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Codelco

State-owned Chilean copper mining company

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Headquarters: Santiago, Chile
Founded year: 1971
Company type: Public company
Number of employees: 10,000+

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Latest news about Codelco

In short: Codelco appointed Jorge Gómez as CEO and Bernardo Fontaine as Chairman amid investigations into production misreporting and financial performance.

Company announcements

June 10 Codelco

Codelco advances underground mining with Diamante project

The project includes a 2.5 km access tunnel and key infrastructure for the next 20 years.

June 5 Codelco

Codelco obtains The Copper Mark and The Molybdenum Mark seals

After an independent audit, the division validated compliance under the new RRA 3.0 guide; the seals are valid for three years, until 2029.

June 4 Codelco

Codelco met with President Kast about priorities

The meeting addressed security, contributions to the country, transparency, and comprehensive sustainability.

June 3 Codelco

Codelco names Jorge Gómez as new executive president

Jorge Gómez, former president of Collahuasi, will assume on July 13 after the resignation of Rubén Alvarado.

Media coverage

June 19 MSN

Codelco says that in the coming months it will carry out the definition of its strategic plan, which will evaluate the potential sale of assets.

The state-owned company said that at that stage, the different aspects of its management and development will be evaluated 'comprehensively'.

June 19 EMOL

Fontaine would be evaluating selling Codelco's stake in El Abra and Quebrada Blanca to alleviate debt.

The new chairman of the board of the state-owned company would be studying ways to inject fresh resources into the company.

June 16 La Tercera

Cochilco is conducting an audit of Codelco regarding production data and will have preliminary results in September

The Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco) is developing an investigation into Codelco's 2025 production, the preliminary results of which will be delivered to the company...

June 15 La Tercera

Chamber unanimously approves investigative commission to probe production overestimation at Codelco

The body will seek to clarify responsibilities behind the correction of nearly 27 thousand tons of copper reported as produced during 2025, in addition to the questioned...

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