Cosayach
| Company type | Sociedad Contractual Minera |
|---|---|
| Industry | Chemicals and mining |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Founder | Francisco Javier Errázuriz |
| Headquarters | Santiago, Chile |
| Products | Iodine |
| Website | www |
Compañía de Salitre y Yodo or Cosayach is a Chilean chemical company and a supplier of iodine. It is Chile's second largest iodine producer after Sociedad Química y Minera while Chile is the world's largest iodine producer.[1][2] The company owns 200,000 ha's of land hosting 300,000 tons of iodine and 50 million tons of nitrate in the Atacama Desert in Tarapacá Region.[3] The company has a processing plant in the village of Cala-Cala in the commune of Pozo Almonte.[4] In 2024 the company obtained a permit from National Geology and Mining Service to operate its iodine plant until 2030.[5]
References
- ^ USGS Iodine Production Statistics
- ^ "Algorta Norte busca estar entre los tres principales produtores de yodo". Diario Financiero (in Spanish). March 19, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
- ^ "Sociedad Contractual Minera de Salitre y Yodo Cala Cala". Guía Minera de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved August 10, 2025.
- ^ "Autoridades monitorean evento que dejó una nube púrpura de vapor de yodo en Pozo Almonte". Radio Bío-Bío (in Spanish). August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ^ Arancibia Muñoz, Felipe; Massai D., Nicolás (March 20, 2025). "Sernageomin autoriza operación minera de grupo Errázuriz, pese a controversia en torno a sus permisos ambientales". Interferencia (in Spanish). Retrieved August 11, 2025.