Tarapacá
Nueva Victoria
- Investment Amount: 350 (USD MM)
- Owner: SQM
- Headquarters: Chile
- The Tente en el Aire project aims to incorporate new mining areas into the Nueva Victoria Operation for the production of iodide, iodine, and nitrate-rich salts, which will result in an increase in the total amount of caliche extracted, as well as in iodide, iodine, and nitrate-rich salts production, and the use of 100% untreated seawater, transported over 34 km from Patillos to the operation.
- Primary Mineral: Iodine
- Projected production: 23 ktpa
- Secondary Mineral: Nitrates
- Projected production:
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Construction
- Year: 2026
- Location: View location
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Tarapacá
Collahuasi
- Investment Amount: 3200 (USD MM)
- Owner: Anglo American / Glencore / Mitsui
- Headquarters: United Kingdom / Switzerland / Japan
- Operational continuity project, extending Life of Mine by 20 years, with increased processing capacity of sulphide copper ore from 170 thousand tons per day (ktpd) to 210 thousand tons per day (ktpd).
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 70 ktpa cathodes / 2.9 mil ktpa concentrate
- Secondary Mineral: Molybdenum
- Projected production: 22 ktpa
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Construction
- Year: 2026
- Location: View location
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Atacama
Arqueros
- Investment Amount: 200 (USD MM)
- Owner: Compañía Minera Arqueros (JV between Nittetsu y Atacama Kozan)
- Headquarters: Japan
- Minera Arqueros is a mineral extraction and processing project that includes the development of an underground mine, the construction of a concentrator plant, and a thickened tailings deposit, which will enable the recovery of between 72% and 75% of the water used, allowing it to be recirculated in the process.
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 57ktpa concentrate
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Construction
- Year: 2026
- Location: View location
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Antofagasta
María Elena
- Investment Amount: 75 (USD MM)
- Owner: SQM
- Headquarters: Chile
- This project aims to resume the extraction of caliche, a key mineral in the production of potassium nitrate, and to extend operations until 2030. The site, which has been inactive since 2019 due to market conditions and operational requirements, represents a key component in SQM’s production strategy for the coming years.
- Primary Mineral: Iodine
- Projected production: 1.6ktpa
- Environmental Assessment: Not required
- Stage: Feasibility
- Year: 2026
- Location: View location
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Atacama / Antofagasta
Mantoverde
- Investment Amount: 176 (USD MM)
- Owner: Capstone Copper y Mitsubishi
- Headquarters: Canada / Japan
- The “Modification and Optimization of the Mantoverde Mining Operation, in the commune of Chañaral, and transport of concentrates to ports in the Mejillones area” Project aims to optimize the operations and processes of sulfide ore at the Mantoverde mining site to increase copper processing capacity.
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 377 ktpa
- Secondary Mineral: Cobalt
- Projected production: 2 ktpa
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Construction
- Year: 2030
- Location: View location
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Antofagasta
Spence
- Investment Amount: 1652 (USD MM)
- Owner: BHP
- Headquarters: Australia
- The "Spence Operational Adjustment" project involves adapting Spence’s current leaching operation, thereby extending the lifespan of the operation until 2039.
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 200 ktpa cathoddes
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Construction
- Year: 2027
- Location: View location
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Atacama
Costa Fuego
- Investment Amount: 1270 (USD MM)
- Owner: Hot Chili
- Headquarters: Australia
- The Costa Fuego project includes a combination of sulfide and oxide material processing that produces both copper concentrate and copper cathodes, as well as silver and molibdenun
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 74 ktpa
- Secondary Mineral: Gold
- Projected production: 48 kozpa
- Environmental Assessment: Not submitted
- Stage: Prefeasibility
- Year: 2032
- Location: View location
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Metropolitan Region
Los Bronces
- Investment Amount: 3300 (USD MM)
- Owner: Anglo American /Mitsui / Codelco / Mitsubishi
- Headquarters: United Kingdom / Chile / Japan
- The Los Bronces Integrado project includes three new phases: Continuation and expansipon of two existing open-pit operations a large-scale underground section in the Yerba Loca area. It includes water and energy infrastructure without the use of fresh water, and underground mining with backfill for stability, minimizing impacts on the surface. ontinuation and deepening of the current open-pit operations and a new, large-scale underground section
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 290 ktpa
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Feasibility
- Year: 2028
- Location: View location
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Atacama
Santo Domingo
- Investment Amount: 1800 (USD MM)
- Owner: Capstone Copper
- Headquarters: Canada
- Exploitation of copper and magnetite mineral reserves from open pits located in the Sierra de Santo Domingo in the municipality of Diego de Almagro. The extracted mineral will be processed using conventional flotation to obtain copper concentrate. The flotation tailings will then undergo a magnetic separation process to obtain magnetite concentrate.
