The Basic Competence Evaluation (only for companies in Chile), is an instrument built by mining companies together with SICEP, aiming to standardize minimum operation requirements in the mining industry. Thus an evaluation (in field) was created, so that each company can check the existence and implementation of minimum management standards that ensure a favorable performance in their business.

This process includes an evaluation in the company facilities by skilled professionals who apply the Basic Competence Evaluation Survey, which allows verifying the level of implementation of standards in the areas of infrastructure, human resources, methods and processes, environment, risk prevention, connectivity and automation, and community.