Monthly report
Chile's copper output, December 2016
Chile produced 502.8 kt of fine mine copper in December 2016. That is 1.4% more than in December 2015 (495.9 kt). In the 12 months to December 2016 it adds up to 5,552.6 kt, 3.8% less than in the same period a year earlier.
The 33 operations the table details produced 490.2 kt, 97.49% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- In the twelve months to December 2016 the country adds up to 5,552.6 kt, 3.8% less than in the twelve before.
- Centinela Sulfuros: its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 24 kt. Cochilco
- Spence: its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 19 kt. Cochilco
- Candelaria: its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 17.9 kt. Cochilco
- Caserones: its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 14.4 kt. Cochilco
- Carmen de Andacollo: its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 7.6 kt. Cochilco
- El Soldado: its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 5.1 kt. Cochilco
January to December 2016
5,552.6 kt
3.8%against the same period of 2015
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against December 2015.
- Escondida+20.4 ktfrom 74.9 to 95.3Cochilco
- Centinela Sulfuros+12.1 ktfrom 11.9 to 24Cochilco
- Candelaria+6.7 ktfrom 11.2 to 17.9Cochilco
- Caserones+5.8 ktfrom 8.6 to 14.4Cochilco
- Antucoya+2.8 ktfrom 3.5 to 6.3Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against December 2015.
- Los Bronces−13.4 ktfrom 37.5 to 24.1Cochilco
- Collahuasi−12.8 ktfrom 53.1 to 40.3Cochilco
- El Abra−3.7 ktfrom 11.2 to 7.5Cochilco
- Ministro Hales−3.6 ktfrom 21.3 to 17.7Cochilco
- Chuquicamata−3.1 ktfrom 28.2 to 25.1Cochilco
Operation by operation, December 2016
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | December 2016 | 2015 | Change | Year to date 2016 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 95.3 | 74.9 | 27.24% | 1,002 | 13.06% | 18.95% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 40.3 | 53.1 | 24.11% | 506.5 | 11.25% | 8.01% | Cochilco |
| 3El Teniente | 37.5 | 36.3 | 3.31% | 475.3 | 0.87% | 7.46% | Cochilco |
| 4Los Pelambres | 35.4 | 38.1 | 7.09% | 367.8 | 2.13% | 7.04% | Cochilco |
| 5Radomiro Tomic | 28.6 | 27.1 | 5.42% | 318.3 | 0.79% | 5.69% | Cochilco |
| 6Chuquicamata | 25.1 | 28.2 | 11.1% | 302 | 2.14% | 4.99% | Cochilco |
| 7Los Bronces | 24.1 | 37.5 | 35.68% | 307.2 | 23.54% | 4.8% | Cochilco |
| 8Centinela Sulfuros | 24 | 11.9 | 101.68% | 180.4 | 24.24% | 4.77% | Cochilco |
| 9Spence | 19 | 16.5 | 15.15% | 167.4 | 4.67% | 3.78% | Cochilco |
| 10Candelaria | 17.9 | 11.2 | 59.82% | 135.4 | 9.85% | 3.56% | Cochilco |
| 11Ministro Hales | 17.7 | 21.3 | 16.9% | 237 | 0.55% | 3.52% | Cochilco |
| 12Andina | 17.2 | 18.1 | 4.97% | 193.4 | 13.78% | 3.42% | Cochilco |
| 13Caserones | 14.4 | 8.6 | 67.44% | 117.3 | 56.61% | 2.86% | Cochilco |
| 14Gabriela Mistral | 10.4 | 11.3 | 7.96% | 121.7 | 2.64% | 2.07% | Cochilco |
| 15Zaldívar | 9.8 | 8.9 | 10.11% | 103.4 | 0% | 1.95% | Cochilco |
| 16Sierra Gorda | 8.5 | 8.4 | 1.19% | 98.1 | 11.6% | 1.69% | Cochilco |
| 17Carmen de Andacollo | 7.6 | 7 | 8.57% | 73.2 | 0.27% | 1.51% | Cochilco |
| 18El Abra | 7.5 | 11.2 | 33.04% | 99.9 | 32.13% | 1.49% | Cochilco |
| 19Lomas Bayas | 6.9 | 6.6 | 4.55% | 80.1 | 13.46% | 1.37% | Cochilco |
| 20Antucoya | 6.3 | 3.5 | 80% | 66.2 | 442.62% | 1.25% | Cochilco |
| 21Centinela Óxidos | 5.8 | 5.4 | 7.41% | 55.8 | 26.48% | 1.15% | Cochilco |
| 22Salvador | 5.2 | 6.8 | 23.53% | 59.8 | 23.05% | 1.03% | Cochilco |
| 23El Soldado | 5.1 | 3.1 | 66.19% | 47 | 30.34% | 1.02% | Cochilco |
| 24Mantos Blancos | 4.2 | 4.8 | 13.61% | 49.4 | 12.75% | 0.83% | Cochilco |
| 25Cerro Colorado | 3.9 | 6.2 | 37.1% | 74 | 0.54% | 0.78% | Cochilco |
| 26Mantoverde | 3.7 | 4.5 | 18.25% | 49.7 | 0.09% | 0.74% | Cochilco |
| 27Quebrada Blanca | 2.8 | 3.1 | 9.68% | 34.7 | 11.25% | 0.56% | Cochilco |
| 28Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 2 | 1.7 | 17.65% | 25.4 | 2.83% | 0.4% | Cochilco |
| 29Franke | 1.8 | 1.9 | 5.26% | 17.8 | 11.44% | 0.36% | Cochilco |
| 30Atacama Kozan | 1.2 | 1.3 | 7.69% | 13.1 | 7.09% | 0.24% | Cochilco |
| 31Tres Valles | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0% | 5.4 | 6.9% | 0.1% | Cochilco |
| 32Cerro Negro | 0.4 | 0.4 | 8.03% | 5.2 | 4.46% | 0.08% | Cochilco |
| 33Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0.1 | 0.5 | 83.75% | 1.9 | 64.83% | 0.02% | Cochilco |
| Total of 33 operations | 490.2 | 480 | 2.13% | 5,391.8 | 3.11% | 97.49% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 12.6 | 15.9 | 20.75% | 160.7 | 22.46% | 2.51% | |
| Chile total | 502.8 | 495.9 | 1.4% | 5,552.6 | 3.8% | 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.