{"id":9644,"date":"2025-04-09T13:18:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T16:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ing.uc.cl\/mineria\/?p=9644"},"modified":"2025-05-23T12:26:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T15:26:46","slug":"el-potencial-del-cobre-chileno-en-la-mineria-mundial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ing.uc.cl\/mineria\/2025\/04\/09\/el-potencial-del-cobre-chileno-en-la-mineria-mundial\/","title":{"rendered":"El potencial del cobre chileno en la miner\u00eda mundial"},"content":{"rendered":"

En una nueva edici\u00f3n de\u00a0Cambio de Grado<\/strong>, la meteor\u00f3loga de Megatiempo,\u00a0Laura Batista<\/strong>, habl\u00f3 con\u00a0Enrique J\u00e9lvez<\/strong>,\u00a0acad\u00e9mico<\/strong>\u00a0del Departamento de Ingenier\u00eda de Miner\u00eda de la Universidad Cat\u00f3lica y especialista en planificaci\u00f3n y dise\u00f1o de minas a cielo abierto, acerca del\u00a0potencial<\/strong>\u00a0del\u00a0cobre chileno<\/strong>\u00a0en la\u00a0miner\u00eda mundial<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u00bfSab\u00edan que\u00a0Chile<\/strong>\u00a0es\u00a0l\u00edder<\/strong>\u00a0en la\u00a0producci\u00f3n<\/strong>\u00a0de cobre a\u00a0nivel global<\/strong>? De ah\u00ed que el\u00a0metal<\/strong>\u00a0es una de las\u00a0principales aristas<\/strong>\u00a0de la\u00a0econom\u00eda nacional<\/strong>. Las\u00a0proyecciones<\/strong>\u00a0indican que nuestro pa\u00eds alcanzar\u00e1 en\u00a02034<\/strong>\u00a0la\u00a0mayor participaci\u00f3n<\/strong>\u00a0de mercado en la\u00a0producci\u00f3n mundial<\/strong>\u00a0de cobre, transitando de un 23,6% en 2024 a un\u00a027,3%<\/strong>\u00a0a 2034, seg\u00fan el informe publicado por la\u00a0Comisi\u00f3n Chilena del Cobre (Cochilco)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

De acuerdo con J\u00e9lvez, son\u00a0dos<\/strong>\u00a0los\u00a0factores<\/strong>\u00a0que explican la\u00a0importancia de Chile<\/strong>\u00a0en el\u00a0mercado internacional<\/strong>\u00a0del cobre: el primero es que nuestro territorio posee el\u00a020%<\/strong>\u00a0de los\u00a0yacimientos cupr\u00edferos<\/strong>\u00a0a nivel mundial y, en segundo lugar, somos el\u00a0principal productor<\/strong>\u00a0de este mineral. Pero, \u00bfqu\u00e9\u00a0beneficios<\/strong>\u00a0entrega el cobre sobre otros metales?<\/p>\n

Seg\u00fan el\u00a0acad\u00e9mico<\/strong>, el elemento tiene la\u00a0mejor conductividad<\/strong>\u00a0el\u00e9ctrica de todos los metales, lo que\u00a0favorece su uso<\/strong>\u00a0en\u00a0cables<\/strong>\u00a0y\u00a0l\u00edneas de transmisi\u00f3n<\/strong>. Asimismo, posee\u00a0propiedades antimicrobianas<\/strong>\u00a0\u00fanicas, pues los virus y bacterias que causan infecciones no se pueden reproducir sobre superficies con part\u00edculas de cobre. Tambi\u00e9n, puede ser utilizado en una amplia gama de\u00a0tecnolog\u00edas de descarbonizaci\u00f3n<\/strong>\u00a0y tiene distintos\u00a0usos m\u00e9dicos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Nuevos desaf\u00edos para el cobre<\/h2>\n

Pese a lo anterior, J\u00e9lvez hizo hincapi\u00e9 en los\u00a0desaf\u00edos<\/strong>\u00a0que enfrenta el\u00a0mineral<\/strong>. El m\u00e1s importante de ellos es el\u00a0agotamiento<\/strong>\u00a0que est\u00e1n sufriendo actualmente los\u00a0yacimientos<\/strong>, lo que dificulta\u00a0satisfacer<\/strong>\u00a0la\u00a0demanda<\/strong>\u00a0a la vez que hay una\u00a0menor productividad<\/strong>. De hecho, el experto manifest\u00f3 su\u00a0preocupaci\u00f3n<\/strong>\u00a0en tal materia indicando que \u201crequerimos m\u00e1s y estamos bajando la producci\u00f3n, es una\u00a0contradicci\u00f3n<\/strong>\u00a0que tenemos que atender\u201d.<\/p>\n

Otro\u00a0desaf\u00edo<\/strong>\u00a0es el que tiene la industria cupr\u00edfera de generar\u00a0mejores tecnolog\u00edas<\/strong>\u00a0para la\u00a0producci\u00f3n<\/strong>\u00a0del elemento, consiguiendo obtener a un\u00a0menor costo<\/strong>\u00a0y de manera\u00a0m\u00e1s eficiente<\/strong>\u00a0la unidad final de cobre. Tal reto se ha intensificado por la\u00a0demanda<\/strong>\u00a0de sectores como\u00a0veh\u00edculos el\u00e9ctricos<\/strong>,\u00a0infraestructura energ\u00e9tica<\/strong>\u00a0y tecnolog\u00edas como la\u00a0automatizaci\u00f3n<\/strong>\u00a0e\u00a0inteligencia artificial<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Fuente: www.mega.cl<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

