Chile mining sector faces policy test under Kast government

Chile’s mining sector faces a policy reset as President José Antonio Kast took office on Wednesday, raising expectations of regulatory reform and stronger security in the world’s largest copper-producing nation.

Kast, leader of the Republican Party, assumed the presidency in Santiago today after a transfer of power from outgoing president Gabriel Boric, marking another swing in Chile’s long-standing political cycle between left- and right-leaning governments.

For the mining industry...