Bill simplifying Chile's mining licence fee regime moves forward
The bill amending the Mining Code and Laws No. 21,420 and No. 21,649 on mining tenure maintenance (Bulletin No. 18,259-08) seeks to ease compliance with the amparo obligation, broaden access to the reduced licence fee and remove the progressive scale set out in article 142 bis. According to the Executive's Message, during 2024 and 2025 the number of concessions listed for auction due to unpaid licence fees rose 45% for exploitation concessions and 75% for exploration concessions, while the area auctioned grew 63% and 99% respectively compared with 2023.
For holders of mining portfolios, the change bears directly on the annual cost of maintaining concessions and on planning their validity.
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