Monthly report
Chile's copper output, May 2018
Chile produced 495.5 kt of fine mine copper in May 2018. That is 6.34% more than in May 2017 (466 kt). In the 5 months to May 2018 it adds up to 2,359.8 kt, 13.55% more than in the same period a year earlier.
The 33 operations the table details produced 480.5 kt, 96.97% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- It is the highest May since 2015.
- 11 months in a row above the same month a year earlier.
- In the twelve months to May 2018 the country adds up to 5,785.1 kt, 8.49% more than in the twelve before.
- Escondida: its highest month since June 2015, at 113.7 kt. Cochilco
- El Soldado: its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 5.2 kt. Cochilco
January to May 2018
2,359.8 kt
13.55%against the same period of 2017
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against May 2017.
- Escondida+31 ktfrom 82.7 to 113.7Cochilco
- Caserones+7.3 ktfrom 4.4 to 11.7Cochilco
- Los Bronces+4.2 ktfrom 26.4 to 30.6Cochilco
- Radomiro Tomic+2.8 ktfrom 25 to 27.8Cochilco
- Centinela Óxidos+2.4 ktfrom 5.5 to 7.9Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against May 2017.
- Centinela Sulfuros−5.8 ktfrom 17.5 to 11.7Cochilco
- Collahuasi−5.3 ktfrom 44.9 to 39.6Cochilco
- Ministro Hales−4.3 ktfrom 19.7 to 15.4Cochilco
- Candelaria−3.9 ktfrom 13.5 to 9.6Cochilco
- Gabriela Mistral−3.4 ktfrom 12 to 8.6Cochilco
Operation by operation, May 2018
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | May 2018 | 2017 | Change | Year to date 2018 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 113.7 | 82.7 | 37.48% | 545.6 | 123.79% | 22.95% | Cochilco |
| 2El Teniente | 40 | 41.4 | 3.38% | 188.9 | 5.89% | 8.07% | Cochilco |
| 3Collahuasi | 39.6 | 44.9 | 11.8% | 220.7 | 6.62% | 7.99% | Cochilco |
| 4Los Pelambres | 32.8 | 31.3 | 4.79% | 130.8 | 7.95% | 6.62% | Cochilco |
| 5Los Bronces | 30.6 | 26.4 | 15.74% | 142.1 | 7.54% | 6.17% | Cochilco |
| 6Radomiro Tomic | 27.8 | 25 | 11.26% | 149 | 17.66% | 5.61% | Cochilco |
| 7Chuquicamata | 21.1 | 19.7 | 7.02% | 115.6 | 20.84% | 4.26% | Cochilco |
| 8Andina | 19.1 | 19.1 | 0% | 83.7 | 12.26% | 3.85% | Cochilco |
| 9Spence | 17.6 | 18.4 | 4.35% | 87.6 | 3.42% | 3.55% | Cochilco |
| 10Ministro Hales | 15.4 | 19.7 | 21.83% | 79.6 | 18.11% | 3.11% | Cochilco |
| 11Caserones | 11.7 | 4.4 | 165.91% | 53.7 | 8.05% | 2.36% | Cochilco |
| 12Centinela Sulfuros | 11.7 | 17.5 | 33.14% | 48.4 | 31.35% | 2.36% | Cochilco |
| 13Candelaria | 9.6 | 13.5 | 28.89% | 43.2 | 28.71% | 1.94% | Cochilco |
| 14Gabriela Mistral | 8.6 | 12 | 28.33% | 41.5 | 15.31% | 1.74% | Cochilco |
| 15Sierra Gorda | 8.6 | 8.2 | 4.88% | 38.5 | 8.98% | 1.74% | Cochilco |
| 16Centinela Óxidos | 7.9 | 5.5 | 43.64% | 37.1 | 43.24% | 1.59% | Cochilco |
| 17El Abra | 7.9 | 6.1 | 29.51% | 38.1 | 22.51% | 1.59% | Cochilco |
| 18Zaldívar | 7.2 | 9 | 20% | 35.3 | 19.59% | 1.45% | Cochilco |
| 19Antucoya | 7 | 6.1 | 14.75% | 27.2 | 18.32% | 1.41% | Cochilco |
| 20Cerro Colorado | 6.8 | 6.2 | 9.68% | 26.4 | 9.9% | 1.37% | Cochilco |
| 21Carmen de Andacollo | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.75% | 28.1 | 9.94% | 1.17% | Cochilco |
| 22Lomas Bayas | 5.6 | 7.3 | 23.29% | 28 | 18.37% | 1.13% | Cochilco |
| 23El Soldado | 5.2 | 4.6 | 13.7% | 18.7 | 18.16% | 1.05% | Cochilco |
| 24Mantoverde | 4 | 3.6 | 9.99% | 16 | 2.24% | 0.8% | Cochilco |
| 25Salvador | 3.9 | 4.4 | 11.36% | 22.7 | 0.87% | 0.79% | Cochilco |
| 26Mantos Blancos | 3.5 | 3.8 | 6.67% | 16.5 | 9.58% | 0.71% | Cochilco |
| 27Quebrada Blanca | 2.3 | 1.9 | 21.05% | 10.7 | 0% | 0.46% | Cochilco |
| 28Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 2.3 | 2.6 | 11.54% | 10.2 | 5.56% | 0.46% | Cochilco |
| 29Franke | 1.8 | 1.4 | 28.57% | 6.9 | 9.21% | 0.36% | Cochilco |
| 30Atacama Kozan | 0.6 | 0.3 | 100% | 4.3 | 4.44% | 0.12% | Cochilco |
| 31Cerro Negro | 0.4 | 0.3 | 39.87% | 1.8 | 21.4% | 0.09% | Cochilco |
| 32Tres Valles | 0.4 | 0.6 | 33.33% | 2.3 | 8% | 0.08% | Cochilco |
| 33Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 100% | 0% | Cochilco |
| Total of 33 operations | 480.5 | 453.6 | 5.93% | 2,299.4 | 14.08% | 96.97% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 15 | 12.4 | 21.07% | 60.4 | 3.67% | 3.03% | |
| Chile total | 495.5 | 466 | 6.34% | 2,359.8 | 13.55% | 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.