SQM Will Spend US$3 Billion by 2028, Most of It on One Salt Flat
The SQM investment plan puts about US$3 billion of capital spending into 2026-2028, centred on the Salar Futuro lithium project...
August 20, 2026Section
Chile News in English
Chile news in English from The Rio Times — Santiago politics, economy, copper markets and culture.
Chile Fines a Santiago Broker for Faking Its Own Accounts
Chile's financial regulator fined the brokerage Nevasa about US$266,000 for reporting false information about its financial position and solvency ratios.
August 20, 2026
A Critically Endangered Frog Just Stopped a Chile-Argentina Power Line
A Chile Argentina power line was rejected by Maule environmental regulators over a critically endangered frog, after a Leonardo DiCaprio...
August 20, 2026
Kast Needs His Own Side to Pass His Security Reform. It Is Not Cooperating
The Kast security reform has split the Chilean right. Libertarian allies warn of a less democratic system while RN deputies...
August 20, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso
Chile stocks rose on August 19, with the S&P IPSA gaining 0.49% and the peso firming against the dollar, as...
August 20, 2026
Boric and Matthei Reject Chile’s Kast Security Reform
Boric and Matthei both reject the Kast security reform in Chile, warning about 240-day emergency powers. Plus a Trinidad and...
August 19, 2026
Escondida Wage Talks Open at the World’s Biggest Copper Mine in Chile
Escondida wage talks opened at the world's biggest copper mine in Chile, while storms forced Lundin Mining to cut its...
August 19, 2026
Chile’s Lithium Producer SQM Posts US$660 Million Quarterly Profit
SQM posted a US$660 million second-quarter profit as lithium prices rebounded, and first-half earnings at the Chilean miner topped US$1...
August 19, 2026
Chile Jails Four Fund Executives Before Trial in an Alleged US$193 Million Fraud
A Santiago court ordered pre-trial detention for four executives in the Chile Sartor fund case, where the charging itemises about...
August 19, 2026