Mining company
Sociedad Contractual Minera Franke
ChileRUT 76.051.610-4
Before the Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente (SMA) it holds one operation with published output. In the twelve months to August 2026 it produced 9.6 kt of fine copper, 0.2% of the country's copper.
Operations
1
it holds before the SMA
Copper, 12 months to August 2026
9.6 kt
0.2% 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.
Environmental enforcement
4 records of the SMA that name it as holder. The latest 4:
- 4 Inspections
- Inspection DFZ-2020-3596-II-RCA2020En SNIFASMA
- Inspection DFZ-2018-1225-II-RCA2018En SNIFASMA
- Inspection DFZ-2016-1090-II-RCA-IA2016En SNIFASMA
- Inspection DFZ-2013-569-XV-RCA-IA2013En SNIFASMA
Mining concessions
SERNAGEOMINSERNAGEOMIN cadastre of current concessions.
61
current concessions
7,033ha
total area
58 constituted and 3 in process; 61 for exploitation and 0 for exploration.
- Taltal · Antofagasta40 concessions · 4,822 ha
- Chañaral · Atacama16 concessions · 711 ha
- Diego de Almagro · Atacama5 concessions · 1,500 ha
SEIA projects
SEAMining projects it submitted as proponent to the Environmental Assessment Service.
10
mining projects
9 approved and 1 withdrawn
Most recent
- Abastecimiento Agua de Mar Minera FrankeDIA · approved · May 9, 2024SEA
- Abastecimiento Agua de Mar Minera FrankeDIA · withdrawn · May 19, 2023SEA
- Proyecto Actualización Continuidad Franke N° 2DIA · approved · Apr 18, 2022SEA
Sites it operates
SERNAGEOMINSERNAGEOMIN register of mining sites and installations, by the operator's RUT.
1
sites
1
active
- FrankeTaltal · Antofagasta · activeSERNAGEOMIN
Environmental enforcement
SMARecords of the Superintendency of the Environment that name it as holder.
See the full detailLobbying meetings
InfoLobby, Ley 20.730Meetings recorded in InfoLobby (Law 20,730) it took part in.
21
meetings since Jan 17, 2023
- DGA8
- SEA8
- SERNAGEOMIN3
- Municipalidad de Mejillones1
- Subsecretaría de Economía1
Counts by institution; officials' names are not published.
Mining patents
TGRTreasury register of mining-concession patents, file of October 2026.
105
concessions with a patent
$382,608,302
to pay in the period
422 payment forms in the file.
Frequently asked questions about Sociedad Contractual Minera Franke
Answers built from the same figures as this page, each with its source.
- What is the RUT of Sociedad Contractual Minera Franke?
- The RUT of Sociedad Contractual Minera Franke is 76.051.610-4; its registered name at the SII is SOCIEDAD CONTRACTUAL MINERA FRANKE. Its main activity, per the SII, is explotación de otras minas y canteras n.c.p.. SIISII
- What mining concessions does Sociedad Contractual Minera Franke hold?
- According to the SERNAGEOMIN cadastre, Sociedad Contractual Minera Franke holds 61 mining concessions covering 7,033 ha: 61 for exploitation. They are in 3 comunas of 2 regions, most of them in Taltal (Antofagasta). SERNAGEOMIN
- What projects does Sociedad Contractual Minera Franke have in the SEIA?
- Sociedad Contractual Minera Franke is the proponent of 10 mining projects in the SEIA: 9 approved and 1 withdrawn. The most recent is "Abastecimiento Agua de Mar Minera Franke" (DIA, approved). SEA
- Has Sociedad Contractual Minera Franke been sanctioned by the SMA?
- Among the SMA records Veta IQ publishes, Sociedad Contractual Minera Franke appears in 4 records (4 inspections), none of them a sanction procedure. SMA
- Which authorities has Sociedad Contractual Minera Franke met through lobbying?
- InfoLobby records 21 lobbying meetings in which Sociedad Contractual Minera Franke took part since Jan 17, 2023, mostly with DGA (8), SEA (8) and SERNAGEOMIN (3). InfoLobby, Ley 20.730
- Which mining sites does Sociedad Contractual Minera Franke operate?
- The SERNAGEOMIN register lists 1 site with Sociedad Contractual Minera Franke as operator (1 active), among them Franke. 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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