Operations
Mining operations in Chile
The 39 operations with published output, ordered by fine copper in the 12 months to July 2026. Each has its own page: output month by month since 2014, by year since 2000, and its projects.
Together 5,041.7 kt: 97.5% of the 5,170.8 kt the country produced.
| Operation | 24 months | Copper, 12 months | Change | Share of Chile | Molybdenum, 12 months | SMA records | Projects | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 1,271.6 kt | 5.91% | 24.59% | — | 30 | 6 | Cochilco | |
| 2Collahuasi | 405.7 kt | 10.11% | 7.85% | 1,254 t | 25 | 2 | Cochilco | |
| 3Radomiro Tomic | 307.1 kt | 8.31% | 5.94% | — | 11 | 1 | Cochilco | |
| 4Los Pelambres | 299.4 kt | 5.42% | 5.79% | 11,147 t | 74 | 2 | Cochilco | |
| 5El Teniente | 256.5 kt | 33.19% | 4.96% | 2,632 t | 64 | 1 | Cochilco | |
| 6Chuquicamata | 225.5 kt | 17.37% | 4.36% | — | 71 | 1 | Cochilco | |
| 7Spence | 213.9 kt | 18.3% | 4.14% | 887 t | 8 | 2 | Cochilco | |
| 8Quebrada Blanca | 209 kt | 1.03% | 4.04% | 2,784 t | 26 | — | Cochilco | |
| 9Andina | 190.7 kt | 12.62% | 3.69% | 1,905 t | 158 | — | Cochilco | |
| 10Los Bronces | 178.1 kt | 14.63% | 3.44% | — | 22 | 3 | Cochilco | |
| 11Sierra Gorda | 162 kt | 2.85% | 3.13% | 3,845 t | 6 | 3 | Cochilco | |
| 12Centinela Sulfuros | 160.7 kt | 2.32% | 3.11% | — | — | — | Cochilco | |
| 13Caserones | 140.1 kt | 15.85% | 2.71% | 1,966 t | 19 | — | Cochilco | |
| 14Ministro Hales | 124.8 kt | 24.12% | 2.41% | — | 32 | — | Cochilco | |
| 15Candelaria | 118.1 kt | 19.84% | 2.28% | — | 22 | 1 | Cochilco | |
| 16Mantoverde | 91 kt | 1.48% | 1.76% | — | 11 | 2 | Cochilco | |
| 17El Abra | 82.5 kt | 17.57% | 1.6% | — | 7 | 2 | Cochilco | |
| 18Gabriela Mistral | 79.4 kt | 8.63% | 1.54% | — | 3 | — | Cochilco | |
| 19Zaldívar | 78.5 kt | 5.52% | 1.52% | — | 8 | 1 | Cochilco | |
| 20Antucoya | 77.6 kt | 1.78% | 1.5% | — | 4 | — | Cochilco | |
| 21Lomas Bayas | 58.5 kt | 11.45% | 1.13% | — | 6 | 1 | Cochilco | |
| 22Centinela Óxidos | 56.9 kt | 33.37% | 1.1% | — | — | — | Cochilco | |
| 23Mantos Blancos | 56.5 kt | 1.78% | 1.09% | — | 5 | — | Cochilco | |
| 24Carmen de Andacollo | 53.2 kt | 12.58% | 1.03% | — | 173 | — | Cochilco | |
| 25Salvador | 48.2 kt | 77.83% | 0.93% | — | 100 | 1 | Cochilco | |
| 26El Soldado | 39.3 kt | 14.64% | 0.76% | — | 9 | — | Cochilco | |
| 27Michilla | 15 kt | 17.16% | 0.29% | — | 11 | 1 | Cochilco | |
| 28Ojos del Salado (Lundin)Group | 11.5 kt | 33.19% | 0.22% | — | 8 | — | Cochilco | |
| 29Atacama Kozan | 10.2 kt | 11.83% | 0.2% | — | 7 | — | Cochilco | |
| 30Franke | 9.6 kt | 17.64% | 0.18% | — | 4 | — | Cochilco | |
| 31Cerro Negro | 4.3 kt | 10.91% | 0.08% | — | 5 | — | Cochilco | |
| 32Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos)Group | 3.9 kt | 9.67% | 0.08% | — | 11 | — | Cochilco | |
| 33Tres Valles | 2 kt | 62.64% | 0.04% | — | 72 | 1 | Cochilco |
Fine copper in thousand tonnes (kt) and molybdenum in tonnes (t), at 100% of each operation, from Cochilco's monthly table. The change compares with the twelve months before. The share is of the total the same table prints. The SMA records and the projects are those already tied to the operation: a dash means there is no link yet, not that there are none.
Without a monthly copper figure
Operations the monthly table does not list separately, that the source reports as a group, that produce molybdenum only, or that stopped producing.
- Chuquicamata + Radomiro Tomic (Cochilco)Molybdenum: 8,902 t in 12 months
- Centinela (sulfuros + óxidos)Molybdenum: 3,066 t in 12 months
- Anglo American Sur (Los Bronces + El Soldado)Molybdenum: 1,456 t in 12 months
- Minera Valle CentralMolybdenum: 723 t in 12 months
- Mantos de la LunaLast figure: 2024
- Cerro ColoradoLast figure: 2023