Proveedores Conectados 2025: alianzas estratégicas para un desarrollo territorial sostenible.
Last week saw the latest edition of Proveedores Conectados (Connected Suppliers), organized by Sierra Gorda SCM, a key event that brings together Metaproject's strategic partners every year to discuss the future of Chilean mining. This time, under the theme of Sustainability, more than 50 contractors gathered at the Marina Premier Hotel for a day marked by collaboration, reflection, and commitment to the territories.
The meeting was attended by Adriana Rivera Vega, mayor of Sierra Gorda; Dominique Viera, Vice President of Operations at Metaproject and President of APRIMIN; Sergio Hernández, former executive director of APRIMIN; Manuel Viera, CEO of Metaproject Group and President of the Chilean Mining Chamber; among others.
During the opening of the event, Marcelo Bustos, CEO of Sierra Gorda SCM, stressed that “modern mining must be built on real partnerships and a long-term vision,” emphasizing the need to pool capabilities and co-construct solutions that directly benefit local communities.
Manuel Viera Flores was part of a panel, along with: Marisol Gómez, Legal and Mining Property Superintendent; Juan Ignacio Guzmán, Chief Executive Officer of GEM | Mining Consulting; and Héctor Arriagada, Supply Chain Sierra Gorda SCM.
One of the most profound moments of the day came with the words of Manuel Viera, who presented a broad and inclusive vision of the role of suppliers and the development of territories:
Thanks to the players in this industry, we are doing good mining. But there is still much to be done. What I propose is to go further: to promote what I call ‘agro-mining’. It is not just about sharing energy or water, but about teaching communities to sow, to cultivate, to produce. Training, building capacity, and integrating suppliers as part of the system. That is the way forward..
For her part, the mayor of Sierra Gorda, Adriana Rivera Vega, was clear when referring to the social license to operate:
“It is not enough to generate employment or contract services. What we are asking for—and what the community expects—is a deeper, more structural commitment. This means that companies working in our land should also pay taxes in our land. That the services provided in Sierra Gorda should bear fruit in Sierra Gorda.”.
“That is the mining of the future: mining that does not pass, but remains. Mining that not only extracts, but also leaves installed capacity,” he said.
These types of instances are concrete proof that it is possible to generate a sustainable value chain, where supplier companies not only fulfill an operational role, but are also an active part of an ecosystem that promotes economic, social, and environmental development in the territories where mining takes place.
Suppliers Connected 2025 – Sustainability Dimension was much more than an event: it was a platform for collective construction, where ideas, challenges, and opportunities were put on the table to advance a shared vision of purposeful mining.
