Monthly report
Chile's copper output, August 2018
Chile produced 461.9 kt of fine mine copper in August 2018. That is 6.96% less than in August 2017 (496.5 kt). In the 8 months to August 2018 it adds up to 3,776 kt, 8.3% more than in the same period a year earlier.
The 33 operations the table details produced 447.4 kt, 96.85% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- In the twelve months to August 2018 the country adds up to 5,792.9 kt, 7.83% more than in the twelve before.
- Los Pelambres: its highest month since December 2015, at 35.7 kt. Cochilco
- Ministro Hales: its lowest month since February 2015, at 14 kt. Cochilco
- Spence: its lowest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 7.1 kt. Cochilco
January to August 2018
3,776 kt
8.3%against the same period of 2017
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against August 2017.
- Los Pelambres+5.6 ktfrom 30.1 to 35.7Cochilco
- Los Bronces+4.8 ktfrom 28.2 to 33Cochilco
- Centinela Óxidos+3.2 ktfrom 4.4 to 7.6Cochilco
- Collahuasi+1.8 ktfrom 43.6 to 45.4Cochilco
- Cerro Colorado+1.7 ktfrom 4.1 to 5.8Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against August 2017.
- Escondida−13.2 ktfrom 97.8 to 84.6Cochilco
- Chuquicamata−10.2 ktfrom 31.9 to 21.7Cochilco
- Spence−7.7 ktfrom 14.8 to 7.1Cochilco
- Centinela Sulfuros−7 ktfrom 18 to 11Cochilco
- Candelaria−3.7 ktfrom 13.5 to 9.8Cochilco
Operation by operation, August 2018
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | August 2018 | 2017 | Change | Year to date 2018 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 84.6 | 97.8 | 13.5% | 842.8 | 66.2% | 18.31% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 45.4 | 43.6 | 4.13% | 350.7 | 5.76% | 9.83% | Cochilco |
| 3El Teniente | 41.5 | 43 | 3.49% | 308.7 | 1.05% | 8.98% | Cochilco |
| 4Los Pelambres | 35.7 | 30.1 | 18.6% | 235.8 | 2.66% | 7.73% | Cochilco |
| 5Los Bronces | 33 | 28.2 | 16.97% | 241.7 | 14.42% | 7.14% | Cochilco |
| 6Radomiro Tomic | 25.5 | 24.9 | 2.34% | 232.1 | 12.95% | 5.51% | Cochilco |
| 7Chuquicamata | 21.7 | 31.9 | 31.9% | 174.9 | 0.15% | 4.7% | Cochilco |
| 8Andina | 14.7 | 17.4 | 15.52% | 131.8 | 10.52% | 3.18% | Cochilco |
| 9Ministro Hales | 14 | 17.5 | 20% | 126.6 | 13.88% | 3.03% | Cochilco |
| 10Caserones | 12.9 | 12.1 | 6.61% | 89.4 | 14.47% | 2.79% | Cochilco |
| 11Centinela Sulfuros | 11 | 18 | 38.89% | 79.2 | 35.08% | 2.38% | Cochilco |
| 12Candelaria | 9.8 | 13.5 | 27.41% | 68.6 | 32.01% | 2.12% | Cochilco |
| 13Gabriela Mistral | 9.1 | 10.1 | 9.9% | 68.3 | 15.99% | 1.97% | Cochilco |
| 14Sierra Gorda | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.28% | 63.4 | 7.58% | 1.91% | Cochilco |
| 15Zaldívar | 8.6 | 8.7 | 1.15% | 59.2 | 14.2% | 1.86% | Cochilco |
| 16El Abra | 7.7 | 6.8 | 13.24% | 61.2 | 20.47% | 1.67% | Cochilco |
| 17Centinela Óxidos | 7.6 | 4.4 | 72.73% | 58.9 | 51.03% | 1.65% | Cochilco |
| 18Spence | 7.1 | 14.8 | 52.03% | 124.5 | 5.47% | 1.54% | Cochilco |
| 19Antucoya | 6.9 | 6.7 | 2.99% | 44.9 | 15.6% | 1.49% | Cochilco |
| 20Lomas Bayas | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0% | 46.5 | 13.89% | 1.41% | Cochilco |
| 21Cerro Colorado | 5.8 | 4.1 | 41.46% | 43.5 | 2.03% | 1.26% | Cochilco |
| 22Carmen de Andacollo | 5.1 | 6.9 | 26.09% | 43.2 | 14.79% | 1.1% | Cochilco |
| 23El Soldado | 4.6 | 3.9 | 19.04% | 32.7 | 18.83% | 1% | Cochilco |
| 24Mantos Blancos | 3.7 | 4.3 | 13.43% | 27.8 | 8.01% | 0.8% | Cochilco |
| 25Salvador | 3.7 | 5.6 | 33.93% | 33.7 | 11.55% | 0.8% | Cochilco |
| 26Mantoverde | 3.6 | 4 | 11.28% | 26.5 | 4.74% | 0.77% | Cochilco |
| 27Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 2.6 | 2.5 | 4% | 18 | 0.56% | 0.56% | Cochilco |
| 28Quebrada Blanca | 2.2 | 1.7 | 29.41% | 17.5 | 11.46% | 0.48% | Cochilco |
| 29Franke | 1.9 | 1.7 | 11.76% | 12.5 | 1.57% | 0.41% | Cochilco |
| 30Atacama Kozan | 1.2 | 0.8 | 50% | 7.8 | 27.87% | 0.26% | Cochilco |
| 31Tres Valles | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0% | 3.8 | 5% | 0.11% | Cochilco |
| 32Cerro Negro | 0.5 | 0.4 | 26.05% | 3.1 | 26.2% | 0.1% | Cochilco |
| 33Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 100% | 0% | Cochilco |
| Total of 33 operations | 447.4 | 482 | 7.18% | 3,679.2 | 8.66% | 96.85% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.11% | 96.9 | 3.78% | 3.15% | |
| Chile total | 461.9 | 496.5 | 6.96% | 3,776 | 8.3% | 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.