Monthly report
Chile's copper output, March 2016
Chile produced 487.3 kt of fine mine copper in March 2016. That is 2.94% more than in March 2015 (473.4 kt). In the 3 months to March 2016 it adds up to 1,394.7 kt, 3.03% less than in the same period a year earlier.
The 33 operations the table details produced 473.1 kt, 97.08% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- In the twelve months to March 2016 the country adds up to 5,728.5 kt, 1.32% less than in the twelve before.
- Caserones: its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 10.3 kt. Cochilco
- El Abra: its lowest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 9.2 kt. Cochilco
- Mantoverde: its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 4.8 kt. Cochilco
January to March 2016
1,394.7 kt
3.03%against the same period of 2015
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against March 2015.
- Chuquicamata+7.6 ktfrom 19.6 to 27.3Cochilco
- Ministro Hales+6.2 ktfrom 16.7 to 22.9Cochilco
- Caserones+5 ktfrom 5.3 to 10.3Cochilco
- Sierra Gorda+5 ktfrom 4.5 to 9.5Cochilco
- Centinela Sulfuros+3.8 ktfrom 9.4 to 13.2Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against March 2015.
- Escondida−23.8 ktfrom 115.7 to 91.9Cochilco
- El Abra−3.5 ktfrom 12.7 to 9.2Cochilco
- Centinela Óxidos−3.1 ktfrom 7.1 to 4Cochilco
- Candelaria−2.4 ktfrom 13.8 to 11.4Cochilco
- Andina−1.6 ktfrom 19.2 to 17.6Cochilco
Operation by operation, March 2016
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | March 2016 | 2015 | Change | Year to date 2016 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 91.9 | 115.7 | 20.57% | 265.6 | 23.48% | 18.86% | Cochilco |
| 2El Teniente | 46.6 | 43.1 | 8.12% | 127.8 | 8.77% | 9.56% | Cochilco |
| 3Collahuasi | 38 | 35.2 | 7.95% | 116.1 | 11.1% | 7.8% | Cochilco |
| 4Los Bronces | 31.6 | 29.2 | 8.13% | 85.1 | 10.06% | 6.48% | Cochilco |
| 5Los Pelambres | 27.6 | 26.5 | 4.15% | 85.1 | 4.42% | 5.66% | Cochilco |
| 6Chuquicamata | 27.3 | 19.6 | 38.96% | 66.2 | 35.65% | 5.59% | Cochilco |
| 7Radomiro Tomic | 27 | 26.9 | 0.44% | 83.6 | 6.16% | 5.54% | Cochilco |
| 8Ministro Hales | 22.9 | 16.7 | 37.13% | 63 | 23.05% | 4.7% | Cochilco |
| 9Andina | 17.6 | 19.2 | 8.33% | 51.7 | 7.18% | 3.61% | Cochilco |
| 10Spence | 13.7 | 13.7 | 0% | 39.8 | 11.56% | 2.81% | Cochilco |
| 11Centinela Sulfuros | 13.2 | 9.4 | 40.43% | 37.2 | 3.38% | 2.71% | Cochilco |
| 12Candelaria | 11.4 | 13.8 | 17.39% | 34.1 | 18.42% | 2.34% | Cochilco |
| 13Gabriela Mistral | 10.4 | 10.7 | 2.8% | 29.6 | 8.07% | 2.13% | Cochilco |
| 14Caserones | 10.3 | 5.3 | 94.34% | 26.9 | 53.71% | 2.11% | Cochilco |
| 15Sierra Gorda | 9.5 | 4.5 | 111.11% | 27.5 | 58.05% | 1.95% | Cochilco |
| 16El Abra | 9.2 | 12.7 | 27.56% | 28.4 | 26.99% | 1.89% | Cochilco |
| 17Zaldívar | 8.9 | 6.1 | 45.9% | 24.8 | 6.44% | 1.83% | Cochilco |
| 18Cerro Colorado | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.85% | 20 | 6.98% | 1.6% | Cochilco |
| 19Lomas Bayas | 6.1 | 5.9 | 3.39% | 18.4 | 6.98% | 1.25% | Cochilco |
| 20Antucoya | 5.7 | — | — | 12.6 | — | 1.17% | Cochilco |
| 21Carmen de Andacollo | 5.5 | 4.7 | 17.02% | 17.9 | 4.68% | 1.13% | Cochilco |
| 22Salvador | 5.4 | 4.4 | 22.73% | 15 | 48.51% | 1.11% | Cochilco |
| 23Mantoverde | 4.8 | 3.2 | 48.74% | 13.7 | 21.1% | 0.99% | Cochilco |
| 24Mantos Blancos | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.3% | 12.2 | 10.17% | 0.87% | Cochilco |
| 25Centinela Óxidos | 4 | 7.1 | 43.66% | 12.6 | 42.47% | 0.82% | Cochilco |
| 26El Soldado | 3.2 | 2.3 | 41.6% | 10.2 | 65.88% | 0.66% | Cochilco |
| 27Quebrada Blanca | 3.1 | 4.2 | 26.19% | 8.8 | 27.87% | 0.64% | Cochilco |
| 28Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 2.2 | 1.5 | 46.67% | 6 | 5.26% | 0.45% | Cochilco |
| 29Franke | 1.6 | 1.5 | 6.67% | 4.8 | 14.29% | 0.33% | Cochilco |
| 30Atacama Kozan | 1.1 | 0.9 | 22.22% | 3.3 | 10% | 0.23% | Cochilco |
| 31Cerro Negro | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8.2% | 1.4 | 4.07% | 0.09% | Cochilco |
| 32Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4.85% | 1.1 | 8.06% | 0.09% | Cochilco |
| 33Tres Valles | 0.4 | 0.7 | 42.86% | 1.3 | 38.1% | 0.08% | Cochilco |
| Total of 33 operations | 473.1 | 457.4 | 3.43% | 1,351.9 | 2.24% | 97.08% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 14.2 | 16 | 11.13% | 42.7 | 22.67% | 2.92% | |
| Chile total | 487.3 | 473.4 | 2.94% | 1,394.7 | 3.03% | 100% | Cochilco |
The figures are those of Cochilco's monthly table of mine copper output by company, in kt and at 100% of each operation. Chile's total is the one the table prints. The sum of the operations, what is left for the other producers, the year-to-date figures and the changes are our own sums and differences on those figures. The sentences of this report are assembled from them: no language model is involved.