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SQM

ChileRUT 93.007.000-9

It has a stake in one company of Chilean mining.

Stakes

1

in other companies

Owners

4

with a publishable source

Stakes

Companies it has a stake in, as the cited document states.

Owners

Who owns SQM, with the document that states it.

They add up to 46%. For the rest of the ownership we do not yet have a source that can be published.

Projects

Projects of the public tracker it is the holder of.

Annual reports and filings

24 documents of its own in the library. The latest 6:

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Mining concessions

SERNAGEOMIN

SERNAGEOMIN cadastre of current concessions.

10,737

current concessions

2,505,223ha

total area

10,099 constituted and 638 in process; 9,322 for exploitation and 1,415 for exploration.

  • María Elena · Antofagasta1,970 concessions · 527,523 ha
  • Taltal · Antofagasta1,898 concessions · 421,687 ha
  • Pozo Almonte · Tarapacá1,555 concessions · 301,835 ha
  • Sierra Gorda · Antofagasta1,374 concessions · 320,259 ha
  • Antofagasta · Antofagasta1,156 concessions · 269,913 ha

and 15 more comunas

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Water rights

Dirección General de Aguas…

DGA register of water use rights.

110

current rights in its name

  • 110 consumptive: 1,523.7 l/s declared in total

By region: Tarapacá (52), Antofagasta (52), Atacama (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

SEA

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

11

mining projects

7 approved, 3 not admitted and 1 lapsed

Most recent

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Sites it operates

SERNAGEOMIN

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

25

sites

9

active

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Lobbying meetings

InfoLobby, Ley 20.730

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

128

meetings since Jan 5, 2023

  • Subsecretaría de Minería22
  • SEA18
  • Subsecretaría de Economía16
  • GORE Antofagasta14
  • SERNAGEOMIN11

and 15 more institutions

Counts by institution; officials' names are not published.

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Mining patents

TGR

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

13,870

concessions with a patent

$108,876,949,348

to pay in the period

70,917 payment forms in the file.

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Frequently asked questions about SQM

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

What is the RUT of SQM?
The RUT of SQM is 93.007.000-9; its registered name at the SII is SOC QUIMICA Y MINERA DE CHILE S A. Its main activity, per the SII, is fabricación de otros productos químicos n.c.p.. SIISII
What mining concessions does SQM hold?
According to the SERNAGEOMIN cadastre, SQM holds 10,737 mining concessions covering 2,505,223 ha: 9,322 for exploitation and 1,415 for exploration. They are in 20 comunas of 4 regions, most of them in María Elena (Antofagasta). SERNAGEOMIN
Does SQM hold water rights?
Yes. The DGA register of water use rights lists 110 water use rights held by SQM: 110 consumptive (1,523.7 l/s in total), in Tarapacá, Antofagasta and Atacama. Dirección General de Aguas…
What projects does SQM have in the SEIA?
SQM is the proponent of 11 mining projects in the SEIA: 7 approved, 3 not admitted and 1 lapsed. The most recent is "Tente en el Aire" (EIA, approved). SEA
Which authorities has SQM met through lobbying?
InfoLobby records 128 lobbying meetings in which SQM took part since Jan 5, 2023, mostly with Subsecretaría de Minería (22), SEA (18) and Subsecretaría de Economía (16). InfoLobby, Ley 20.730
Which mining sites does SQM operate?
The SERNAGEOMIN register lists 25 sites with SQM as operator (9 active), among them SQM Sa (II Región), Nueva Victoria (Planta Yodo) and Exploraciones Región Antofagasta. SERNAGEOMIN

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 10,737 mining concessions, one by one, with area, status and source
  • Its 110 water rights, with flow and resolution date per the DGA register
  • Its 11 SEIA projects, with instrument, status, dates and declared investment
  • The 25 sites it operates, with their SERNAGEOMIN register page
  • Its 128 lobbying meetings by institution and year, and the latest with their subject
  • Its mining patents (13,870 concessions): what is due, paid and owed by period
  • Its ownership chain, with the percentage and source of each link
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