Chile authorizes Codelco to retain all 2025 profits, a move critics call less historic than claimed. Bundles of copper cathode; Chile will let state miner Codelco reinvest all of its 2025 profits, about US$2.42 billion. Ask Open the full Ask Rio Times →On 10 August 2026, Chile’s government authorized Codelco to retain and reinvest 100% of its 2025 profits. About US$2.42 billion, a Codelco reinvestment decision that has sparked a political dispute. On 10 August 2026, the government authorized Codelco to retain and reinvest 100% of its 2025 profits, about US$2.42 billion.