Monthly report
Chile's copper output, October 2018
Chile produced 490.3 kt of fine mine copper in October 2018. That is 3.93% less than in October 2017 (510.4 kt). In the 10 months to October 2018 it adds up to 4,744.7 kt, 6.06% more than in the same period a year earlier.
The 33 operations the table details produced 476.3 kt, 97.13% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- In the twelve months to October 2018 the country adds up to 5,774.7 kt, 5.85% more than in the twelve before.
- Sierra Gorda: its highest month of its series, which starts in October 2014, at 10.6 kt. Cochilco
- Spence: its lowest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 6.1 kt. Cochilco
- El Soldado: its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 5.4 kt. Cochilco
- Mantoverde: its highest month since May 2016, at 4.1 kt. Cochilco
January to October 2018
4,744.7 kt
6.06%against the same period of 2017
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against October 2017.
- Los Bronces+10.6 ktfrom 22.7 to 33.3Cochilco
- Centinela Sulfuros+7.4 ktfrom 9.3 to 16.7Cochilco
- Sierra Gorda+3.1 ktfrom 7.5 to 10.6Cochilco
- Centinela Óxidos+2.6 ktfrom 5.5 to 8.1Cochilco
- El Soldado+2.3 ktfrom 3.2 to 5.4Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against October 2017.
- Chuquicamata−18.6 ktfrom 44.1 to 25.4Cochilco
- Escondida−13.7 ktfrom 109.6 to 95.9Cochilco
- Spence−8.6 ktfrom 14.7 to 6.1Cochilco
- Radomiro Tomic−4.5 ktfrom 29.1 to 24.6Cochilco
- Candelaria−3.3 ktfrom 12 to 8.7Cochilco
Operation by operation, October 2018
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | October 2018 | 2017 | Change | Year to date 2018 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 95.9 | 109.6 | 12.5% | 1,046.8 | 46.96% | 19.56% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 49.1 | 48 | 2.29% | 450.9 | 5.45% | 10.01% | Cochilco |
| 3El Teniente | 39 | 40.6 | 3.94% | 387.4 | 0.16% | 7.95% | Cochilco |
| 4Los Bronces | 33.3 | 22.7 | 46.58% | 303.8 | 18.86% | 6.78% | Cochilco |
| 5Los Pelambres | 32.6 | 31.1 | 4.82% | 299.6 | 2.85% | 6.65% | Cochilco |
| 6Chuquicamata | 25.4 | 44.1 | 42.24% | 223.7 | 10.16% | 5.19% | Cochilco |
| 7Radomiro Tomic | 24.6 | 29.1 | 15.41% | 278.8 | 8.71% | 5.02% | Cochilco |
| 8Andina | 17.3 | 18.3 | 5.46% | 161.1 | 11.73% | 3.53% | Cochilco |
| 9Ministro Hales | 16.7 | 17.6 | 5.11% | 158.9 | 12.06% | 3.41% | Cochilco |
| 10Centinela Sulfuros | 16.7 | 9.3 | 79.57% | 112 | 21.62% | 3.41% | Cochilco |
| 11Caserones | 11.9 | 10.2 | 16.67% | 111.2 | 12.21% | 2.43% | Cochilco |
| 12Sierra Gorda | 10.6 | 7.5 | 41.33% | 83.4 | 0.48% | 2.16% | Cochilco |
| 13Gabriela Mistral | 10.2 | 10.6 | 3.77% | 87.5 | 14.72% | 2.08% | Cochilco |
| 14Zaldívar | 9.1 | 9.1 | 0% | 77 | 11.19% | 1.86% | Cochilco |
| 15Candelaria | 8.7 | 12 | 27.5% | 86.5 | 32.47% | 1.77% | Cochilco |
| 16Centinela Óxidos | 8.1 | 5.5 | 47.27% | 74.5 | 51.73% | 1.65% | Cochilco |
| 17El Abra | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.04% | 76.2 | 18.14% | 1.55% | Cochilco |
| 18Cerro Colorado | 6.8 | 5.1 | 33.33% | 53.6 | 0.56% | 1.39% | Cochilco |
| 19Antucoya | 6.7 | 7 | 4.29% | 58.8 | 11.45% | 1.37% | Cochilco |
| 20Lomas Bayas | 6.5 | 6.2 | 4.84% | 59.4 | 11.34% | 1.33% | Cochilco |
| 21Spence | 6.1 | 14.7 | 58.5% | 140.1 | 13.68% | 1.24% | Cochilco |
| 22Salvador | 5.9 | 6.1 | 3.28% | 42.8 | 14.4% | 1.2% | Cochilco |
| 23Carmen de Andacollo | 5.7 | 6.4 | 10.94% | 55 | 13.39% | 1.16% | Cochilco |
| 24El Soldado | 5.4 | 3.2 | 71.35% | 42.8 | 26.15% | 1.11% | Cochilco |
| 25Mantoverde | 4.1 | 3.5 | 19.2% | 34.5 | 2.51% | 0.85% | Cochilco |
| 26Mantos Blancos | 3.6 | 4 | 11.45% | 34.8 | 8.15% | 0.73% | Cochilco |
| 27Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 2.5 | 2.7 | 7.41% | 22.9 | 0.44% | 0.51% | Cochilco |
| 28Quebrada Blanca | 2.1 | 1.9 | 10.53% | 21.6 | 12.5% | 0.43% | Cochilco |
| 29Franke | 1.9 | 1.8 | 5.56% | 16.4 | 1.86% | 0.39% | Cochilco |
| 30Atacama Kozan | 1.1 | 1 | 10% | 10 | 14.94% | 0.22% | Cochilco |
| 31Cerro Negro | 0.5 | 0.4 | 36.41% | 4.1 | 27.28% | 0.1% | Cochilco |
| 32Tres Valles | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0% | 4.8 | 4% | 0.1% | Cochilco |
| 33Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 100% | 0% | Cochilco |
| Total of 33 operations | 476.3 | 496.8 | 4.13% | 4,620.9 | 6.36% | 97.13% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 14.1 | 13.6 | 3.16% | 123.8 | 3.96% | 2.87% | |
| Chile total | 490.3 | 510.4 | 3.93% | 4,744.7 | 6.06% | 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.