Monthly report
Chile's copper output, February 2018
Chile produced 453.2 kt of fine mine copper in February 2018. That is 22.2% more than in February 2017 (370.8 kt). In the 2 months to February 2018 it adds up to 929.3 kt, 13.47% more than in the same period a year earlier.
The 33 operations the table details produced 440.9 kt, 97.31% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- It is the highest February of the series, which starts in 2014.
- 8 months in a row above the same month a year earlier.
- In the twelve months to February 2018 the country adds up to 5,613.8 kt, 2.74% more than in the twelve before.
- Zaldívar: its lowest month since April 2015, at 6.3 kt. Cochilco
- Mantoverde: its lowest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 2.8 kt. Cochilco
January to February 2018
929.3 kt
13.47%against the same period of 2017
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against February 2017.
- Escondida+83 ktfrom 20 to 103Cochilco
- Radomiro Tomic+6.6 ktfrom 22.9 to 29.4Cochilco
- Chuquicamata+6.1 ktfrom 16.9 to 23Cochilco
- Caserones+2.8 ktfrom 9 to 11.8Cochilco
- Spence+1.9 ktfrom 14.6 to 16.5Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against February 2017.
- Andina−5.3 ktfrom 18.3 to 13Cochilco
- Centinela Sulfuros−4 ktfrom 12.1 to 8.1Cochilco
- Collahuasi−2.8 ktfrom 45.3 to 42.5Cochilco
- Candelaria−2.4 ktfrom 10.3 to 7.9Cochilco
- Zaldívar−2.4 ktfrom 8.7 to 6.3Cochilco
Operation by operation, February 2018
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | February 2018 | 2017 | Change | Year to date 2018 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 103 | 20 | 415% | 210 | 116.27% | 22.73% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 42.5 | 45.3 | 6.18% | 96.6 | 7.69% | 9.38% | Cochilco |
| 3El Teniente | 37.9 | 36.5 | 3.84% | 74.6 | 2.05% | 8.36% | Cochilco |
| 4Radomiro Tomic | 29.4 | 22.9 | 28.65% | 61.2 | 25.91% | 6.49% | Cochilco |
| 5Los Bronces | 28 | 26.4 | 6.2% | 54 | 14.3% | 6.19% | Cochilco |
| 6Los Pelambres | 26.6 | 26.3 | 1.14% | 54 | 0.74% | 5.87% | Cochilco |
| 7Chuquicamata | 23 | 16.9 | 36.22% | 42.1 | 31.17% | 5.08% | Cochilco |
| 8Spence | 16.5 | 14.6 | 13.01% | 35.1 | 7.01% | 3.64% | Cochilco |
| 9Ministro Hales | 16.3 | 18.4 | 11.41% | 33 | 21.8% | 3.6% | Cochilco |
| 10Andina | 13 | 18.3 | 28.96% | 31.9 | 15.61% | 2.87% | Cochilco |
| 11Caserones | 11.8 | 9 | 31.11% | 23.6 | 7.27% | 2.6% | Cochilco |
| 12Gabriela Mistral | 9.2 | 8.8 | 4.55% | 17.9 | 11.87% | 2.03% | Cochilco |
| 13Centinela Sulfuros | 8.1 | 12.1 | 33.06% | 15.9 | 44.21% | 1.79% | Cochilco |
| 14Sierra Gorda | 8 | 10 | 20% | 14.9 | 16.29% | 1.77% | Cochilco |
| 15Candelaria | 7.9 | 10.3 | 23.3% | 14.9 | 24.37% | 1.74% | Cochilco |
| 16El Abra | 7.2 | 6.2 | 16.13% | 14.4 | 9.92% | 1.59% | Cochilco |
| 17Centinela Óxidos | 6.7 | 5 | 34% | 14.5 | 40.78% | 1.48% | Cochilco |
| 18Zaldívar | 6.3 | 8.7 | 27.59% | 14.4 | 17.24% | 1.39% | Cochilco |
| 19Lomas Bayas | 5.6 | 6.4 | 12.5% | 11.1 | 18.38% | 1.24% | Cochilco |
| 20Antucoya | 5 | 6.4 | 21.88% | 9.6 | 26.72% | 1.1% | Cochilco |
| 21Carmen de Andacollo | 5 | 5.6 | 10.71% | 11 | 21.43% | 1.1% | Cochilco |
| 22Cerro Colorado | 4.3 | 4.9 | 12.24% | 9.5 | 7.77% | 0.95% | Cochilco |
| 23Salvador | 4.1 | 4.4 | 6.82% | 9.2 | 5.75% | 0.9% | Cochilco |
| 24Mantos Blancos | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.46% | 6.7 | 0.72% | 0.72% | Cochilco |
| 25El Soldado | 2.8 | 3.2 | 12.22% | 5.6 | 18.05% | 0.62% | Cochilco |
| 26Mantoverde | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.85% | 5.7 | 3.87% | 0.62% | Cochilco |
| 27Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 11.76% | 3.9 | 2.63% | 0.42% | Cochilco |
| 28Quebrada Blanca | 1.8 | 2.3 | 21.74% | 3.9 | 17.02% | 0.4% | Cochilco |
| 29Franke | 1.2 | 1.4 | 14.29% | 2.3 | 25.81% | 0.26% | Cochilco |
| 30Atacama Kozan | 1 | 0.7 | 42.86% | 1.8 | 5.88% | 0.22% | Cochilco |
| 31Tres Valles | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0% | 0.9 | 0% | 0.09% | Cochilco |
| 32Cerro Negro | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.98% | 0.6 | 3.81% | 0.06% | Cochilco |
| 33Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0 | 0.1 | 100% | 0 | 100% | 0% | Cochilco |
| Total of 33 operations | 440.9 | 359.5 | 22.65% | 904.8 | 13.96% | 97.31% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 12.2 | 11.3 | 7.94% | 24.4 | 2.06% | 2.69% | |
| Chile total | 453.2 | 370.8 | 22.2% | 929.3 | 13.47% | 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.