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 200 ktpa concentrate
- Secondary Mineral: Magnetite
- Projected production: 416 ktpa concentrate
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Feasibility
- Year: 2031
- Location: View location
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Atacama
Los Colorados
- Investment Amount: 344 (USD MM)
- Owner: Compañía Minera del Pacífico
- Headquarters: Chile
- The project seeks to exploit 95 Mt/year and operate until 2033, increasing plant capacity to 14.5 Mt/year and preconcentrate production to 9.8 Mt/year, with expansion of works, operational improvements and adjustments in internal infrastructure.y
- Primary Mineral: Magnetite
- Projected production: 9,8 mil ktpa
- Environmental Assessment: Submitted - In evaluation
- Stage: Feasibility
- Year: 2028
- Location: View location
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Atacama
Candelaria
- Investment Amount: 600 (USD MM)
- Owner: Lundin / Sumitomo
- Headquarters: Canada / Japan
- The Project extends the operation of the Barreal Seco Mine by 29 years, supplying ore to the Taltal, Las Luces, and Franke plants. It includes pit expansion, enlargement of waste dumps and stockpiles, development of a new south waste dump, relocation of the civic facilities, and complementary installations.
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 380 ktpa
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Construction
- Year: 2026
- Location: View location
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Atacama
Salvador Division
- Investment Amount: 2688 (USD MM)
- Owner: Codelco
- Headquarters: Chile
- The Rajo Inca project extends the useful life, giving operational continuity to the current operation in El Salvador for 47 more years, through the open pit exploitation of the remaining resources of the main Indio Muerto deposit, using panel caving.
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 245 ktpa concentrate and 25 ktpa cathodes
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Construction
- Year: 2026
- Location: View location
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Antofagasta
El Way Este
- Investment Amount: 75 (USD MM)
- Owner: Biobío Cementos
- Headquarters: Chile
- The project aims to exploit the El Way Este pit and process limestone through Crushing Plant No. 3 and a lime plant with two vertical kilns, supplied with limestone from both the current El Way Mine and the new pit.
- Primary Mineral: Limestone
- Projected production: 420 ktpa
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Feasibility
- Year: 2026
- Location: View location
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Coquimbo
Minera Tres Valles
- Investment Amount: 30 (USD MM)
- Owner: NIU Invest
- Headquarters: Germany
- Ensure operational continuity until 2037 for the production of copper cathodes, through the extraction of ore from the Papomono underground mine and external ore from purchase contracts.
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 18.5 ktpa Cathodes
- Environmental Assessment: Submitted - In evaluation
- Stage: Prefeasibility
- Year: 2027
- Location: View location
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Antofagasta
Centinela
- Investment Amount: 4175 (USD MM)
- Owner: Antofagasta Minerals
- Headquarters: Chile
- Expansion of the mining operation, doubling the mineral processing capacity and extending the useful life by at least 30 years.
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 300 ktpa
- Secondary Mineral: Gold
- Projected production: 133 koz
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Construction
- Year: 2024
- Location: View location
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Coquimbo
El Espino
- Investment Amount: 700 (USD MM)
- Owner: Pucobre
- Headquarters: Chile
- The El Espino Project consists of the production of copper concentrate with gold content and high-purity copper cathodes, resulting from the open-pit exploitation of the El Espino deposit. It will operate for 16 years within a total life span of 20 years.
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 148 ktpa concentrate y 7.2 ktpa cathodes
- Secondary Mineral: Gold
- Projected production: 13 koz
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Construction
- Year: 2027
- Location: View location
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Atacama
Fundición Hernán Videla Lira (Paipote)
- Investment Amount: 1700 (USD MM)
- Owner: Enami
- Headquarters: Chile
- A project to modernize the current smelter to meet high environmental and production standards, including an electrolytic refinery and a precious metals plant.
