sanction procedure, 1 compliance programme and 5 inspections.

Which authorities has SCM El Abra met through lobbying?

InfoLobby records 74 lobbying meetings in which SCM El Abra took part since Feb 9, 2023, mostly with SEA (16), SERNAGEOMIN (12) and DGA (11).

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Mining company

SCM El Abra

ChileRUT 96.701.340-4

Before the Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente (SMA) it holds one operation with published output. In the twelve months to August 2026 it produced 82.7 kt of fine copper, 1.6% of the country's copper.

Operations

it holds before the SMA

Copper, 12 months to August 2026

82.7 kt

1.6% 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
El AbraSMA Cochilco	82.7 kt	1.6%	SMA Cochilco

Owners

Who owns SCM El Abra, with the document that states it.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.51%SEC
Codelco49%SEC

Environmental enforcement

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

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5 Inspections
1 Sanction procedure
1 Compliance programme

Compliance programme F-040-20162016SMA
Sanction procedure F-040-20162016Terminado - PDC SatisfactorioSMA
Inspection DFZ-2024-806-II-RCA2024En SNIFASMA
Inspection DFZ-2019-229-II-RCA2019En SNIFASMA
Inspection DFZ-2017-5302-II-PC-IA2017En SNIFASMA
Inspection DFZ-2015-45-II-RCA-IA2015En SNIFASMA

Mining concessions

SERNAGEOMIN cadastre of current concessions.

755

current concessions

210,309ha

total area

712 constituted and 43 in process; 635 for exploitation and 120 for exploration.

Calama · Antofagasta494 concessions · 141,291 ha
María Elena · Antofagasta230 concessions · 63,482 ha
Ollagüe · Antofagasta22 concessions · 4,008 ha
Tocopilla · Antofagasta9 concessions · 1,528 ha

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Water rights

DGA register of water use rights.

current rights in its name

10 consumptive: 905 l/s declared in total

By region: Antofagasta (10)

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

11 approved and 2 not admitted

Most recent

Ampliación Campaña de Sondajes de Exploración, El AbraDIA · approved · Nov 10, 2025SEA
"Modificación del Depósito de Baja Ley, ROM I"DIA · approved · Aug 20, 2019SEA
"Botadero de Lastre Cerro Turquesa"DIA · approved · May 6, 2019SEA

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Sites it operates

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

sites

active

El AbraCalama · Antofagasta · activeSERNAGEOMIN

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Environmental enforcement

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

SMA records

1 sanction procedure, 1 compliance programme and 5 inspections

Latest: compliance programme F-040-2016 (2016).

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Lobbying meetings

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

meetings since Feb 9, 2023

SEA16
SERNAGEOMIN12
DGA11
Subsecretaría de Economía11
Subsecretaría del Medio Ambiente8

and 9 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.

1,243

concessions with a patent

$8,920,121,218

to pay in the period

5,074 payment forms in the file.

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Frequently asked questions about SCM El Abra

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

What is the RUT of SCM El Abra?: The RUT of SCM El Abra is 96.701.340-4; its registered name at the SII is SOC CONTRACTUAL MINERA EL ABRA. Its main activity, per the SII, is extracción y procesamiento de cobre. SII SII
What mining concessions does SCM El Abra hold?: According to the SERNAGEOMIN cadastre, SCM El Abra holds 755 mining concessions covering 210,309 ha: 635 for exploitation and 120 for exploration. They are in 4 comunas of Antofagasta, most of them in Calama. SERNAGEOMIN
Does SCM El Abra hold water rights?: Yes. The DGA register of water use rights lists 10 water use rights held by SCM El Abra: 10 consumptive (905 l/s in total), in Antofagasta. Dirección General de Aguas…
What projects does SCM El Abra have in the SEIA?: SCM El Abra is the proponent of 13 mining projects in the SEIA: 11 approved and 2 not admitted. The most recent is "Ampliación Campaña de Sondajes de Exploración, El Abra" (DIA, approved). SEA
Has SCM El Abra been sanctioned by the SMA?: The Superintendency of the Environment (SMA) names SCM El Abra as holder in 7 records: 1 sanction procedure, 1 compliance programme and 5 inspections. SMA
Which authorities has SCM El Abra met through lobbying?: InfoLobby records 74 lobbying meetings in which SCM El Abra took part since Feb 9, 2023, mostly with SEA (16), SERNAGEOMIN (12) and DGA (11). 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 755 mining concessions, one by one, with area, status and source
Its 10 water rights, with flow and resolution date per the DGA register
Its 13 SEIA projects, with instrument, status, dates and declared investment
The site it operates, with their SERNAGEOMIN register page
Its 7 SMA records, with the date and status of each
Its 74 lobbying meetings by institution and year, and the latest with their subject
Its mining patents (1,243 concessions): what is due, paid and owed by period
Its ownership chain, with the percentage and source of each link
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