Operation
Escondida
Escondida produced 1,271.6 kt of fine copper in the 12 months to July 2026. That is 5.91% less than in the 12 months before (1,351.5 kt). It is the largest of the 33 operations the table details and accounts for 24.59% of the country's copper.
Fine copper, 12 months to July 2026
1,271.6 kt
5.91%against the 12 months before
January to July 2026
721.4 kt
9.25%against the same period of 2025
Share of the country's copper
24.59%
1st of 33 operations
Who is behind it
Holder before the SMA (the environmental regulator)
Minera Escondida SMA
It holds 69 environmental permits of the 69 of this operation's regulated unit.
Owners of Minera Escondida
4 direct owners with the stake and the document that states it, on the platform.
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 | 89.4 | 114.8 | 22.12% | Cochilco |
| June 2026 | 111.4 | 76.4 | 45.76% | Cochilco |
| May 2026 | 108.8 | 132 | 17.56% | Cochilco |
| April 2026 | 100.2 | 128.4 | 21.94% | Cochilco |
| March 2026 | 101.6 | 120.6 | 15.74% | Cochilco |
| February 2026 | 105 | 113.4 | 7.37% | Cochilco |
| January 2026 | 105 | 109.4 | 4.05% | Cochilco |
| December 2025 | 111.5 | 133.6 | 16.52% | Cochilco |
| November 2025 | 94.4 | 108.2 | 12.77% | Cochilco |
| October 2025 | 120.6 | 108 | 11.7% | Cochilco |
| September 2025 | 118.6 | 101.5 | 16.83% | Cochilco |
| August 2025 | 105.1 | 105.3 | 0.22% | 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 | 721.4 kt | 7 months |
| 2025 | 1,345.1 kt | Cochilco |
| 2024 | 1,277.5 kt | Cochilco |
| 2023 | 1,101.4 kt | Cochilco |
| 2022 | 1,054.3 kt | Cochilco |
| 2021 | 1,011.3 kt | Cochilco |
| 2020 | 1,187.3 kt | Cochilco |
| 2019 | 1,187.8 kt | Cochilco |
| 2018 | 1,242.7 kt | Cochilco |
| 2017 | 925.4 kt | Cochilco |
| 2016 | 1,002 kt | Cochilco |
| 2015 | 1,152.5 kt | Cochilco |
| 2014 | 1,165.4 kt | Cochilco |
| 2013 | 1,193.7 kt | Cochilco |
| 2012 | 1,075.9 kt | Cochilco |
| 2011 | 817.7 kt | Cochilco |
| 2010 | 1,086.7 kt | Cochilco |
| 2009 | 1,103.7 kt | Cochilco |
| 2008 | 1,254 kt | Cochilco |
| 2007 | 1,483.9 kt | Cochilco |
| 2006 | 1,255.6 kt | Cochilco |
| 2005 | 1,271.5 kt | Cochilco |
| 2004 | 1,195.2 kt | Cochilco |
| 2003 | 994.7 kt | Cochilco |
| 2002 | 758 kt | Cochilco |
| 2001 | 794.1 kt | Cochilco |
| 2000 | 916.6 kt | Cochilco |
Environmental enforcement
30 records of the SMA on this operation's regulated unit.
- 28 Inspections
- 1 Sanction in the public register
- 1 Sanction procedure
Each record, with its case number, its status and its fine, is on the platform.
Projects
Projects of the public pipeline that target this operation.
- Aplicación de ripios de lixiviación de BHP en EscondidaFeasibility · BHPUS$900M
- Demolición Concentradora Los ColoradosFeasibility · BHPUS$400M
- Extensión del Botadero de Ripios y Modificaciones Operacionales en el Área de la Pila Dinámica de LixiviaciónOperating · BHPUS$470M
- Extensión vida Concentrado Los ColoradosFeasibility · BHPUS$200M
- Laguna Seca expansionFeasibility · BHPUS$2,351M
- Nueva concentradora: Los ColoradosPrefeasibility · BHPUS$5,000M
Not disclosed by the source
These figures were looked for in the company’s reports and are not published. It is not data Veta IQ lacks: it is what the checked source does not report.
- Molybdenum production · checked in 6-K · BHP Group Ltd · 2026-01-20, Dec 31, 2025
- Copper recovery · checked in 6-K · BHP Group Ltd · 2026-07-17, Jun 30, 2026
- Mine life · checked in 20-F · BHP Group Ltd · 2026-08-18, Jun 30, 2026
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.