Monthly report
Chile's copper output, March 2017
Chile produced 373.1 kt of fine mine copper in March 2017. That is 23.43% less than in March 2016 (487.3 kt). In the 3 months to March 2017 it adds up to 1,192.1 kt, 14.52% less than in the same period a year earlier.
The 33 operations the table details produced 359.8 kt, 96.43% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- It is the lowest March of the series, which starts in 2014.
- 3 months in a row below the same month a year earlier.
- In the twelve months to March 2017 the country adds up to 5,350 kt, 6.61% less than in the twelve before.
January to March 2017
1,192.1 kt
14.52%against the same period of 2016
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against March 2016.
- Los Pelambres+3.9 ktfrom 27.6 to 31.5Cochilco
- Collahuasi+3.3 ktfrom 38 to 41.3Cochilco
- Spence+2.9 ktfrom 13.7 to 16.6Cochilco
- Caserones+2.6 ktfrom 10.3 to 12.9Cochilco
- Andina+2.3 ktfrom 17.6 to 19.9Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against March 2016.
- Escondida−91.9 ktfrom 91.9 to 0Cochilco
- El Teniente−18.2 ktfrom 46.6 to 28.4Cochilco
- Chuquicamata−6.3 ktfrom 27.3 to 20.9Cochilco
- Ministro Hales−3.1 ktfrom 22.9 to 19.8Cochilco
- Los Bronces−3 ktfrom 31.6 to 28.6Cochilco
Operation by operation, March 2017
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | March 2017 | 2016 | Change | Year to date 2017 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Collahuasi | 41.3 | 38 | 8.68% | 131 | 12.83% | 11.07% | Cochilco |
| 2Los Pelambres | 31.5 | 27.6 | 14.13% | 85.9 | 0.94% | 8.44% | Cochilco |
| 3Los Bronces | 28.6 | 31.6 | 9.51% | 75.8 | 10.92% | 7.66% | Cochilco |
| 4El Teniente | 28.4 | 46.6 | 39.06% | 101.5 | 20.58% | 7.61% | Cochilco |
| 5Radomiro Tomic | 26.1 | 27 | 3.23% | 74.7 | 10.63% | 7% | Cochilco |
| 6Chuquicamata | 20.9 | 27.3 | 23.14% | 53.1 | 19.78% | 5.61% | Cochilco |
| 7Andina | 19.9 | 17.6 | 13.07% | 57.7 | 11.61% | 5.33% | Cochilco |
| 8Ministro Hales | 19.8 | 22.9 | 13.54% | 62 | 1.59% | 5.31% | Cochilco |
| 9Spence | 16.6 | 13.7 | 21.17% | 49.4 | 24.12% | 4.45% | Cochilco |
| 10Caserones | 12.9 | 10.3 | 25.24% | 34.9 | 29.74% | 3.46% | Cochilco |
| 11Candelaria | 11.9 | 11.4 | 4.39% | 31.6 | 7.33% | 3.19% | Cochilco |
| 12Gabriela Mistral | 11.3 | 10.4 | 8.65% | 27.3 | 7.77% | 3.03% | Cochilco |
| 13Centinela Sulfuros | 10.5 | 13.2 | 20.45% | 39 | 4.84% | 2.81% | Cochilco |
| 14Zaldívar | 9.3 | 8.9 | 4.49% | 26.7 | 7.66% | 2.49% | Cochilco |
| 15Sierra Gorda | 8.9 | 9.5 | 6.32% | 26.7 | 2.91% | 2.39% | Cochilco |
| 16Antucoya | 7.2 | 5.7 | 26.32% | 20.3 | 61.11% | 1.93% | Cochilco |
| 17Lomas Bayas | 6.7 | 6.1 | 9.84% | 20.3 | 10.33% | 1.8% | Cochilco |
| 18Carmen de Andacollo | 6.4 | 5.5 | 16.36% | 20.4 | 13.97% | 1.72% | Cochilco |
| 19Cerro Colorado | 6.4 | 7.8 | 17.95% | 16.7 | 16.5% | 1.72% | Cochilco |
| 20El Abra | 6.3 | 9.2 | 31.52% | 19.4 | 31.69% | 1.69% | Cochilco |
| 21Centinela Óxidos | 6.2 | 4 | 55% | 16.5 | 30.95% | 1.66% | Cochilco |
| 22Salvador | 4.8 | 5.4 | 11.11% | 13.5 | 10% | 1.29% | Cochilco |
| 23Mantos Blancos | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.57% | 10.9 | 11.16% | 1.09% | Cochilco |
| 24Mantoverde | 3.3 | 4.8 | 32.58% | 9.1 | 33.28% | 0.87% | Cochilco |
| 25Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 2.4 | 2.2 | 9.09% | 6.2 | 3.33% | 0.64% | Cochilco |
| 26El Soldado | 2.3 | 3.2 | 29.84% | 9.1 | 11.56% | 0.6% | Cochilco |
| 27Quebrada Blanca | 2.2 | 3.1 | 29.03% | 6.9 | 21.59% | 0.59% | Cochilco |
| 28Franke | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0% | 4.7 | 2.08% | 0.43% | Cochilco |
| 29Atacama Kozan | 1.2 | 1.1 | 9.09% | 2.9 | 12.12% | 0.32% | Cochilco |
| 30Tres Valles | 0.5 | 0.4 | 25% | 1.4 | 7.69% | 0.13% | Cochilco |
| 31Cerro Negro | 0.3 | 0.5 | 35.08% | 0.9 | 37.3% | 0.08% | Cochilco |
| 32Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0.1 | 0.4 | 81.71% | 0.2 | 78.42% | 0.02% | Cochilco |
| 33Escondida | 0 | 91.9 | 100% | 97.1 | 63.44% | 0% | Cochilco |
| Total of 33 operations | 359.8 | 473.1 | 23.94% | 1,153.8 | 14.65% | 96.43% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 13.3 | 14.2 | 6.24% | 38.3 | 10.46% | 3.57% | |
| Chile total | 373.1 | 487.3 | 23.43% | 1,192.1 | 14.52% | 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.