Sponsors | CRU World Copper Conference 2026

Sponsors 2025

Gold Sponsors

Teck Resources Chile Ltda.

Teck is a leading Canadian resource company that is focused on responsibly producing the metals essential for global development and the energy transition. With world-class copper and zinc operations and an industry-leading copper growth portfolio.

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Teck es una compañía canadiense líder en recursos centrada en el suministro responsable de los metales esenciales para el desarrollo económico y la transición energética mundial. Teck cuenta con una cartera de operaciones de cobre y zinc de categoría mundial en América del Norte y del Sur y una cartera de proyectos de crecimiento del cobre líder en la industria.

Worley

Worley’s 49,400-strong team helps customers across the energy, chemicals and resources sectors solve our planet’s toughest challenges. The energy transition requires mined materials to build a more sustainable world. And copper is a trending commodity. To meet forecast demand, the industry must consider a move to mass underground mining or expanding current underground activities. Our copper center of excellence is in Chile and supported by our global mining network. Together, we have developed more than 23,000 meters of main, vent, refrigeration and decline shafts. We partner with our customers across the mining value chain. We help them navigate the uncertain world of decarbonization, electrification and alternative commercial models, without impacting productivity or economic performance. Together, we can achieve speed to market while minimizing environmental, social and governance risks. This is a critical combination that’ll help address an anticipated new energy materials supply gap in a rapidly changing industry.

Weir

Weir is a mining technology company. Our technologies help customers in mining and similar industries operate with the highest productivity and lowest environmental impact. Customers rely on our solutions and our service to keep their mission-critical operations running efficiently and drive their sustainability footprint down. We are located close to them, never more than 200 km away, wherever they are in the world. And with our integrated network of technology hubs, manufacturing operations and local service centres, it is Weir technology, Weir brands and Weir people that are at the heart of the global mining industry. We are a global family of c.12,000 people working across more than 50 countries across the globe focused on making mining smart, efficient and sustainable today, and for the future.

Bechtel

Working to create a cleaner, greener, safer world: Bechtel helps our customers deliver projects of purpose that create a lasting positive legacy. These are projects that create jobs and grow economies; improve the resiliency of the world's infrastructure; connect communities to resources and opportunity; get us closer to net zero; protect U.S. and allied interests; tackle critical environmental challenges to protect people and the planet; and accelerate progress to make the world a cleaner, greener, safer place. While expertise enables delivery, partnerships ensure long-term success, which is why we align everything we do to our customers’ goals. Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents.

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Trabajando para crear un mundo más limpio, verde y seguro: Bechtel ayuda a nuestros clientes a entregar proyectos de propósito que crean un legado positivo y duradero. Son proyectos que crean empleos e impulsan economías; mejoran la resiliencia de la infraestructura mundial; conectan las comunidades a los recursos y las oportunidades; nos acercan a las cero emisiones netas; protegen a los intereses de EE.UU. y sus aliados; abordan a desafíos ambientales críticos con el fin de proteger a las personas y el planeta; y aceleran el progreso para convertir al mundo en un lugar más limpio, verde y seguro. Si bien la experiencia permite la entrega, las colaboraciones aseguran el éxito a largo plazo, razón por la cual alineamos todo lo que hacemos con los objetivos de nuestros clientes. Desde 1898, hemos ayudado a nuestros clientes a ejecutar más de 25.000 proyectos en 160 países en los siete continentes.

Freeport-McMoRan

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) is a leading international mining company with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. FCX operates large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and probable reserves of copper, gold and molybdenum. FCX is one of the world’s largest publicly traded copper producers. FCX’s portfolio of assets includes the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia and significant mining operations in North America and South America. By supplying responsibly produced copper, FCX is proud to be a positive contributor to the world well beyond its operational boundaries. Additional information about FCX is available on FCX’s website at fcx.com.

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Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) es una compañía minera internacional que tiene sus oficinas centrales en Phoenix, Arizona. La Compañía opera grandes activos de larga vida y geográficamente diversos, con importantes reservas probadas y probables de cobre, oro, y molibdeno. FCX es una de las mayores productoras mundiales de cobre que se transa en bolsa. Su cartera de activos incluye el distrito de minerales de Grasberg en Indonesia, e importantes operaciones mineras en Norteamérica y Sudamérica. FCX se enorgullece de contribuir positivamente al mundo más allá de sus operaciones. Se puede encontrar información adicional sobre FCX en su sitio web fcx.com.

