MINING · M&ASep 28, 2026
Mining due diligence in Chile: the permitting file is the asset
The two permitting tracks, Law 21,770's real rollout dates and the four files a buyer of a Chilean mining asset inherits whole.
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MININGSep 1, 2026
Signs of recovery, three years on: the money returned, the discoveries did not
Copper at US$6.59 a pound and a record US$104.5bn mining pipeline. And still, only 19% of that pipeline is new projects.
Read analysis →REGULATIONAug 28, 2026
Environmental permitting in Chile: main bottlenecks for natural resource projects
Chile's system approves 97% of projects: the risk is not rejection, it is time. 399 days for a DIA, 1,124 for an EIA, and what the 2026 regulation changed.
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RENEWABLE ENERGYAug 28, 2026
Solar energy in northern Chile: new opportunities for foreign investors
Chile curtailed 6,205 GWh of renewables in 2025, almost half of it in Antofagasta. Sunlight is no longer the constraint: storage, transmission and offtake are.
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CRITICAL MINERALSAug 28, 2026
Lithium in Chile: between strategic opportunity and regulatory uncertainty
Non-concessible lithium, CEOL contracts, protected salt flats and a Codelco–SQM partnership that defines supply through 2060. The four risks to structure for.
Read analysis →REGULATIONJul 28, 2026
How to get mining permits in Chile: a practical guide for foreign investors
SEIA, sectoral permits and Law 21,770: the two permitting tracks, realistic timelines and five recommendations before committing capital.
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The articles answer specific questions. The guides cover a whole market or industry.
- How to enter natural resources in Chile and LatamThe framework guide: corporate structure, permitting, taxation and the mistakes that cost the most.
- Mining in ChileConcessions, royalty, permitting and the project pipeline.
- Renewable energy in ChileCurtailment, transmission, PMGD and where the value sits today.
- Green hydrogen in ChileWhat is operating, what is still an announcement, and what is missing.
- Peru: permitting and riskMining framework, timelines and social conflict.
- Argentina: the RIGIThe large-investment regime and what it actually guarantees.
- Panama: the mining moratoriumCobre Panamá, the ruling and the state of the arbitration.
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