Monthly report
Chile's copper output, October 2017
Chile produced 510.4 kt of fine mine copper in October 2017. That is 15.09% more than in October 2016 (443.5 kt). In the 10 months to October 2017 it adds up to 4,473.6 kt, 2.12% less than in the same period a year earlier.
The 33 operations the table details produced 496.8 kt, 97.33% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- It is the highest October of the series, which starts in 2014.
- 4 months in a row above the same month a year earlier.
- In the twelve months to October 2017 the country adds up to 5,455.6 kt, 1.72% less than in the twelve before.
- Escondida: its highest month since June 2015, at 109.6 kt. Cochilco
- Chuquicamata: its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 44.1 kt. Cochilco
- Centinela Sulfuros: its lowest month since September 2015, at 9.3 kt. Cochilco
- Ojos del Salado (Lundin): its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 2.7 kt. Cochilco
January to October 2017
4,473.6 kt
2.12%against the same period of 2016
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against October 2016.
- Escondida+51.4 ktfrom 58.2 to 109.6Cochilco
- Chuquicamata+18.6 ktfrom 25.5 to 44.1Cochilco
- Spence+5.7 ktfrom 9 to 14.7Cochilco
- Radomiro Tomic+1.9 ktfrom 27.2 to 29.1Cochilco
- Candelaria+1.7 ktfrom 10.3 to 12Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against October 2016.
- Centinela Sulfuros−4.7 ktfrom 14 to 9.3Cochilco
- Los Bronces−3.7 ktfrom 26.4 to 22.7Cochilco
- Los Pelambres−2.7 ktfrom 33.8 to 31.1Cochilco
- Collahuasi−1.2 ktfrom 49.2 to 48Cochilco
- Quebrada Blanca−1.2 ktfrom 3.1 to 1.9Cochilco
Operation by operation, October 2017
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | October 2017 | 2016 | Change | Year to date 2017 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 109.6 | 58.2 | 88.32% | 712.3 | 13.2% | 21.47% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 48 | 49.2 | 2.44% | 427.6 | 1.16% | 9.4% | Cochilco |
| 3Chuquicamata | 44.1 | 25.5 | 72.97% | 249 | 2.02% | 8.63% | Cochilco |
| 4El Teniente | 40.6 | 41.4 | 1.93% | 386.8 | 1.85% | 7.95% | Cochilco |
| 5Los Pelambres | 31.1 | 33.8 | 7.99% | 291.3 | 3.61% | 6.09% | Cochilco |
| 6Radomiro Tomic | 29.1 | 27.2 | 6.9% | 256.4 | 2.06% | 5.7% | Cochilco |
| 7Los Bronces | 22.7 | 26.4 | 14.05% | 255.6 | 1.42% | 4.45% | Cochilco |
| 8Andina | 18.3 | 17.6 | 3.98% | 182.5 | 15.36% | 3.59% | Cochilco |
| 9Ministro Hales | 17.6 | 17.9 | 1.68% | 180.7 | 10.32% | 3.45% | Cochilco |
| 10Spence | 14.7 | 9 | 63.33% | 162.3 | 20.49% | 2.88% | Cochilco |
| 11Candelaria | 12 | 10.3 | 16.5% | 128.1 | 22.7% | 2.35% | Cochilco |
| 12Gabriela Mistral | 10.6 | 10.2 | 3.92% | 102.6 | 0.79% | 2.08% | Cochilco |
| 13Caserones | 10.2 | 11.2 | 8.93% | 99.1 | 9.75% | 2% | Cochilco |
| 14Centinela Sulfuros | 9.3 | 14 | 33.57% | 142.9 | 5.93% | 1.82% | Cochilco |
| 15Zaldívar | 9.1 | 8.8 | 3.41% | 86.7 | 2.24% | 1.78% | Cochilco |
| 16Sierra Gorda | 7.5 | 8.6 | 12.79% | 83.8 | 4.1% | 1.47% | Cochilco |
| 17El Abra | 7.1 | 7.6 | 6.58% | 64.5 | 24.21% | 1.39% | Cochilco |
| 18Antucoya | 7 | 6.7 | 4.48% | 66.4 | 24.81% | 1.37% | Cochilco |
| 19Carmen de Andacollo | 6.4 | 4.8 | 33.33% | 63.5 | 7.81% | 1.25% | Cochilco |
| 20Lomas Bayas | 6.2 | 7.1 | 12.68% | 67 | 1.36% | 1.21% | Cochilco |
| 21Salvador | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.17% | 50 | 3.09% | 1.2% | Cochilco |
| 22Centinela Óxidos | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.77% | 49.1 | 10.59% | 1.08% | Cochilco |
| 23Cerro Colorado | 5.1 | 4.1 | 24.39% | 53.9 | 18.33% | 1% | Cochilco |
| 24Mantos Blancos | 4 | 4.4 | 8.18% | 37.9 | 8.46% | 0.79% | Cochilco |
| 25Mantoverde | 3.5 | 4.1 | 15.97% | 35.4 | 16.76% | 0.68% | Cochilco |
| 26El Soldado | 3.2 | 4 | 20.66% | 34 | 8.88% | 0.62% | Cochilco |
| 27Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 2.7 | 2.1 | 28.57% | 22.8 | 6.54% | 0.53% | Cochilco |
| 28Quebrada Blanca | 1.9 | 3.1 | 38.71% | 19.2 | 33.79% | 0.37% | Cochilco |
| 29Franke | 1.8 | 1.2 | 50% | 16.1 | 11.03% | 0.35% | Cochilco |
| 30Atacama Kozan | 1 | 1.2 | 16.67% | 8.7 | 18.69% | 0.2% | Cochilco |
| 31Tres Valles | 0.5 | 0.4 | 25% | 5 | 13.64% | 0.1% | Cochilco |
| 32Cerro Negro | 0.4 | 0.5 | 30.04% | 3.2 | 29.15% | 0.07% | Cochilco |
| 33Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0 | 0.043 | 100% | 0.3 | 83.02% | 0% | Cochilco |
| Total of 33 operations | 496.8 | 431.7 | 15.08% | 4,344.6 | 2.05% | 97.33% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 13.6 | 11.8 | 15.22% | 128.9 | 4.42% | 2.67% | |
| Chile total | 510.4 | 443.5 | 15.09% | 4,473.6 | 2.12% | 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.