South32

Our purpose is to make a difference by developing natural resources, improving people’s lives now and for generations to come. We are trusted by our owners and partners to realise the potential of their resources. We produce minerals and metals critical to the world’s energy transition from operations across the Americas, Australia and Southern Africa and we are discovering and responsibly developing our next generation of mines. We aspire to leave a positive legacy and build meaningful relationships with our partners and communities to create brighter futures together.

Fluor

Fluor has been present for more than 46 years in South America developing full range EPC/CM projects since its establishment in 1978. Fluor Chile has been actively involved in the development of copper, molybdenum and gold projects, designing and executing more than 20 megaprojects across Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. The office provides a full range of EPC/CM services and studies as well as the expertise and skills required to provide world-class services to fulfill our client’s needs. Our experts are globally recognized, and the company has specialized teams in key areas such as material handling, seismic design, among others. Experienced personnel, combined with the international support of other Fluor offices, enable the Santiago office to rapidly deliver solutions to client needs, ensuring timely and efficient project execution. Fluor Chile's commitment to innovation and excellence has solidified its reputation as a leader in the industry, contributing significantly to the development of infrastructure and industrial projects in the region.

BHP

BHP is a world-leading resources company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. We operate at more than 90 locations around the world our teams work on extracting, processing and transporting the high-quality commodities the world needs to grow and decarbonise. Copper for renewable energy. Nickel for electric vehicles. Potash for sustainable farming. Iron ore and metallurgical coal for the steel needed for global infrastructure and the energy transition. A resources mix for today and for the future.

Orica Chile S.A

Orica is one of the world’s leading mining and infrastructure solutions providers. From the production and supply of explosives, blasting systems, specialty mining chemicals, and geotechnical monitoring to our cutting-edge digital solutions and comprehensive range of services, we sustainably mobilize the earth’s resources.

Rio Tinto

We ﬁnd better ways to provide the materials the world needs to grow and decarbonise. These metals and minerals are found everywhere in everyday life: aluminium for cars, copper for renewable energy technologies, iron ore for the steel in our cities and lithium for electric vehicles.

We have been mining for 150 years, and we continue to build on a history and knowledge that span generations and continents.

FLSmidth SA

FLS is a leading, full flowsheet minerals processing supplier to the global mining industry. We deliver proven technologies and services across the lifecycle of operations, and have set targets of providing solutions for zero-emissions mining by 2030 with our MissionZero programme.

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FLS es un proveedor líder de soluciones para el flowsheet completo en el procesamiento de minerales dentro de la industria minera global. Ofrecemos tecnologías y servicios comprobados a lo largo del ciclo de vida de las operaciones, y nos hemos fijado como objetivo proporcionar soluciones de minería con cero emisiones para 2030 a través de nuestro programa MissionZero.

Compañía Minera Dona Ines de Collahuasi

Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi produces copper and molybdenum concentrate and coppercathodes at its open-pit mines located in the Pica municipal district of northern Chile’s Tarapacá Region. Its´ owners are Anglo American plc (44%), Glencore (44%) and Japan Collahuasi Resources B.V. (12%). Collahuasi’s copper deposit is currently among the largest mining operations in the world and ranks among the top reserves worldwide. The potential of Collahuasi’s geological resources is also among the greatest in the world.

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Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi produce concentrado de cobre y molibdeno, y cátodos de cobre, en sus tres minas a rajo abierto ubicadas en la comuna de Pica, Región de Tarapacá, en el norte de Chile. Sus propietarios son Anglo American plc (44%), Glencore (44%) y Japan Collahuasi Resources B.V. (12%). En la actualidad ocupa uno de los principales lugares en reservas a nivel mundial y es una de las tres mayores operaciones cupríferas del mundo. Collahuasi, a la vez, presenta uno de los mayores potenciales en recursos minerales a nivel mundial.

Maverick Metals

Maverick Metals is a specialty chemical solutions provider transforming copper and other critical metals with LithX™. This breakthrough extraction technology achieves higher recovery rates while lowering costs and reducing environmental impact – without requiring significant CAPEX. Maverick unlocks copper from chalcopyrite, slag, and tailings and enhances existing leaching operations to maximize copper recovery while reducing acid costs.

