Monthly report
Chile's copper output, September 2020
Chile produced 479.8 kt of fine mine copper in September 2020. That is 0.83% less than in September 2019 (483.8 kt). In the 9 months to September 2020 it adds up to 4,261.1 kt, 0.36% more than in the same period a year earlier.
The 34 operations the table details produced 466.9 kt, 97.3% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- 4 months in a row below the same month a year earlier.
- In the twelve months to September 2020 the country adds up to 5,802.6 kt, 0.36% less than in the twelve before.
- Ministro Hales: its highest month since January 2017, at 21.9 kt. Cochilco
- Zaldívar: its lowest month since April 2018, at 7 kt. Cochilco
January to September 2020
4,261.1 kt
0.36%against the same period of 2019
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against September 2019.
- Ministro Hales+9.6 ktfrom 12.4 to 21.9Cochilco
- Chuquicamata+8 ktfrom 31.1 to 39Cochilco
- Andina+4.6 ktfrom 13.2 to 17.8Cochilco
- Collahuasi+4.6 ktfrom 48.8 to 53.3Cochilco
- Sierra Gorda+3.9 ktfrom 9.9 to 13.8Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against September 2019.
- Escondida−6 ktfrom 100.1 to 94.1Cochilco
- Spence−5.9 ktfrom 15.9 to 10Cochilco
- Caserones−5.8 ktfrom 13.8 to 7.9Cochilco
- Centinela Sulfuros−4.2 ktfrom 16.7 to 12.5Cochilco
- Radomiro Tomic−4.1 ktfrom 23.1 to 19Cochilco
Operation by operation, September 2020
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | September 2020 | 2019 | Change | Year to date 2020 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 94.1 | 100.1 | 5.96% | 891.7 | 2.39% | 19.62% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 53.3 | 48.8 | 9.35% | 494.5 | 23.24% | 11.11% | Cochilco |
| 3El Teniente | 39.5 | 40.8 | 3.21% | 313 | 3.38% | 8.22% | Cochilco |
| 4Chuquicamata | 39 | 31.1 | 25.6% | 299.8 | 14.36% | 8.14% | Cochilco |
| 5Los Pelambres | 29.3 | 30.4 | 3.62% | 278.2 | 0.71% | 6.11% | Cochilco |
| 6Los Bronces | 24.8 | 24.1 | 3.03% | 228.8 | 13.1% | 5.17% | Cochilco |
| 7Ministro Hales | 21.9 | 12.4 | 77.29% | 112.8 | 2% | 4.57% | Cochilco |
| 8Radomiro Tomic | 19 | 23.1 | 17.76% | 182.1 | 7.99% | 3.96% | Cochilco |
| 9Andina | 17.8 | 13.2 | 35.11% | 142.3 | 13.02% | 3.71% | Cochilco |
| 10Sierra Gorda | 13.8 | 9.9 | 40.05% | 114.5 | 34.82% | 2.88% | Cochilco |
| 11Centinela Sulfuros | 12.5 | 16.7 | 25.02% | 106.9 | 31.84% | 2.61% | Cochilco |
| 12Spence | 10 | 15.9 | 36.97% | 108.2 | 26.52% | 2.09% | Cochilco |
| 13Gabriela Mistral | 9 | 10.8 | 16.89% | 74.2 | 2.83% | 1.87% | Cochilco |
| 14Candelaria | 8 | 8.4 | 4.46% | 82.3 | 1.1% | 1.67% | Cochilco |
| 15Caserones | 7.9 | 13.8 | 42.35% | 95.4 | 13.52% | 1.65% | Cochilco |
| 16Centinela Óxidos | 7.4 | 4.7 | 56.51% | 70 | 19.79% | 1.53% | Cochilco |
| 17Zaldívar | 7 | 9.7 | 28.06% | 74.6 | 11.08% | 1.46% | Cochilco |
| 18Antucoya | 6.8 | 6.7 | 1.37% | 57.7 | 2.64% | 1.42% | Cochilco |
| 19Lomas Bayas | 6 | 6.3 | 4.25% | 55.8 | 6.44% | 1.26% | Cochilco |
| 20El Abra | 5.4 | 8.4 | 35.37% | 53 | 9.29% | 1.13% | Cochilco |
| 21Cerro Colorado | 4.9 | 4.4 | 9.68% | 53.1 | 8.39% | 1.01% | Cochilco |
| 22Salvador | 4.6 | 4.1 | 11.38% | 40.9 | 50.88% | 0.95% | Cochilco |
| 23Carmen de Andacollo | 4.2 | 5.2 | 18.44% | 43.2 | 7.52% | 0.88% | Cochilco |
| 24El Soldado | 4.1 | 4.8 | 13.08% | 33.1 | 15.74% | 0.86% | Cochilco |
| 25Mantos Blancos | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1.77% | 29.2 | 6.63% | 0.82% | Cochilco |
| 26Mantoverde | 3.2 | 3.6 | 11.9% | 27.3 | 14.42% | 0.66% | Cochilco |
| 27Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.29% | 21.3 | 3.64% | 0.56% | Cochilco |
| 28Michilla | 1.7 | 1.4 | 19.06% | 13.7 | 81.42% | 0.35% | Cochilco |
| 29Atacama Kozan | 1.2 | 1.1 | 10% | 10.5 | 12.65% | 0.25% | Cochilco |
| 30Franke | 1.2 | 1.3 | 7.05% | 9.2 | 35.45% | 0.25% | Cochilco |
| 31Quebrada Blanca | 1.1 | 1.8 | 41.44% | 10.1 | 36.39% | 0.22% | Cochilco |
| 32Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0.7 | 0.3 | 124.92% | 5.2 | 428.4% | 0.14% | Cochilco |
| 33Cerro Negro | 0.4 | 0.5 | 13.95% | 3.6 | 15.04% | 0.08% | Cochilco |
| 34Tres Valles | 0.4 | 0.6 | 39.17% | 3.8 | 27.13% | 0.08% | Cochilco |
| Total of 34 operations | 466.9 | 470.7 | 0.8% | 4,139.9 | 0.5% | 97.3% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 12.9 | 13.2 | 1.8% | 121.2 | 4.27% | 2.7% | |
| Chile total | 479.8 | 483.8 | 0.83% | 4,261.1 | 0.36% | 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.