Operation
Cerro Negro
Cerro Negro produced 4.3 kt of fine copper in the 12 months to July 2026. That is 10.91% more than in the 12 months before (3.9 kt). It is the 31st largest of the 33 operations the table details and accounts for 0.08% of the country's copper.
Fine copper, 12 months to July 2026
4.3 kt
10.91%against the 12 months before
January to July 2026
2.5 kt
12.32%against the same period of 2025
Share of the country's copper
0.08%
31st of 33 operations
Who is behind it
Holder before the SMA (the environmental regulator)
Cía. Minera Cerro Negro S.A. SMA
It holds 7 environmental permits of the 7 of this operation's regulated unit.
Owners of Cía. Minera Cerro Negro S.A.
We do not yet have a publishable source on its owners.
Output month by month
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of the operation, since January 2014.
The last twelve months
| Month | Output | A year earlier | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 20.4% | Cochilco |
| June 2026 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 37.45% | Cochilco |
| May 2026 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 15.53% | Cochilco |
| April 2026 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 13.91% | Cochilco |
| March 2026 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 16.38% | Cochilco |
| February 2026 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 14.43% | Cochilco |
| January 2026 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.26% | Cochilco |
| December 2025 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.05% | Cochilco |
| November 2025 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 11.62% | Cochilco |
| October 2025 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.67% | Cochilco |
| September 2025 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 22.15% | Cochilco |
| August 2025 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.14% | Cochilco |
Output by year
Thousand tonnes of fine copper. Up to 2025, yearly figures; after that, the sum of its months.
See the figures by year
| Year | Output | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.5 kt | 7 months |
| 2025 | 4.1 kt | Cochilco |
| 2024 | 4.2 kt | Cochilco |
| 2023 | 4.3 kt | Cochilco |
| 2022 | 4.1 kt | Cochilco |
| 2021 | 4.6 kt | Cochilco |
| 2020 | 4.8 kt | Cochilco |
| 2019 | 5.7 kt | Cochilco |
| 2018 | 5.1 kt | Cochilco |
| 2017 | 3.9 kt | Cochilco |
| 2016 | 5.2 kt | Cochilco |
| 2015 | 5.5 kt | Cochilco |
| 2014 | 6 kt | Cochilco |
| 2013 | 8.5 kt | Cochilco |
| 2012 | 9.6 kt | Cochilco |
| 2011 | 8 kt | Cochilco |
| 2010 | 9.3 kt | Cochilco |
| 2009 | 7.5 kt | Cochilco |
| 2008 | 6.5 kt | Cochilco |
| 2007 | 4.2 kt | Cochilco |
| 2006 | 0.041 kt | Cochilco |
Environmental enforcement
5 records of the SMA on this operation's regulated unit.
- 2 Inspections
- 1 Sanction procedure
- 1 Provisional measure
- 1 Compliance programme
Each record, with its case number, its status and its fine, is on the platform.
The output figures are those of Cochilco's monthly table and yearbook, at 100% of the operation. The 12-month totals, the year-to-date figures and the changes are our own sums and differences on those figures. The sentences of this page are assembled from them: no language model is involved.