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 240 ktpa cathodes
- Secondary Mineral: Sulfuric Acid
- Projected production:
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Feasibility
- Year: 2030
- Location: View location
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Antofagasta
Michilla
- Investment Amount: 235 (USD MM)
- Owner: Minera HMC
- Headquarters: Chile
- Reactivation of previously exploited sectors and integration into the operation of a complementary activity aimed at reprocessing mineral-containing material from previously discarded material, extending the useful life of the operation by an additional 21 years.
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 25 ktpa cathodes
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Construction
- Year: 2026
- Location: View location
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Atacama
La Farola
- Investment Amount: 260 (USD MM)
- Owner: Minera Altair S.A
- Headquarters: Chile
- Mining project involving the exploitation of an open-pit mine and the construction of a plant to produce copper concentrates containing gold.
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 90 ktpa concentrate
- Secondary Mineral: Gold
- Projected production:
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Construction
- Year: 2026
- Location: View location
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Metropolitan Region
Cantera Rubí y Planta de Paneles Puento Alto
- Investment Amount: 102 (USD MM)
- Owner: Knauf
- Headquarters: Germany
- Its objective is to build and operate a new gypsum board manufacturing plant for sale in the construction market, with a particular focus on social housing construction, and to expand gypsum mining at the Rubí quarry, which will supply raw materials to the plant.
- Primary Mineral: Gypsum
- Projected production: 22 M m2 por año paneles de yeso
- Environmental Assessment: Submitted - In evaluation
- Stage: Feasibility
- Year: 2030
- Location: View location
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Antofagasta/ Atacama
Ciclón Exploradora
- Investment Amount: 125 (USD MM)
- Owner: Eco Earth Elements (Bought by Norfolk Metals - 2006)
- Headquarters: Chile
- Its overall objective is the underground exploitation of the Ciclón and Exploradora mines, with the aim of extracting the polymetallic minerals present in both veins (mainly copper, zinc, silver, lead, and gold), with an estimated useful life of 16 years of operation. The underground mines will be exploited using the “Bench and Fill” method, with both underground mines feeding the Processing Plant.
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production:
- Secondary Mineral: Au, Pb, Zn
- Projected production: 19 tpa doré 7.5 ktpa Pb 17 ktpa Zn
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Feasibility
- Year: 2030
- Location: View location
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Antofagasta
El Abra
- Investment Amount: 7500 (USD MM)
- Owner: Freeport-McMoran, Codelco
- Headquarters: United States, Chile
- A joint venture expansion project to ensure operational continuity for forty additional years. The project aims to transition operations from oxide leaching to a major sulfide milling facility and entails a new concentrator plant, a coastal desalination facility with a pipeline and a high-pressure water pumping system
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 300,000 tpa
- Secondary Mineral: Mo
- Projected production: 20,000 tpa
- Environmental Assessment: Submitted - In Evaluation
- Stage: Feasibility Study - Design
- Year: 2028
- Location: View location
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Antofagasta
Coya Sur
- Investment Amount: 250 (USD MM)
- Owner: SQM
- Headquarters: Chile
- The project modernizes nitrate production and transport facilities by upgrading processing plants with new technology, adding storage areas and evaporation ponds, building an electrical substation, and expanding truck transport routes to the ports of Tocopilla and Mejillones.
- Primary Mineral: Nitrates
- Projected production: Potassium Nitrate: 1.150.000 tpa
- Secondary Mineral: Prilled nitrate and Boric Acid
- Projected production: 350.000 tpa prilled nitrate. 40.000 tpa Boric Acid
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Conntruction approved
- Year: 2028
- Location: View location
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Atacama
La Coipa y Purén
- Investment Amount: 113 (USD MM)
- Owner: Kinross Gold Corporation
- Headquarters: Canada
- The project ensures the continued operation of the La Coipa and Purén mining sites by exploiting new phases in the Coipa North and Purén open pits, using the existing processing plant at La Coipa. The Coipa Norte pit will operate for six years and Purén’s Phase IV pit will run for five years.
