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Iron Ore Mines in Chile
Chile has 6 iron ore mines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 22nd-largest fleet of the 70 countries that hold any, and 0.6% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 4 operating and 1 under construction or proposed. The largest is CMP Los Colorados Mine.
The largest owner-operators are CAP SA (4), Compania Minera del Pacifico SA (4) and MC Inversiones Ltda (4) — CAP SA alone is named on 67% of them. 1 is in the pipeline, led by Andes Iron Dominga Project Mine, proposed.
6
Iron Ore Mine in Chile
#22
of 70 countries
1
In construction / proposed
On the interactive map
Largest iron ore mines in Chile
Who owns Chile's iron ore mines
- CAP SA4 67%
- Compania Minera del Pacifico SA4 67%
- MC Inversiones Ltda4 67%
- Andes Iron1 17%
- Diego Calvo SpA1 17%
- Santa Fe Mining (SFM)1 17%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
Under construction & proposed
- Andes Iron Dominga Project Mineproposed
How Chile compares · iron ore mines by country
Frequently asked
- How many iron ore mines are there in Chile?
- OverWatts maps 6 iron ore mines in Chile — 0.6% of the world's mapped total, the 22nd-largest national fleet of the 70 countries with any.
- What is the largest iron ore mine in Chile?
- CMP Los Colorados Mine, operated by CAP SA, MC Inversiones Ltda.
- Who owns the iron ore mines in Chile?
- CAP SA is named as owner or operator on the most — 4 of 6 (67%). Next are Compania Minera del Pacifico SA (4), MC Inversiones Ltda (4) and Andes Iron (1).
- What new iron ore mines are being built in Chile?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is Andes Iron Dominga Project Mine.