En una nueva edici\u00f3n de\u00a0Cambio de Grado, la meteor\u00f3loga de Megatiempo,\u00a0Laura Batista, habl\u00f3 con\u00a0Enrique J\u00e9lvez,\u00a0acad\u00e9mico\u00a0del Departamento de Ingenier\u00eda de Miner\u00eda de la Universidad Cat\u00f3lica y especialista en planificaci\u00f3n y dise\u00f1o de minas a cielo abierto, acerca del\u00a0potencial\u00a0del\u00a0cobre chileno\u00a0en la\u00a0miner\u00eda mundial. \u00bfSab\u00edan que\u00a0Chile\u00a0es\u00a0l\u00edder\u00a0en la\u00a0producci\u00f3n\u00a0de cobre a\u00a0nivel global? De ah\u00ed que el\u00a0metal\u00a0es una de las\u00a0principales aristas\u00a0de la\u00a0econom\u00eda nacional. Las\u00a0proyecciones\u00a0indican que nuestro pa\u00eds alcanzar\u00e1 en\u00a02034\u00a0la\u00a0mayor participaci\u00f3n\u00a0de mercado en la\u00a0producci\u00f3n mundial\u00a0de cobre, transitando de un 23,6% en 2024 a un\u00a027,3%\u00a0a 2034, seg\u00fan el informe publicado por la\u00a0Comisi\u00f3n Chilena del Cobre (Cochilco). De acuerdo con J\u00e9lvez, son\u00a0dos\u00a0los\u00a0factores\u00a0que explican la\u00a0importancia de Chile\u00a0en el\u00a0mercado internacional\u00a0del cobre: el primero es que nuestro territorio posee el\u00a020%\u00a0de los\u00a0yacimientos cupr\u00edferos\u00a0a nivel mundial y, en segundo lugar, somos el\u00a0principal productor\u00a0de este mineral. Pero, \u00bfqu\u00e9\u00a0beneficios\u00a0entrega el cobre sobre otros metales? Seg\u00fan el\u00a0acad\u00e9mico, el elemento tiene la\u00a0mejor conductividad\u00a0el\u00e9ctrica de todos los metales, lo que\u00a0favorece su uso\u00a0en\u00a0cables\u00a0y\u00a0l\u00edneas de transmisi\u00f3n. Asimismo, posee\u00a0propiedades antimicrobianas\u00a0\u00fanicas, pues los virus y bacterias que causan infecciones no se pueden reproducir sobre superficies con part\u00edculas de cobre. Tambi\u00e9n, puede ser utilizado en una amplia gama de\u00a0tecnolog\u00edas de descarbonizaci\u00f3n\u00a0y tiene distintos\u00a0usos m\u00e9dicos. Nuevos desaf\u00edos para el cobre Pese a lo anterior, J\u00e9lvez hizo hincapi\u00e9 en los\u00a0desaf\u00edos\u00a0que enfrenta el\u00a0mineral. El m\u00e1s importante de ellos es el\u00a0agotamiento\u00a0que est\u00e1n sufriendo actualmente los\u00a0yacimientos, lo que dificulta\u00a0satisfacer\u00a0la\u00a0demanda\u00a0a la vez que hay una\u00a0menor productividad. De hecho, el experto manifest\u00f3 su\u00a0preocupaci\u00f3n\u00a0en tal materia indicando que \u201crequerimos m\u00e1s y estamos bajando la producci\u00f3n, es una\u00a0contradicci\u00f3n\u00a0que tenemos que atender\u201d. Otro\u00a0desaf\u00edo\u00a0es el que tiene la industria cupr\u00edfera de generar\u00a0mejores tecnolog\u00edas\u00a0para la\u00a0producci\u00f3n\u00a0del elemento, consiguiendo obtener a un\u00a0menor costo\u00a0y de manera\u00a0m\u00e1s eficiente\u00a0la unidad final de cobre. Tal reto se ha intensificado por la\u00a0demanda\u00a0de sectores como\u00a0veh\u00edculos el\u00e9ctricos,\u00a0infraestructura energ\u00e9tica\u00a0y tecnolog\u00edas como la\u00a0automatizaci\u00f3n\u00a0e\u00a0inteligencia artificial. Fuente: www.mega.cl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias"],"acf":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.ing.uc.cl\/mineria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2003209676.jpg",1000,667,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.ing.uc.cl\/mineria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2003209676.jpg",1000,667,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.ing.uc.cl\/mineria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2003209676.jpg",1000,667,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.ing.uc.cl\/mineria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2003209676-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.ing.uc.cl\/mineria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2003209676-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.ing.uc.cl\/mineria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2003209676.jpg",1000,667,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.ing.uc.cl\/mineria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2003209676.jpg",1000,667,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.ing.uc.cl\/mineria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2003209676.jpg",1000,667,false],"sow-carousel-default":["https:\/\/www.ing.uc.cl\/mineria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2003209676-272x182.jpg",272,182,true]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Francisco H","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ing.uc.cl\/mineria\/author\/fherreros\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"Noticias<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"En una nueva edici\u00f3n de\u00a0Cambio de Grado, la meteor\u00f3loga de Megatiempo,\u00a0Laura Batista, habl\u00f3 con\u00a0Enrique J\u00e9lvez,\u00a0acad\u00e9mico\u00a0del Departamento de Ingenier\u00eda de Miner\u00eda de la Universidad Cat\u00f3lica y especialista en planificaci\u00f3n y dise\u00f1o de minas a cielo abierto, acerca del\u00a0potencial\u00a0del\u00a0cobre chileno\u00a0en la\u00a0miner\u00eda mundial. \u00bfSab\u00edan que\u00a0Chile\u00a0es\u00a0l\u00edder\u00a0en la\u00a0producci\u00f3n\u00a0de cobre a\u00a0nivel global? 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