Monthly report
Chile's copper output, May 2020
Chile produced 492.3 kt of fine mine copper in May 2020. That is 0.92% more than in May 2019 (487.8 kt). In the 5 months to May 2020 it adds up to 2,365.6 kt, 3.2% more than in the same period a year earlier.
The 34 operations the table details produced 477.6 kt, 97.01% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- 6 months in a row above the same month a year earlier.
- In the twelve months to May 2020 the country adds up to 5,860.8 kt, 1.68% more than in the twelve before.
- Collahuasi: its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 60.1 kt. Cochilco
- Sierra Gorda: its highest month of its series, which starts in October 2014, at 13.7 kt. Cochilco
January to May 2020
2,365.6 kt
3.2%against the same period of 2019
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against May 2019.
- Collahuasi+17 ktfrom 43 to 60.1Cochilco
- Sierra Gorda+3.7 ktfrom 10 to 13.7Cochilco
- Chuquicamata+3.6 ktfrom 31.4 to 35Cochilco
- Salvador+3.3 ktfrom 2.1 to 5.4Cochilco
- Los Pelambres+3 ktfrom 32.1 to 35Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against May 2019.
- Centinela Sulfuros−11.1 ktfrom 22 to 10.9Cochilco
- Escondida−5.6 ktfrom 98.9 to 93.4Cochilco
- Spence−2.6 ktfrom 15.2 to 12.6Cochilco
- Radomiro Tomic−2.6 ktfrom 21.9 to 19.3Cochilco
- Cerro Colorado−2.4 ktfrom 8 to 5.6Cochilco
Operation by operation, May 2020
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | May 2020 | 2019 | Change | Year to date 2020 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 93.4 | 98.9 | 5.62% | 493.2 | 5.88% | 18.96% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 60.1 | 43 | 39.62% | 265.2 | 26.13% | 12.2% | Cochilco |
| 3El Teniente | 37.7 | 38.2 | 1.35% | 176.5 | 5.83% | 7.66% | Cochilco |
| 4Chuquicamata | 35 | 31.4 | 11.62% | 147.1 | 2.76% | 7.11% | Cochilco |
| 5Los Pelambres | 35 | 32.1 | 9.24% | 162.7 | 3.6% | 7.11% | Cochilco |
| 6Los Bronces | 29.5 | 29.7 | 0.65% | 123 | 19.18% | 6% | Cochilco |
| 7Radomiro Tomic | 19.3 | 21.9 | 11.79% | 104.6 | 1.26% | 3.93% | Cochilco |
| 8Andina | 16.5 | 14.1 | 17.27% | 74.1 | 3.98% | 3.35% | Cochilco |
| 9Caserones | 13.7 | 13.3 | 2.89% | 58.6 | 5.63% | 2.78% | Cochilco |
| 10Sierra Gorda | 13.7 | 10 | 36.97% | 60.7 | 30.13% | 2.77% | Cochilco |
| 11Spence | 12.6 | 15.2 | 17.33% | 72 | 11.9% | 2.55% | Cochilco |
| 12Ministro Hales | 12.5 | 13.9 | 10.09% | 52.1 | 11.1% | 2.54% | Cochilco |
| 13Centinela Sulfuros | 10.9 | 22 | 50.48% | 65.6 | 19.91% | 2.21% | Cochilco |
| 14Candelaria | 10.7 | 9.4 | 14.34% | 46.7 | 12.24% | 2.18% | Cochilco |
| 15Zaldívar | 8.3 | 10 | 16.59% | 44.3 | 1.53% | 1.7% | Cochilco |
| 16Centinela Óxidos | 8 | 6.2 | 28.69% | 38.8 | 5.35% | 1.62% | Cochilco |
| 17Gabriela Mistral | 8 | 8.4 | 5.62% | 43.7 | 24.24% | 1.62% | Cochilco |
| 18Antucoya | 7 | 6.8 | 3.28% | 34.1 | 8.02% | 1.43% | Cochilco |
| 19El Abra | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.02% | 31.6 | 4.12% | 1.31% | Cochilco |
| 20Lomas Bayas | 6.1 | 6.9 | 11.34% | 31 | 7.21% | 1.24% | Cochilco |
| 21Cerro Colorado | 5.6 | 8 | 29.7% | 31.3 | 8.73% | 1.15% | Cochilco |
| 22Salvador | 5.4 | 2.1 | 157.51% | 22.1 | 71.03% | 1.09% | Cochilco |
| 23Carmen de Andacollo | 4.8 | 5.9 | 18.58% | 27.1 | 3.54% | 0.98% | Cochilco |
| 24El Soldado | 3.7 | 4.5 | 18.77% | 19.2 | 8.96% | 0.74% | Cochilco |
| 25Mantos Blancos | 3.3 | 3.6 | 7.42% | 15.8 | 3.31% | 0.67% | Cochilco |
| 26Mantoverde | 3 | 3.2 | 8.51% | 14.8 | 15.75% | 0.6% | Cochilco |
| 27Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.37% | 11.3 | 7.37% | 0.47% | Cochilco |
| 28Michilla | 1.5 | 0.7 | 108% | 7.7 | 179.26% | 0.3% | Cochilco |
| 29Quebrada Blanca | 1.2 | 1.8 | 34.57% | 5.7 | 39.25% | 0.24% | Cochilco |
| 30Atacama Kozan | 0.9 | 1.1 | 14.82% | 5.5 | 10.96% | 0.19% | Cochilco |
| 31Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0.5 | 0 | — | 2.7 | — | 0.1% | Cochilco |
| 32Tres Valles | 0.4 | 0.6 | 32.67% | 2.3 | 22.53% | 0.08% | Cochilco |
| 33Cerro Negro | 0.4 | 0.5 | 26% | 2 | 11.19% | 0.08% | Cochilco |
| 34Franke | 0.2 | 1.6 | 87.86% | 4.5 | 44.12% | 0.04% | Cochilco |
| Total of 34 operations | 477.6 | 473.9 | 0.78% | 2,297.9 | 3.54% | 97.01% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 14.7 | 13.9 | 5.75% | 67.7 | 7.17% | 2.99% | |
| Chile total | 492.3 | 487.8 | 0.92% | 2,365.6 | 3.2% | 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.