Consejo Minero

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Consejo Minero (lit. Mining Council) is a guild grouping large mining companies active in Chile. [1] According to Consejo Minero in 2025 its companies produce 94% of Chile's copper, 96% of its iron, 90% of its silver and 63% of its gold and lithium. [2] Its members are Anglo American, BHP, CMP, Minera Centinela, Codelco, Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, El Abra (owned by Freeport-McMoRan and Codelco [3] ), Minera Escondida, Freeport-McMoRan, Glencore, Gold Fields, KGHM, Kinross, Lundin Mining, Pampa Norte, Minera Los Pelambres, Rio Tinto, South32, Sociedad Química y Minera and Teck Resources. [2] Prior to the joining of Compañía de Acero del Pacífico (CAP) in 2017 the guild lacked any company engaged in the production of iron. [4]

The organization was established in 1997. [5]

Its former presidents include Francisco Costabal (2005–2010), [6] [7] [8] Miguel Ángel Durán (2010–2011), [9] Jean-Paul Luksić (2011–2017), Jorge Gómez (2017–2022) [10] and Iván Arriagada (2022–). [11]

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References

  1. "Consejo Minero (CM)". Guía Minera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  2. 1 2 "Socios". Consejo Minero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  3. "Freeport's Chile-based El Abra mine, union seal wage agreement". Reuters. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. "Grupo minero CAP se incorpora al Consejo Minero y se conveirte en la primera productora de hierro en sumarse a la entidad gremial". Portal Minero (in Spanish). 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  5. Hernández C., Diego (2001). "Carta del Presidente". Informe de la Gran Minería Chilena[Report of the Large-Scale Mining in Chile] (in Spanish). Consejo Minero de Chile. p. 4.
  6. "Francisco Costabal: "Nunca me voy a retirar de la minería"". Boletín Minero (in Spanish). Vol. 94. 2025-06-03. pp. 12–15.
  7. "Aprimin entregó reconocimiento a Francisco Costabal". Portal Minero (in Spanish). 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
  8. "Francisco Costabal asumió presidencia de Consejo Minero". Minería Chilena (in Spanish). 2005-07-08. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  9. Jean Paul Luksic asumirá presidencia del directorio del Consejo Minero en reemplazo de Miguel Ángel Durán
  10. "Jorge Gómez de Collahuasi reemplaza a Jean Paul Luksic en Consejo Minero". Reporte Minero & Energético (in Spanish). 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
  11. Consejo Minero elige nuevo presidente de su Directorio y renueva Comité Ejecutivo