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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-10-000166
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20091231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100104
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100104

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000909037
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MINING, QUARRYING OF NONMETALLIC MINERALS (NO FUELS) [1400]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			F3
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	033-65728
		FILM NUMBER:		10502955

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		EL TROVADOR 4285, 6TH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		LAS CONDES
		CITY:			SANTIAGO CHILE
		STATE:			F3
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5624252485
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of the Board of Directors of Sociedad Qu&#237;mica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM),
during an Ordinary Session held on December 15, 2009, unanimously agreed to
approve the &#8220;General Transitory Policy for Frequent-Ordinary Operations of SQM
S.A.&#8221; that is referred to in the &#8220;new&#8221; article 147 second letter b) of the Law
No. 18.046 and that will become effective beginning January 1, 2010. This
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undertaken with its affiliates <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(ii) </font>operations of contracting
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mining concessions and of water rights that it undertakes with its affiliates
<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(iv)</font> operations
undertaken with banks and financial institutions that are a &#8220;related part&#8221; of
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Additionally, also in compliance,<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font>with the
indications of the Superintendency set forth in Forms 660 and in the Rule of
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