(Corrects headline and lede to reflect $1 million allocated only for security deal, corrects that agreement will add to existing policies, not review them, corrects attribution in lede)
SANTIAGO, April 20 (Reuters) - Chile and the United States are to sign mining and security agreements on Monday, with the security deal including $1 million in funds from the U.S., the Chilean government said.
The security agreement will add to an existing cooperation deal on both countries' narcotics control policies,
Chile's Public Security Ministry said in a statement.
• The security agreement will allow the purchase of equipment such as vehicles or computers for investigating complex crimes, the ministry official said.
• "The agreement aims to strengthen institutional capacity to address threats such as drug trafficking, cybercrime, and money laundering through technical cooperation, training, and support for interagency coordination," Chile's Public Security Minister, Trinidad Steinert, told journalists.
• Officials from both governments will be present for a signing ceremony in Chile's capital, Santiago, later on Monday, Chile said, including Chilean Foreign Minister Francisco Perez Mackenna, Minister of Mining and Economy Daniel Mas and U.S. Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Thomas DiNanno.
• Last month, Chile and the U.S. announced they would begin discussions on rare earths and other types of critical minerals to coordinate on public and private financing for mining projects, the management of scrap for mineral recycling, and exploration for new projects that could help boost mineral supplies in both countries.
• Officials from both sides will meet at least once every year to review the scope of the goals, the Chilean ministry said.
• Chile's government is aiming to speed up mining permit approvals to help unlock an investment pipeline worth more than $100 billion, Mas, the economy and mining minister, said in an interview published on Monday in Chilean newspaper La Tercera.
(Reporting by Natalia Ramos, Writing by Cassandra Garrison and Jorge Ollero Castela; Editing by Toby Chopra and Ethan Smith)
