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Carey

Energy & Natural Resources: Mining

Global Guide 2026 : Chile

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Carey has extensive experience advising small, medium and large mining companies, both Chilean and foreign, that exploit all kinds of metallic minerals (copper, molybdenum, silver, gold, and others) and non-metallic minerals (nitrates and others) on all the stages of a project and its implementation, from the beginning of its activities, its full operation, until the end of the cycle with the mine closure.

Carey's team is recognized for its extensive legal knowledge of the mining industry, including the regulatory aspects, with a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and modern focus on mining, water and surface rights, environmental, community and related technical aspects, including those that refer to complementary works (ports, pipelines, aqueducts, process installations, etc.).

In addition, the firm has broad experience in the negotiation of mining contracts of all types, including complex agreements related to the financing of mining projects, with a practical and business-oriented approach. The team also has considerable experience in the most diverse litigation related to mining.

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Energy & Natural Resources: Mining - Chile

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Carey is a pre-eminent full-service firm with a highly regarded reputation in the Chilean market. The Santiago-based team is frequently instructed by an array of domestic and international clients in the mining sphere, including players in investment, exploration and extraction. Carey's lawyers are also well equipped to advise on operation agreements, M&A transactions and project finance in the mining field. The team also handles sector-specific administrative litigation against the state.

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Strengths

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  • Carey has high-profile lawyers with ample experience who offer a practical approach that understands our business practice.

    Energy & Natural Resources: Mining respondentGlobal

  • Carey stand out for their fast and efficient support to the client, their strategic vision, and their detailed and multidimensional analysis of legal issues.

    Energy & Natural Resources: Mining respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Rafael Vergara
    Rafael Vergara

    Rafael Vergara

    Pre-eminent practitioner Rafael Vergara enjoys a longstanding reputation as a top-tier practitioner within the Chilean mining arena. He routinely advises prominent mining companies on complex transactions and mining issues.

    • Rafael Vergara has excellent knowledge and is our main point of contact for all mining matters in Chile.

      Energy & Natural Resources: Mining respondentGlobal

    • Rafael Vergara has great knowledge of the mining industry. He is the go-to lawyer in the Chilean mining market due to his broad experience.

      Energy & Natural Resources: Mining respondentGlobal
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  • Maximiliano Urrutia
    Maximiliano Urrutia

    Maximiliano Urrutia

    Maximiliano Urrutia continues to garner client support confirming his notability for a range of mining matters in Chile.

    • Maximiliano Urrutia has specialised knowledge in mining matters and has the ability to respond to urgent requirements quickly and efficiently. His strategic analyses stand out.

      Energy & Natural Resources: Mining respondentGlobal
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