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SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION CHILE

RUT 59105570-4

RUT is Chile's tax identifier (Rol Único Tributario). SERNAGEOMIN, the SMA and the Dirección del Trabajo all publish it, so records join exactly — no name matching.

15
faenas
A faena is a mine site: a named operation that can hold many installations (pits, shafts, plants, deposits).
0
SMA records
0 UTA
final fines
UTA is Chile's annual tax unit (Unidad Tributaria Anual), 12× the monthly UTM — about 859,788 CLP in August 2026. SMA fines are levied in UTA. Gray dollar figures are approximate conversions at CLP 929 per US$1 (August 31, 2026).
0
labor fines
Faenas in the SERNAGEOMIN registry
Faena Category (SERNAGEOMIN) Region Installations Status
EXPLORACION MONTONERO CATEGORIA D ATACAMA · CHAÑARAL 1 1 active
EXPLORACION TARUCA II CATEGORIA D ATACAMA · VALLENAR 1 1 active
EXPLORACIONES II REGION CATEGORIA C ANTOFAGASTA · ANTOFAGASTA 4 no active installations
ASPERA 18 - A CATEGORIA D ATACAMA · CHAÑARAL 1 no active installations
EXPLORACION CHAPALELE CATEGORIA D ATACAMA · VALLENAR 1 no active installations
EXPLORACIÓN SAN FRANCISCO CATEGORIA C ATACAMA · CHAÑARAL 1 no active installations
EXPLORACION TOTORA CATEGORIA D ATACAMA · VALLENAR 1 no active installations
LA IGLESIA CATEGORIA D COQUIMBO · OVALLE 1 no active installations
PALENQUE CATEGORIA C ATACAMA · DIEGO DE ALMAGRO 1 no active installations
PROYECTO CATANAVE CATEGORIA D ARICA Y PARINACOTA · PUTRE 1 no active installations
PROYECTO EL SALADO CATEGORIA D ATACAMA · CHAÑARAL 1 no active installations
PROYECTO TICNAMAR CATEGORIA D ARICA Y PARINACOTA · PUTRE 1 no active installations
RESGUARDO DE LA COSTA CATEGORIA C ATACAMA · CHAÑARAL 1 no active installations
SANTA MARTA CATEGORIA D TARAPACA · PICA 1 no active installations
TULIPAN SIN CATEGORIA ATACAMA · CHAÑARAL 1 no active installations

One row per faena; installation counts and statuses are the registry's own. Active means at least one installation marked ACTIVA.

SMA environmental record

No SMA environmental sanctions or proceedings on record for this company.

Labor fines (Dirección del Trabajo)

No executed labor fines on record for this employer RUT.