| ADI | Indigenous Development Area |
| AIA | Antofagasta Industrial Association |
| COCHILCO | Chilean Copper Commission |
| CODELCO | National Copper Corporation of Chile |
| CONADI | National Corporation for Indigenous Development |
| CORE | Regional Council |
| CORFO | Production Development Corporation |
| COSOC | Constitution and operation of the Regional Civil Society Council |
| CSR | Corporate Social Responsibility |
| DBA | Desert-based agriculture |
| EMRA | Antofagasta’s Regional Mining Strategy |
| ENAMI | National Mining Company of Ecuador |
| ESG | Environmental, social and corporate governance |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| GVA | Gross value added |
| GVC | Global value chain |
| HDI | Human Development Index |
| ICMM | International Council on Mining and Metals |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IPP | Institute of Public Policy |
| LCE | Lithium carbonate equivalent |
| METS | Mining equipment, technology and services |
| PPP | Purchasing power parity |
| R&D | Research and development |
| RDS | Regional Development Strategy |
| SERC | Solar Energy Research Center |
| SEREMI | Regional Ministerial Secretary |
| SMA | Superintendence of the Environment |
| SMART | Specific, measurable, action-oriented, realistic and time-bound |
| SMEs | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| TL2 | Territorial Level 2 – Large regions |
| TL3 | Territorial Level 3 – Small regions |
| UNDRIP | United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
Mining Regions and Cities in the Region of Antofagasta, Chile
Towards a Regional Mining Strategy
