Chile's new mining strategy offers lower taxes and faster permits, and a reactivated Argentina treaty ties about US$20.7 billion in copper investment.

Copper and lithium now anchor how Chile and the United States do business, from Rio Tinto deals to a March 2026 critical-minerals declaration under Kast.

Chile will let Codelco reinvest 100% of 2025 profits, about US$2.42 billion — a move the government calls historic but critics dispute.