- Primary Mineral: Gold
- Projected production:
- Environmental Assessment: Submitted - In Evaluation
- Stage: Feasibility Study - Design
- Year: 2028
- Location: View location
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Región Metropolitana
Los Bronces
- Investment Amount: 90 (USD MM)
- Owner: Anglo American
- Headquarters: United Kingdom
- Implementation of facilities for handling contacted and non-contacted waters at the Donoso North Waste Rock Deposit
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- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production:
- Environmental Assessment: Submitted - In Evaluation
- Stage: Prefeasibility
- Year: 2028
- Location: View location
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Tarapacá
Sagasca
- Investment Amount: 63 (USD MM)
- Owner: Haldeman Mining Company S.A.
- Headquarters: Chile
- The operational continuity and modification project aims to restart copper cathode production at the Sagasca facility. By utilizing existing infrastructure and mining the Longacho Underground Mine, the 16-year operational phase will use standard leaching and electrowinning methods. Overall, these rehabilitation efforts and facility updates extend the total life of the Sagasca mining site by 21 years.
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- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 14.000 tpa
- Environmental Assessment: Submitted - In Evaluation
- Stage: Feasibility Study - Design
- Year: 2028
- Location: View location
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Antofagasta
Sierra Gorda
- Investment Amount: 750 (USD MM)
- Owner: KGHM, South32
- Headquarters: Poland / Australia
- This is a joint venture expansion project to build a fourth grinding line, with production targeted for 2030. The project will expand crushing and flotation infrastructure, increasing processing capacity by 25%—from 48 million to 60 million tonnes per annum. The project is expected to increase copper production by roughly 30% and extend the mine life
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- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 195.000 tpa
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Feasibility Study - Design
- Year: 2028
- Location: View location
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Antofagasta
Escondida
- Investment Amount: 900 (USD MM)
- Owner: BHP, Rio Tinto, JECO
- Headquarters: Australia
- This optimization project expands existing sulfide leaching process infrastructure to process and store leaching gravels and extend the B1 sulfide leaching pile. It integrates dynamic aeration and advanced leaching methods to sustain long-term cathode production
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- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 210.000 tpa (Cathodes)
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Feasibility Study - Design
- Year: 2029
- Location: View location
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Antofagasta
Marimaca
- Investment Amount: 500 (USD MM)
- Owner: Marimaca Copper Corp.
- Headquarters: Canadá
- An open-pit copper oxide mining project involving dynamic heap leaching and solvent extraction-electrowinning with no wet tailings, with an estimated Life of Mine of 13 years. The project entails the construction of new ore processing facilities and supporting infrastructure for seawater and electricity supply.
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- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 50000 (Cathodes)
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Feasibility Study - Design
- Year: 2029
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Antofagasta
Spence
- Investment Amount: 500 (USD MM)
- Owner: BHP
- Headquarters: Australia
- A debottlenecking and expansion initiative to increase the processing throughput capacity and centered on the existing large-scale copper and molybdenum sulfide concentrator plant, through tecnical upgrades
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- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production:
- Environmental Assessment: Not submitted
- Stage: Prefeasibility
- Year: 2030
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Antofagasta
Escondida
- Investment Amount: 2351 (USD MM)
- Owner: BHP, Rio Tinto, JECO
- Headquarters: Australia, UK, Japón
- The expansion project at the Laguna Seca section of the mine optimizes processing infrastructure to offset declining ore grades and harder ore while stabilizing annual copper output. The initiative upgrades crushing, milling, and flotation systems. . Key elements include a new power transmission line, digital automation, and expanded water recycling.
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- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: Additional 50ktpa
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Feasibility Study - Design
- Year: 2031
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Antofagasta
Escondida
- Investment Amount: 5150 (USD MM)
- Owner: BHP, Rio Tinto, JECO
- Headquarters: Australia, UK, Japón
- This infrastructure initiative is designed to completely replace the production capacity of the current Los Colorados plant, which is reaching the end of its operational life and will be demolished due to the expansion of the pit operation
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- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: Replacing current capacity of 220,000 to 260,000 per year
- Environmental Assessment: Submitted - In Evaluation
- Stage: Feasibility Study - Design
- Year: 2031
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Tarapacá
Cerro Colorado
- Investment Amount: 1500 (USD MM)
- Owner: BHP
- Headquarters: Australia
- Operational expansion and restarting of the Cerro Colorado copper mine, extending its operational life by 20 years. The open-pit facility will transition to a sustainable water model and a new system transporting treated wastewater via an underground pipeline over 100 kilometers from Alto Hospicio.
