Chile Authorizes Codelco to Reinvest 100% of 2025 Profits, Sparking Political Dispute
Chile will let Codelco reinvest 100% of 2025 profits, about US$2.42 billion — a move the government calls historic but...
August 11, 2026Section
Chile News
Chile Cuts 2026 Copper Output Forecast to 5.27 Million Tonnes on Weak First Half
Cochilco cuts Chile's 2026 copper output forecast to 5.27 million tonnes, down 2.6%, with a rebound seen in 2027. The...
August 11, 2026
Google’s Americas Connect Cable Will Link Chile, Panama and the Dominican Republic
Google announced Americas Connect cable on August 11, 2026, linking Chile, Panama, and the Dominican Republic with Alisios, enhancing Pacific...
August 11, 2026
Four Countries Sign a South American Open-Skies Pact
A South American open skies pact, ALAS, lets Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay move toward shared air freedoms and eventual...
August 11, 2026
Chile Declares a Preventive Weather Emergency Across Five Northern Regions
Chile's weather emergency covers five northern regions from Arica to Coquimbo as a rare frontal system threatens rain, snow and...
August 11, 2026
Kast’s Approval Sits at 35% as Chileans Sour on the Country’s Direction
A Criteria poll puts Kast approval at 35% and disapproval at 52%, with 47% of Chileans saying the country is...
August 11, 2026
Copper and Lithium Anchor the Chile-US Minerals Alliance
Copper and lithium now anchor how Chile and the United States do business, from Rio Tinto deals to a March...
August 11, 2026
Two Miners Survive a Structural Collapse at Chuquicamata
Two contractors survived a structural collapse at Codelco's Chuquicamata mine on August 8, 2026, saved by their lifelines. What happened...
August 11, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — August 11, 2026
Chile's S&P IPSA ticked 0.11% higher on Aug 10 as lithium giant SQM rose, cushioning a 0.50% slide in the...
August 11, 2026