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National Mining Company of Chile

Empresa Nacional de Minería (ENAMI)

Mining companyUnverified

State-owned company that supports small and medium-scale miners in Chile through ore purchasing, processing and smelting services, and participates in lithium projects.

Stakeholder group
Mining companies
Headquarters
Chile

Elements of interest

Deals and financing (1)

  1. 2025-07-24 · Joint venture · signed · US$425 m

    Rio Tinto → Empresa Nacional de Minería (ENAMI) · Salares Altoandinos lithium project (Atacama)

    Rio Tinto and Chilean state miner ENAMI signed a binding agreement for Rio Tinto to take 51% of the Salares Altoandinos lithium brine project, contributing up to USD 425 million in cash and non-cash items including its DLE technology.

    official release

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Profile compiled from public sources (enami.cl), checked 2026-10-02. Report an error