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- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 130,000 tpa Cathodes
- Environmental Assessment: Submitted - In Evaluation
- Stage: Exploration
- Year: 2032
- Location: View location
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Tarapacá
Collahuasi
- Investment Amount: 8000 (USD MM)
- Owner: Anglo American, Glencore, Mitsui
- Headquarters: United Kingdom, Switzerland, Japan
- The 4th processing Line is an expansion project that entails the construction of a new copper processing plant at the Rosario pit with an processing capacity of 130,000 tonnes per day and is designed to enhance efficiency and extend the operational lifespan of the mine for over 50 years
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- Primary Mineral: Copper
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- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Prefeasibility
- Year: 2032
- Location: View location
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Atacama
Salares Altoandinos
- Investment Amount: 3200 (USD MM)
- Owner: ENAMI, Rio Tinto
- Headquarters: Chile, United Kingdom
- A greenfield lithium initiative to be developed through a joint venture between state-owned ENAMI and Rio Tinto and designed to utilize Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology for reduced environmental impact, . Spanning three major salt flats, it contains over 15 million tons of lithium carbonate equivalent.
- Primary Mineral: Lithium
- Projected production: 75kta
- Environmental Assessment: Not submitted
- Stage: Prefeasibility
- Year: 2033
- Location: View location
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Antofagasta
Tovaku
- Investment Amount: 870 (USD MM)
- Owner: Pucobre, Codelco
- Headquarters: Chile
- An open-pit copper project which will be developed in a joint-venture between Pucobre (60%) and state-owned Codelco (40%), utilizing a dedicated 193 MW solar plant and direct un-desalinated seawater. The operation will have an estimated 21 year lifespan.
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- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 46 000 tpa Cathodes
- Environmental Assessment: Submitted - In Evaluation
- Stage: Feasibility Study - Design
- Year: 2035
- Location: View location
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Antofagasta
Chuquicamata
- Investment Amount: 7088 (USD MM)
- Owner: Codelco
- Headquarters: Chile
- The Chuquicamata underground project includes ongoing macroblock and level expansions infrastructure and clearing of capacity bottlenecks and production ramp-up. Technically, the project is divided in Phase I Continuity Infrastructure, Level 1 Continuity Mining, and 2nd Level Mining.
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- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 320,000 tpa (maintaining current production)
- Secondary Mineral: Mo
- Projected production: 15,000 tpa
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Construction
- Year: 2032
- Location: View location
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O´Higgins
El Teniente
- Investment Amount: 6254 (USD MM)
- Owner: Codelco
- Headquarters: Chile
- The New Mine Level project is an underground expansion of the El Teniente operationg, the world's largest underground copper mine. The expansion leverages advanced automation and deep panel caving to extend deeper production levels 100 to 350 meters below current operations. The project will extendd the mine's operational lifespan by more than 50 years
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- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 400,000 tpa (maintaining current production)
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Construction
- Year: 2031
- Location: View location
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Antofagasta
Radomiro Tomic
- Investment Amount: 4851 (USD MM)
- Owner: Codelco
- Headquarters: Chile
- The Radomiro Tomic Phase II project is designed to maintain current copper production levels and ensure operational continuity. The project entails expanding existing open-pit mining operations and the building of a new concentration plant, the use of desalinated seawater and advanced thickened tailings technology.
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- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 200,000 - 300,000 tpa (maintaining current production)
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Prefeasibility
- Year: 2035
- Location: View location
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Valparaíso
Vizcachitas
- Investment Amount: 2776 (USD MM)
- Owner: Los Andes Copper
- Headquarters: Canada
- The Vizcachitas project is an open-pit copper-molybdenum-silver porphyry deposit located in the Putaendo Valley of central Chile The pre-feasibility study estimates an initial 26-year mine life, with operation plans to utilize 100% renewable energy, dry-stacked tailings, and a desalination plant pipeline.
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 150,000 tpa
- Secondary Mineral: Mo
- Projected production: 5000 tpa
- Environmental Assessment: Not submitted
- Stage: Prefeasibility
- Year: 2032
- Location: View location
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Coquimbo
Los Pelambres
- Investment Amount: 2000 (USD MM)
- Owner: Antofagasta Minerals
- Headquarters: Chile
- The Operational Adaptation Project aims to double the capacity of the Los Vilos desalination plant to 800 liters per second and to build a new concentrate transport system. The objective is to ensure over 90% of water usage is seawater or recirculated, eliminating fresh water extraction from the Choapa River.
