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Chile's copper output, November 2016

Chile produced 479.3 kt of fine mine copper in November 2016. That is 1.09% less than in November 2015 (484.5 kt). In the 11 months to November 2016 it adds up to 5,049.7 kt, 4.29% less than in the same period a year earlier.

The 33 operations the table details produced 466 kt, 97.23% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.

What stands out

  • 3 months in a row below the same month a year earlier.
  • In the twelve months to November 2016 the country adds up to 5,545.6 kt, 4.4% less than in the twelve before.
  • Centinela Sulfuros: its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 21.5 kt. Cochilco
  • Caserones: its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 12.6 kt. Cochilco
  • El Abra: its lowest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 7.3 kt. Cochilco
  • El Soldado: its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 4.6 kt. Cochilco

Chile's mine copper, November 2016

479.3 kt

1.09%against November 2015Cochilco

January to November 2016

5,049.7 kt

4.29%against the same period of 2015

Copper price, average of the month (LME)

246.9 ¢/lb

13.21%against November 2015Cochilco

Who rose and who fell

Added the most

In tonnes, against November 2015.

  1. Escondida+11.1 ktfrom 75 to 86.1Cochilco
  2. Centinela Sulfuros+10.5 ktfrom 11 to 21.5Cochilco
  3. El Teniente+5.6 ktfrom 38.1 to 43.7Cochilco
  4. Caserones+4.3 ktfrom 8.3 to 12.6Cochilco
  5. Antucoya+3.5 ktfrom 3.2 to 6.7Cochilco

Lost the most

In tonnes, against November 2015.

  1. Los Bronces−10.1 ktfrom 33.8 to 23.7Cochilco
  2. Chuquicamata−8.8 ktfrom 31.6 to 22.8Cochilco
  3. Los Pelambres−4.9 ktfrom 35.1 to 30.2Cochilco
  4. Ministro Hales−4.4 ktfrom 22.2 to 17.8Cochilco
  5. El Abra−3.4 ktfrom 10.7 to 7.3Cochilco

Operation by operation, November 2016

Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.

OperationNovember 20162015ChangeYear to date 2016ChangeShare of totalSource
1Escondida86.17514.8%906.715.86%17.97%Cochilco
2El Teniente43.738.114.7%437.80.67%9.12%Cochilco
3Collahuasi43.543.20.69%466.215.91%9.08%Cochilco
4Los Pelambres30.235.113.96%332.41.57%6.3%Cochilco
5Radomiro Tomic27.827.51.18%289.70.36%5.81%Cochilco
6Los Bronces23.733.829.82%28322.29%4.95%Cochilco
7Chuquicamata22.831.627.81%276.91.24%4.75%Cochilco
8Centinela Sulfuros21.51195.45%156.417.33%4.49%Cochilco
9Andina182010%176.214.55%3.76%Cochilco
10Ministro Hales17.822.219.82%219.31.06%3.71%Cochilco
11Spence13.716.717.96%148.46.73%2.86%Cochilco
12Candelaria13.110.722.43%117.515.47%2.73%Cochilco
13Caserones12.68.351.81%102.955.2%2.63%Cochilco
14Gabriela Mistral9.511.215.18%111.32.11%1.98%Cochilco
15Sierra Gorda9.18.112.35%89.612.7%1.9%Cochilco
16Zaldívar8.89.13.3%93.60.95%1.84%Cochilco
17El Abra7.310.731.78%92.432.06%1.52%Cochilco
18Lomas Bayas7.16.312.7%73.214.38%1.48%Cochilco
19Antucoya6.73.2109.38%59.9588.51%1.4%Cochilco
20Carmen de Andacollo6.76.36.35%65.60.61%1.4%Cochilco
21Salvador6.15.217.31%54.630.62%1.27%Cochilco
22Centinela Óxidos5.65.60%5029.08%1.17%Cochilco
23El Soldado4.63.245.34%41.926.98%0.96%Cochilco
24Cerro Colorado4.16.637.88%70.12.79%0.86%Cochilco
25Mantos Blancos3.84.310.85%45.212.67%0.8%Cochilco
26Mantoverde3.64.725.1%461.93%0.74%Cochilco
27Quebrada Blanca2.93.16.45%31.911.39%0.61%Cochilco
28Ojos del Salado (Lundin)21.95.26%23.41.74%0.42%Cochilco
29Franke1.51.816.67%1612.09%0.31%Cochilco
30Atacama Kozan1.21.20%11.97.03%0.25%Cochilco
31Tres Valles0.50.425%4.97.55%0.1%Cochilco
32Cerro Negro0.30.420.85%4.85.41%0.07%Cochilco
33Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos)0.0310.593.57%1.962.88%0.01%Cochilco
Total of 33 operations4664670.21%4,901.63.6%97.23%
Other producers, not detailed in the table13.317.524.35%148.122.61%2.77%
Chile total479.3484.51.09%5,049.74.29%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.