# Antofagasta (LON: ANTO) Critical Minerals Exposure

Antofagasta is linked to 1 critical mineral: a producer of copper. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange as ANTO and based in the UK.

Source: https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/antofagasta-lon-anto
Exchange: LON
Ticker: ANTO
Country: UK
Production verified from filings: yes

## Critical minerals linked to Antofagasta

| Mineral | Role | Price per kg (USD) | 1M change | Stocks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Copper](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/copper-price-us) | Producer | $13.92 per kg contained | +2.2% | [Copper stocks](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/copper-stocks) |

## Sectors Antofagasta serves

- [AI](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/ai)
- [Batteries](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/batteries)
- [Defence](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/defence)
- [Electric Vehicles](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/electric-vehicles)
- [Power Grids](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/power-grids)
- [Robotics](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/robotics)
- [Semiconductors](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/semiconductors)

## About Antofagasta

Antofagasta is a London-listed copper miner whose operations are all in Chile, where it ranks among the country's largest private producers. Controlled by the Luksic family, the group also produces molybdenum, gold and silver as by-products, and it runs a transport business in the north of the country. Its growth plans centre on expanding the mines it already owns rather than buying new ones.

## Antofagasta's critical minerals business

Copper is Antofagasta's critical mineral, produced as both concentrate and cathode at its Chilean mines. Molybdenum, gold and silver come out of the same ore, yet copper is what drives the business. Its metal ends up in the wiring, motors and transformers behind electrification, from power grids to electric vehicles and data centres.

## Where Antofagasta operates

All of Antofagasta's mines are in Chile: Los Pelambres in the Coquimbo region, together with Centinela and Antucoya in the Antofagasta region. Its transport division runs rail and road services carrying cargo between the Atacama mining region and the coast.

## In the Stockatomics Terminal

Share price against its minerals, mineral exposure by value, the exposure score and its components, verified production with sources, downstream demand exposure and catalysts affecting Antofagasta.

## FAQ

### Which critical minerals does Antofagasta produce?

Antofagasta is linked to 1 critical mineral: it is a producer of copper. Each mineral's price is on its page: [Copper](/commodities/copper-price-us).

### Is Antofagasta a copper stock?

Yes. Antofagasta is a producer of copper, one of the 20 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. [See all copper stocks](/commodities/copper-stocks).

### Where is Antofagasta listed?

Antofagasta is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker ANTO (LON: ANTO), and is based in the UK.

### Which mines does Antofagasta own?

Los Pelambres, Centinela and Antucoya, all in Chile, where the group has mined copper for decades.

### Who controls Antofagasta?

The Luksic family of Chile, through a holding company that owns a majority of the shares.

## Related companies

- [Anglo American](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/anglo-american-lon-aal) (LON: AAL): Copper, Manganese, Metallurgical coal, Nickel
- [Barrick Mining](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/barrick-mining-nyse-b) (NYSE: B): Copper
- [BHP](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/bhp-nyse-bhp) (NYSE: BHP): Copper, Metallurgical coal
- [Boliden](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/boliden-sto-bol) (STO: BOL): Copper, Lead, Nickel, Tellurium, Zinc
- [Capstone Copper](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/capstone-copper-tse-cs) (TSE: CS): Copper
- [CMOC Group](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/cmoc-group-hkg-3993) (HKG: 3993): Cobalt, Copper, Niobium, Phosphate, Tungsten
- [First Quantum Minerals](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/first-quantum-minerals-tse-fm) (TSE: FM): Copper, Nickel
- [Freeport-McMoRan](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/freeport-mcmoran-nyse-fcx) (NYSE: FCX): Copper
- [Glencore](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/glencore-otc-glcnf) (OTC: GLCNF): Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Metallurgical coal, Nickel, Silver, Vanadium, Zinc
- [Hudbay Minerals](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/hudbay-minerals-tse-hbm) (TSE: HBM): Copper, Silver, Zinc
- [Ivanhoe Mines](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/ivanhoe-mines-tse-ivn) (TSE: IVN): Copper, Zinc
- [KGHM Polska Miedz](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/kghm-otc-kghpf) (OTC: KGHPF): Copper, Silver

## Sources

- Company filings: Antofagasta’s minerals and its role in each.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): the US critical minerals list.
- Stockatomics: each mineral’s benchmark price per kg.

Last updated 18 October 2026.