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production:
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Construction
- Year: 2027
- Location: View location
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Coquimbo
Los Pelambres
- Investment Amount: 2000 (USD MM)
- Owner: Antofagasta Minerals
- Headquarters: Chile
- The Useful Life Extension (EVU) project seeks to extend copper mining operations until 2051.The initiative adds 1,200 million tonnes of mineral reserves and prioritizes environmental sustainability by utilizing 100% renewable energy and expanding desalinated seawater supply to completely eliminate the extraction of local continental water resources.
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 340 ktpa (maintaining current production)
- Environmental Assessment: Submitted - In Evaluation
- Stage: Feasibility Study - Design
- Year: 2030
- Location: View location
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Antofagasta
Zaldivar
- Investment Amount: 1200 (USD MM)
- Owner: Antofagasta Minerals, Barrick
- Headquarters: Chile , Canada
- The Life Extension with Water Transition project aims to prolong the mine operations until 2051. It entails the building of a 163-kilometer aqueduct to supply the mine with treated wastewater, entirely eliminating continental freshwater use.
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production: 80 ktpa (Cathodes)
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Construction
- Year: 2027
- Location: View location
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Atacama
Lobo Marte
- Investment Amount: 1500 (USD MM)
- Owner: Kinross Gold Corporation
- Headquarters: Canada
- The project is an open-pit gold mining initiative located in Chile's Maricunga geological belt at an altitudy of 4,200 meters with an estimated 15-year mine life. The design entails sequentially mining two open pits, with processing through a three-stage crushing system, heap leach facilities, and a SART plant with chemical recycling. Infrastructure includes an underground aqueduct and renewable grid power.
- Primary Mineral: Gold
- Projected production: 350,000 oz per annum
- Environmental Assessment: Submitted - In Evaluation
- Stage: Feasibility Study - Design
- Year: 2036
- Location: View location
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Atacama
Nueva Esperanza
- Investment Amount: 215 (USD MM)
- Owner: Kingsgate (Laguna Resources)
- Headquarters: Australia
- The Nueva Esperanza project is an undeveloped silver-gold mining initiative in Chile´s Maricunga geological belt comprising three core deposits and a projected mine life of over twelve years.
- Primary Mineral: Gold
- Projected production: 20,000 oz per annum
- Secondary Mineral: Ag
- Projected production: 7 million oz per annum
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Prefeasibility
- Year: 2035
- Location: View location
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Bío Bío
Penco Module
- Investment Amount: 130 (USD MM)
- Owner: Aclara Resources, CAP
- Headquarters: Canada, Chile
- The Penco Module project is a rare-earth ionic clay mining venture to extract heavy rare earth elements such as dysprosium and terbium without blasting, crushing, and tailing dams and designed to recycle 95% of its water usage. The estimated life-of-mine of the project is 15 years
- Primary Mineral: Rare Earth Oxides
- Projected production: 811 tpa
- Environmental Assessment: Approved
- Stage: Feasibility Study - Design
- Year: 2027
- Location: View location
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Atacama
Sierra Norte
- Investment Amount: 597 (USD MM)
- Owner: Capstone Copper, Orion Resource Partners
- Headquarters: Canada, United States
- An iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) project 20 kilometers northwest of Capstone´s Santo Domingo project, spanning over 7,000 ha. It is strategically designed to serve as a future higher-grade sulphide feed source to extend the district's overall mine life. Currently in an exploration drilling program.
- Primary Mineral: Copper
- Projected production:
- Environmental Assessment: Not submitted
- Stage: Prefeasibility
- Year: 2034
- Location: View location
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Atacama
Sales de Maricunga
- Investment Amount: 600 (USD MM)
- Owner: SIMCO
- Headquarters: Chile, Taiwan
- A brine extraction initiative spanning over 3,000 hectares in the Maricunga Salt Flat. The project is designed to implement direct lithium extraction (DLE) to produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide over an estimated 25 year lifespan
- Primary Mineral: Lithium
- Projected production: 20,000 tp Lithium Hydroxide
- Environmental Assessment: Submitted - In Evaluation
- Stage: Feasibility Study - Design
- Year: 2029
- Location: View location
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