Silver Sponsors

Wood

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, delivering critical solutions across energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects, and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

We have a 60-year heritage in mining and help leading commodity producers advance the world’s largest and most complex mining ventures. From study to start-up, at pace and at scale, we bring global expertise and innovative thinking to projects at every size.

Ausenco

Ausenco is a global company that redefines what is possible. Our team is based across 21 offices in 9 countries, with projects in over 80 locations worldwide. Combining our deep technical expertise with a 30-year track record, we deliver innovative, value-add consulting studies, project delivery, asset operations and maintenance solutions to the mining & metals and industrial sectors. In South America, we work in Chile, Peru, Brazil and Argentina. Our Chile office is the firm’s largest and a hub for both our leading consulting and engineering practices.

Finning Chile SA

Finning is the world's largest Caterpillar dealer delivering excellent service for over 90 years. We sell, rent and provide parts and service for equipment and engines to customers in various industries, including mining, construction, petroleum, forestry and a wide range of power systems applications. Since 1933, when Finning was first established in Canada by Earl B. Finning, our name has conveyed integrity, reliability and resourcefulness. Over the years, the company has grown because of our genuine commitment to earning customer loyalty. With our broad product support infrastructure and unmatched service capabilities, we deliver solutions that enable customers to achieve the lowest equipment owning and operating costs while maximizing uptime. Finning employs nearly 15,000 people world-wide and operates in three geographies, with the head office in Vancouver, Canada.

Fleet Space Technologies

Fleet Space Technologies, a leading Australian space company, is revolutionising humanity’s search for critical minerals, space exploration, and defence with its satellite-enabled solutions and seismic array technology (EXOSPHERE BY FLEET®). Headquartered at the national centre of Australia’s space industry in Adelaide, Fleet has expanded its global footprint to the US, Canada, Chile, and Luxembourg with over 100+ employees worldwide.

London Metal Exchange

The London Metal Exchange is the world centre for industrial metals trading. Most of the world’s global non-ferrous futures business is conducted on the LME’s three trading platforms totalling $18 trillion, 178 million lots and 4 billion tonnes with a market open interest high of 1.8 million lots in 2024. All trades are cleared and settled by LME Clear. Participants can transfer or take on price risk against aluminium, copper, nickel, tin, zinc, lead, molybdenum, cobalt, lithium, steel scrap, rebar and hot-rolled coil as well as alumina, aluminium premiums and alloys. In December 2024, 1,551,482 tonnes of material were held on LME warrant in more than 460 storage facilities in 14 countries across 32 global locations. The LME is a member of HKEX Group.

M3 Ingenieria Chile S.A.

M3, a full-service Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) firm founded in 1986, has provided services for some 15,000 projects for over 1000 clients. Thousands of these have been retrofit, debottlenecking and expansion projects. From these M3 has developed a special expertise in optimizing plants and avoiding lengthy startups. M3 has extensive experience in performing Feasibility Studies, EP/EPCA/EPCM for projects in the $1 million to $1.5 billion range.

M3 is a responsive and reliable full-service Engineering, Architectural, Procurement and Construction Management Company. M3’s main office is in Tucson, Arizona with other locations in Chandler, Arizona; Charlotte, North Carolina; Hermosillo, Sonora Mexico; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Arequipa, Peru and Santiago, Chile. We are also incorporated in Canada and Colombia.

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M3 es una compañía consultora que brinda servicios integrales de Ingeniería, Procura y Administración para la Construcción (EPCM) fundada en 1986, y que ha prestado servicios a más de 15,000 proyectos para más de 1000 clientes. Muchos de ellos han sido proyectos de adaptación, desbloqueo y expansión. A partir de estos proyectos, M3 ha adquirido una importante experiencia en la optimización de plantas y capacidad para evitar arranques de planta prolongados. M3 tiene una amplia experiencia en la realización de estudios de Factibilidad, EP / EPCA / EPCM para proyectos en el rango de $ 1 millón a $ 1,5 billones.

La oficina principal de M3 se encuentra en la ciudad de Tucson, en el estado de Arizona. M3 cuenta con oficinas sucursales instaladas en las ciudades de: Chandler en Arizona; Charlotte en Carolina del Norte, Hermosillo en México, Buenos Aires en Argentina, Arequipa en Perú y Santiago en Chile. Además, estamos incorporados en Canadá y Colombia.