Monthly report
Chile's copper output, December 2017
Chile produced 532.1 kt of fine mine copper in December 2017. That is 5.83% more than in December 2016 (502.8 kt). In the 12 months to December 2017 it adds up to 5,503.5 kt, 0.88% less than in the same period a year earlier.
The 33 operations the table details produced 520.8 kt, 97.88% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- It is the highest December of the series, which starts in 2014.
- 6 months in a row above the same month a year earlier.
- In the twelve months to December 2017 the country adds up to 5,503.5 kt, 0.88% less than in the twelve before.
- Chuquicamata: its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 47 kt. Cochilco
- Centinela Óxidos: its highest month since December 2014, at 8.5 kt. Cochilco
- Salvador: its highest month since December 2015, at 6.6 kt. Cochilco
- Lomas Bayas: its lowest month since November 2014, at 5.3 kt. Cochilco
January to December 2017
5,503.5 kt
0.88%against the same period of 2016
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against December 2016.
- Chuquicamata+22 ktfrom 25.1 to 47Cochilco
- Escondida+11.6 ktfrom 95.3 to 106.9Cochilco
- Collahuasi+8.5 ktfrom 40.3 to 48.8Cochilco
- Los Bronces+5.9 ktfrom 24.1 to 30Cochilco
- Centinela Óxidos+2.7 ktfrom 5.8 to 8.5Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against December 2016.
- Centinela Sulfuros−13.5 ktfrom 24 to 10.5Cochilco
- Candelaria−6 ktfrom 17.9 to 11.9Cochilco
- Caserones−2.5 ktfrom 14.4 to 11.9Cochilco
- El Soldado−1.9 ktfrom 5.1 to 3.2Cochilco
- Los Pelambres−1.8 ktfrom 35.4 to 33.6Cochilco
Operation by operation, December 2017
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | December 2017 | 2016 | Change | Year to date 2017 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 106.9 | 95.3 | 12.17% | 925.4 | 7.64% | 20.09% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 48.8 | 40.3 | 21.09% | 524 | 3.46% | 9.17% | Cochilco |
| 3Chuquicamata | 47 | 25.1 | 87.54% | 330.9 | 9.57% | 8.84% | Cochilco |
| 4El Teniente | 39.9 | 37.5 | 6.4% | 464.3 | 2.31% | 7.5% | Cochilco |
| 5Los Pelambres | 33.6 | 35.4 | 5.08% | 356.3 | 3.13% | 6.31% | Cochilco |
| 6Radomiro Tomic | 30.1 | 28.6 | 5.3% | 318.9 | 0.2% | 5.66% | Cochilco |
| 7Los Bronces | 30 | 24.1 | 24.39% | 308.3 | 0.36% | 5.64% | Cochilco |
| 8Andina | 19.7 | 17.2 | 14.53% | 220 | 13.75% | 3.7% | Cochilco |
| 9Spence | 18.6 | 19 | 2.11% | 198.6 | 18.64% | 3.5% | Cochilco |
| 10Ministro Hales | 17.6 | 17.7 | 0.56% | 215.1 | 9.24% | 3.31% | Cochilco |
| 11Candelaria | 11.9 | 17.9 | 33.52% | 150.3 | 11% | 2.24% | Cochilco |
| 12Caserones | 11.9 | 14.4 | 17.36% | 122.8 | 4.69% | 2.24% | Cochilco |
| 13Centinela Sulfuros | 10.5 | 24 | 56.25% | 163.8 | 9.2% | 1.97% | Cochilco |
| 14Gabriela Mistral | 10.1 | 10.4 | 2.88% | 122.7 | 0.82% | 1.9% | Cochilco |
| 15Zaldívar | 9 | 9.8 | 8.16% | 103.3 | 0.1% | 1.69% | Cochilco |
| 16Sierra Gorda | 8.8 | 8.5 | 3.53% | 101.7 | 3.67% | 1.65% | Cochilco |
| 17Centinela Óxidos | 8.5 | 5.8 | 46.55% | 64.5 | 15.59% | 1.6% | Cochilco |
| 18El Abra | 7.4 | 7.5 | 1.33% | 78.4 | 21.52% | 1.39% | Cochilco |
| 19Antucoya | 6.9 | 6.3 | 9.52% | 80.5 | 21.6% | 1.3% | Cochilco |
| 20Carmen de Andacollo | 6.7 | 7.6 | 11.84% | 76 | 3.83% | 1.26% | Cochilco |
| 21Salvador | 6.6 | 5.2 | 26.92% | 62 | 3.68% | 1.24% | Cochilco |
| 22Cerro Colorado | 6.5 | 3.9 | 66.67% | 66.2 | 10.54% | 1.22% | Cochilco |
| 23Lomas Bayas | 5.3 | 6.9 | 23.19% | 78 | 2.62% | 1% | Cochilco |
| 24Mantos Blancos | 4.1 | 4.2 | 2.97% | 45.7 | 7.46% | 0.76% | Cochilco |
| 25Mantoverde | 3.3 | 3.7 | 10.68% | 42.1 | 15.33% | 0.62% | Cochilco |
| 26El Soldado | 3.2 | 5.1 | 37.75% | 40.5 | 13.93% | 0.6% | Cochilco |
| 27Quebrada Blanca | 2.2 | 2.8 | 21.43% | 23.4 | 32.56% | 0.41% | Cochilco |
| 28Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 2.1 | 2 | 5% | 27.1 | 6.69% | 0.39% | Cochilco |
| 29Franke | 1.7 | 1.8 | 5.56% | 19.6 | 10.11% | 0.32% | Cochilco |
| 30Atacama Kozan | 1.1 | 1.2 | 8.33% | 10.1 | 22.9% | 0.21% | Cochilco |
| 31Tres Valles | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0% | 5.9 | 9.26% | 0.09% | Cochilco |
| 32Cerro Negro | 0.3 | 0.4 | 24.7% | 3.6 | 31.54% | 0.06% | Cochilco |
| 33Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0 | 0.1 | 100% | 0.3 | 84.03% | 0% | Cochilco |
| Total of 33 operations | 520.8 | 490.2 | 6.24% | 5,350.2 | 0.77% | 97.88% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 11.3 | 12.6 | 10.42% | 153.3 | 4.61% | 2.12% | |
| Chile total | 532.1 | 502.8 | 5.83% | 5,503.5 | 0.88% | 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.