Chile Puts Mining Royalties on the Agenda
In Chile the after effects of the miners rescue can be seen in a bill proposed by President Sebastian Pinera. The bill seeks to raise mining royalties from a range of 4 to 5% as currently paid to a range of 4 to 9% depending upon operating margins. This will eventually be raised to a range of 5 to 14% by the year 2018.
Miguel Angel Duran, who is also chief executive of Anglo American Chile, said that if this bill was passed it would become one of the highest effective tax rates in the mining world. In this case many companies would review their plans to develop mines with low ore grades in Chile. They would divert the funds to invest in Peru.
Chile would lose roughly $8 billion in fresh investments if the hefty tax on miners was passed. The legislation had been rejected before in the Senate but a deal with opposition law makers saw it sail through to the lower house. Now it needs to pass in the lower house before it is approved.
The change in mining royalties will bring in additional funds for the government to use over the next three years for the reconstruction activities after the massive earthquake in February.
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