Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining developing in Chile: Impact and Structural Barriers to Formalization

Payne Institute Research Associate Isabel Guajardo, Critical Minerals Program Manager Clarkson Kamurai, Energy Finance Lab Program Director Brad Handler and Faculty Fellow Ian Lange write about how artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) plays a meaningful, though often understated, role in Chile’s mining sector and regional economies.  April 10, 2026.