Permitting, not geology: why Chile's mining sector is stalling [Yahoo! Finance]
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They are institutional. Within days of taking office on 11 March, President José Antonio Kast ordered ministers to unblock Chile's permitting system, targeting 50 pending administrative claims tied to roughly $16bn in projects. This early intervention signals that permitting reform sits at the top of his agenda. It comes at a moment of sharp contradiction. Mining remains central to the economy, accounting for around 11.6% of gross domestic product in 2025, yet foreign direct investment (FDI) into the sector fell 28.7% year-on-year in 2024, according to a report by Mining Technology 's parent company, GlobalData, entitled Chile Copper Mining to 2030, suggesting that capital is already pricing in regulatory risk. At the same time, mining exports reached $63.3bn (58tn pesos) in 2025, around 59% of total exports, underlining the sector's continued macroeconomic weight. For a country that remains the world's largest copper producer, responsible for roughly 23% of global output, and a
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- 2/27/26 - Miss
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- 3/20/26 - Form 6-K
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- 3/2/26 - Form 6-K
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