Ministry of Mining (Chile)

The Ministry of Mining (Spanish: Ministerio de Minería) is the cabinet-level administrative office in charge of matters related to mining in Chile. The minister of mining in Chile is also the board president is of the National Mining Enterprise (ENAMI).^[1][2]

The mining sector contributed 16.4% of Chile's gross domestic product in 2009, 14,157 billion pesos, mostly from copper mining.^[3]

In March 2022, President Gabriel Boric named Marcela Hernando Minister of Mining (Spanish: Ministro de Minería). He was replaced in August 2023 during a cabinet reshuffle with Aurora Williams.^[4]

See also

• Coal mining in Chile
• Codelco – the largest copper mining company in the world, owned by the Chilean state
• Copper mining in Chile
• Copper Stabilization Fund – fund created to manage income from copper mining
• Gold mining in Chile
• Illegal mining in Chile
• Iron mining in Chile
• List of copper smelters in Chile
• Sociedad Nacional de Minería – Chilean association of mining companies
• Pirquinero – artisanal miners in Chile