Monthly report
Chile's copper output, August 2020
Chile produced 484.1 kt of fine mine copper in August 2020. That is 5.7% less than in August 2019 (513.4 kt). In the 8 months to August 2020 it adds up to 3,781.2 kt, 0.51% more than in the same period a year earlier.
The 34 operations the table details produced 470.4 kt, 97.17% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
January to August 2020
3,781.2 kt
0.51%against the same period of 2019
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against August 2019.
- Collahuasi+9.5 ktfrom 50.5 to 60Cochilco
- Ministro Hales+4.3 ktfrom 12.3 to 16.7Cochilco
- Andina+3.4 ktfrom 14.9 to 18.4Cochilco
- Sierra Gorda+3.2 ktfrom 10.2 to 13.4Cochilco
- Chuquicamata+2.6 ktfrom 40.7 to 43.3Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against August 2019.
- Centinela Sulfuros−9.5 ktfrom 19.2 to 9.7Cochilco
- Escondida−8.9 ktfrom 103.7 to 94.8Cochilco
- Spence−8.3 ktfrom 16.2 to 7.9Cochilco
- Caserones−5.4 ktfrom 13.2 to 7.7Cochilco
- Radomiro Tomic−4.8 ktfrom 22.7 to 18Cochilco
Operation by operation, August 2020
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | August 2020 | 2019 | Change | Year to date 2020 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 94.8 | 103.7 | 8.55% | 797.6 | 3.47% | 19.59% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 60 | 50.5 | 18.82% | 441.2 | 25.16% | 12.4% | Cochilco |
| 3Chuquicamata | 43.3 | 40.7 | 6.45% | 260.7 | 12.85% | 8.95% | Cochilco |
| 4El Teniente | 36.8 | 40.6 | 9.37% | 273.5 | 3.4% | 7.61% | Cochilco |
| 5Los Pelambres | 33.3 | 32.2 | 3.29% | 248.9 | 0.36% | 6.87% | Cochilco |
| 6Los Bronces | 26.9 | 26.7 | 0.82% | 204 | 14.72% | 5.56% | Cochilco |
| 7Andina | 18.4 | 14.9 | 22.92% | 124.5 | 10.44% | 3.79% | Cochilco |
| 8Radomiro Tomic | 18 | 22.7 | 20.95% | 163.1 | 6.7% | 3.71% | Cochilco |
| 9Ministro Hales | 16.7 | 12.3 | 35% | 90.9 | 7.49% | 3.44% | Cochilco |
| 10Sierra Gorda | 13.4 | 10.2 | 31.5% | 100.7 | 34.13% | 2.77% | Cochilco |
| 11Centinela Sulfuros | 9.7 | 19.2 | 49.45% | 94.3 | 32.66% | 2.01% | Cochilco |
| 12Candelaria | 8.8 | 12.7 | 31.05% | 74.3 | 1.74% | 1.81% | Cochilco |
| 13Centinela Óxidos | 7.9 | 6.2 | 27.63% | 62.6 | 16.57% | 1.63% | Cochilco |
| 14Spence | 7.9 | 16.2 | 51.39% | 98.1 | 25.26% | 1.63% | Cochilco |
| 15Caserones | 7.7 | 13.2 | 41.33% | 87.5 | 9.41% | 1.59% | Cochilco |
| 16Gabriela Mistral | 7.5 | 9.7 | 22.99% | 65.3 | 6.29% | 1.55% | Cochilco |
| 17Zaldívar | 7.1 | 9.9 | 27.9% | 67.6 | 8.85% | 1.47% | Cochilco |
| 18Lomas Bayas | 6.6 | 6.7 | 1.65% | 49.8 | 6.7% | 1.37% | Cochilco |
| 19Cerro Colorado | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.18% | 48.2 | 9.89% | 1.17% | Cochilco |
| 20Salvador | 5.5 | 3.9 | 39.63% | 36.4 | 57.94% | 1.13% | Cochilco |
| 21El Abra | 5.3 | 6.9 | 23.56% | 47.6 | 4.92% | 1.09% | Cochilco |
| 22Antucoya | 5 | 6 | 16.53% | 50.9 | 2.82% | 1.03% | Cochilco |
| 23Carmen de Andacollo | 4.4 | 6.1 | 28.54% | 38.9 | 6.15% | 0.9% | Cochilco |
| 24El Soldado | 3.8 | 5 | 23.94% | 29 | 16.11% | 0.79% | Cochilco |
| 25Mantos Blancos | 3.8 | 4.1 | 8.43% | 25.3 | 7.8% | 0.78% | Cochilco |
| 26Mantoverde | 3.2 | 3.7 | 12.68% | 24.1 | 14.74% | 0.66% | Cochilco |
| 27Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.82% | 18.6 | 4.55% | 0.55% | Cochilco |
| 28Michilla | 1.7 | 1.2 | 41.91% | 12.1 | 95.59% | 0.35% | Cochilco |
| 29Franke | 1.1 | 1.7 | 34.04% | 8.1 | 38.22% | 0.23% | Cochilco |
| 30Quebrada Blanca | 1.1 | 1.3 | 19.67% | 9 | 35.73% | 0.22% | Cochilco |
| 31Atacama Kozan | 1 | 1.1 | 7.73% | 9.3 | 13% | 0.21% | Cochilco |
| 32Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0.7 | 0.3 | 118.24% | 4.5 | 563.13% | 0.14% | Cochilco |
| 33Cerro Negro | 0.4 | 0.5 | 13.23% | 3.2 | 15.18% | 0.09% | Cochilco |
| 34Tres Valles | 0.3 | 0.6 | 42.5% | 3.4 | 25.57% | 0.07% | Cochilco |
| Total of 34 operations | 470.4 | 499.1 | 5.76% | 3,673 | 0.67% | 97.17% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 13.7 | 14.2 | 3.62% | 108.3 | 4.56% | 2.83% | |
| Chile total | 484.1 | 513.4 | 5.7% | 3,781.2 | 0.51% | 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.