Private company
Compañía Minera del Pacífico
Chilean mining company
Compañía Minera del Pacífico or CMP is a Chilean iron mining company which stands for 99% of Chilean iron exports as 2022. It was established in January 1981 when Compañía de Acero del Pacífico (CAP) was transformed into a holding company. The company has mining operations in the Chilean Iron Belt in the contiguous provinces of Copiapó, Huasco and Elqui.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrymining1
- HeadquartersLa Serena1
- Websitewww.capmineria.cl
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Compañía Minera del Pacífico or CMP is a Chilean iron mining company which stands for 99% of Chilean iron exports as 2022. It was established in January 1981 when Compañía de Acero del Pacífico (CAP) was transformed into a holding company. The company has mining operations in the Chilean Iron Belt in the contiguous provinces of Copiapó, Huasco and Elqui.2
Products and brands
The company mined iron ore at the volcano of El Laco in Antofagasta Region until 1996.
CMP supplied Planta de Pellets with ore from the mine of El Algarrobo until its closure in 1998.
From Wikipedia’s article on Compañía Minera del Pacífico, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Links
- Websitewww.capmineria.cl1
- WikipediaCompañía Minera del Pacífico
- WikidataQ5779709
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