en.Wedoany.com Reported - According to the latest "Report on Chilean Mining Supplier Exports" released by the Chilean Undersecretariat of International Economic Relations (Subrei), 639 mining supplier companies achieved total exports of $1.217 billion, of which 45% were medium- and high-tech products, covering over 550 domestically manufactured goods, including self-propelled drilling machinery, mine skip hoisting systems, and radio navigation equipment.
The report also noted that 26.4% of exporting supplier companies are led by women, reflecting progress in gender equality within the business ecosystem.
Chilean mining suppliers export to destinations worldwide. The Americas concentrate the main buyers, with Peru ranking first at 39.2%, followed by Brazil (8.2%), the United States (7.4%), Argentina (6.5%), and Mexico (5.0%). Additionally, Chilean innovative products have entered markets such as South Africa, Japan, India, Indonesia, Zambia, Kazakhstan, and Côte d'Ivoire.
The industry is shifting from traditional on-site operational service models toward knowledge-intensive solutions in digitalization, decarbonization, circular economy, and traceability. Antiza Vladilo, Head of Local Development and Suppliers at Alta Ley and a member of Compromiso Minero, stated that companies are no longer just providing operational services but are offering technologies encompassing artificial intelligence, automation, advanced analytics, and solutions for sustainability and safety.
The report highlights several technology company cases: SafetyMind (Valparaíso Region) develops computer vision systems for real-time risk monitoring, with its technology already applied at the Cerro Corona mine in Peru; Novamine (Antofagasta) manufactures hydraulic solutions for replacing and lifting mine skips, with operations covering the United States, Mexico, Brazil, and Peru; ChucaoTech (Los Lagos Region) has cross-applied nanobubble injection systems from aquaculture to mining leaching and flotation processes; Mineral Forecast develops predictive analytics software that can increase drilling efficiency fourfold, accelerate resource discovery by over 25%, and reduce exploration costs by 30%; Lidenbrock combines traditional statistics with artificial intelligence to optimize operational decisions.
Against the backdrop of growing global demand for energy transition critical minerals such as copper and lithium, Chilean mining is positioned as an innovation laboratory. Vladilo noted that Chile faces a historic opportunity to transform mining experience into exportable knowledge, and the future of mining depends not only on extraction volumes but also on the export of technological capabilities.
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