Monthly report
Chile's copper output, December 2020
Chile produced 500.4 kt of fine mine copper in December 2020. That is 9.3% less than in December 2019 (551.8 kt). In the 12 months to December 2020 it adds up to 5,733.1 kt, 0.94% less than in the same period a year earlier.
The 34 operations the table details produced 488.9 kt, 97.7% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- It is the lowest December since 2015.
- 7 months in a row below the same month a year earlier.
- In the twelve months to December 2020 the country adds up to 5,733.1 kt, 0.94% less than in the twelve before.
- Los Bronces: its highest month since December 2018, at 32.6 kt. Cochilco
- Radomiro Tomic: its highest month since July 2018, at 28.2 kt. Cochilco
- Antucoya: its highest month of its series, which starts in September 2015, at 7.7 kt. Cochilco
- Mantos Blancos: its highest month since December 2015, at 4.7 kt. Cochilco
- Ojos del Salado (Lundin): its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 3.2 kt. Cochilco
- Quebrada Blanca: its lowest month since July 2015, at 1 kt. Cochilco
January to December 2020
5,733.1 kt
0.94%against the same period of 2019
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against December 2019.
- Los Bronces+7 ktfrom 25.7 to 32.6Cochilco
- Ministro Hales+5.1 ktfrom 13.1 to 18.1Cochilco
- Centinela Sulfuros+3.4 ktfrom 11.4 to 14.8Cochilco
- Radomiro Tomic+3.2 ktfrom 25 to 28.2Cochilco
- Sierra Gorda+3 ktfrom 10.9 to 14Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against December 2019.
- Chuquicamata−24.7 ktfrom 50.5 to 25.8Cochilco
- Collahuasi−12.3 ktfrom 56.5 to 44.2Cochilco
- El Teniente−8 ktfrom 52.4 to 44.5Cochilco
- Los Pelambres−4.8 ktfrom 36.9 to 32.1Cochilco
- Zaldívar−4 ktfrom 11.3 to 7.3Cochilco
Operation by operation, December 2020
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | December 2020 | 2019 | Change | Year to date 2020 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 104.9 | 105.7 | 0.74% | 1,187.3 | 0.04% | 20.96% | Cochilco |
| 2El Teniente | 44.5 | 52.4 | 15.21% | 443.2 | 3.59% | 8.88% | Cochilco |
| 3Collahuasi | 44.2 | 56.5 | 21.76% | 629.1 | 11.26% | 8.84% | Cochilco |
| 4Los Bronces | 32.6 | 25.7 | 27.14% | 324.7 | 3.07% | 6.52% | Cochilco |
| 5Los Pelambres | 32.1 | 36.9 | 13.12% | 372.1 | 1.03% | 6.41% | Cochilco |
| 6Radomiro Tomic | 28.2 | 25 | 12.73% | 260.7 | 2.16% | 5.64% | Cochilco |
| 7Chuquicamata | 25.8 | 50.5 | 48.92% | 400.7 | 3.99% | 5.16% | Cochilco |
| 8Ministro Hales | 18.1 | 13.1 | 38.83% | 170.6 | 12.36% | 3.62% | Cochilco |
| 9Andina | 16.1 | 16.1 | 0.01% | 184.4 | 8.32% | 3.21% | Cochilco |
| 10Centinela Sulfuros | 14.8 | 11.4 | 29.82% | 153.5 | 21.48% | 2.96% | Cochilco |
| 11Sierra Gorda | 14 | 10.9 | 27.86% | 156.1 | 36.91% | 2.79% | Cochilco |
| 12Spence | 13.5 | 14.7 | 8.33% | 146.7 | 24.17% | 2.69% | Cochilco |
| 13Caserones | 10.5 | 12.6 | 16.69% | 126.4 | 13.12% | 2.1% | Cochilco |
| 14Gabriela Mistral | 8.8 | 11.1 | 20.58% | 102.1 | 1.93% | 1.76% | Cochilco |
| 15Centinela Óxidos | 8 | 7.6 | 5.63% | 93.3 | 15.06% | 1.6% | Cochilco |
| 16Antucoya | 7.7 | 6.4 | 19.98% | 79.3 | 10.26% | 1.53% | Cochilco |
| 17Zaldívar | 7.3 | 11.3 | 35.12% | 96.5 | 16.92% | 1.46% | Cochilco |
| 18Candelaria | 7.2 | 10.6 | 31.89% | 94.8 | 14.92% | 1.44% | Cochilco |
| 19El Abra | 7 | 7.7 | 8.46% | 71.9 | 12.25% | 1.4% | Cochilco |
| 20Lomas Bayas | 6.3 | 6.9 | 9.48% | 73.9 | 6.42% | 1.25% | Cochilco |
| 21Salvador | 5.5 | 9.5 | 41.82% | 56.3 | 11.36% | 1.1% | Cochilco |
| 22Cerro Colorado | 5.2 | 4.9 | 6.73% | 68.9 | 3.94% | 1.05% | Cochilco |
| 23Carmen de Andacollo | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.5% | 57.4 | 6.27% | 0.98% | Cochilco |
| 24Mantos Blancos | 4.7 | 4.3 | 11.11% | 42 | 3.07% | 0.94% | Cochilco |
| 25El Soldado | 4.3 | 5.1 | 16.36% | 45.8 | 15.45% | 0.85% | Cochilco |
| 26Mantoverde | 3.3 | 3.6 | 9.21% | 36.6 | 14.67% | 0.65% | Cochilco |
| 27Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 16.14% | 27.6 | 7.73% | 0.64% | Cochilco |
| 28Michilla | 2 | 1.7 | 14.65% | 19.4 | 54.79% | 0.39% | Cochilco |
| 29Franke | 1.2 | 1.7 | 30.93% | 12.5 | 34.29% | 0.24% | Cochilco |
| 30Quebrada Blanca | 1 | 1.8 | 41.97% | 13.4 | 36.75% | 0.21% | Cochilco |
| 31Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 23.78% | 7.2 | 204.47% | 0.13% | Cochilco |
| 32Atacama Kozan | 0.5 | 0.8 | 31.38% | 13.2 | 5.67% | 0.11% | Cochilco |
| 33Cerro Negro | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4.67% | 4.8 | 8.67% | 0.08% | Cochilco |
| 34Tres Valles | 0.4 | 0.6 | 39.67% | 4.9 | 31.23% | 0.07% | Cochilco |
| Total of 34 operations | 488.9 | 536 | 8.78% | 5,577.2 | 0.73% | 97.7% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 11.5 | 15.8 | 26.81% | 155.8 | 7.89% | 2.3% | |
| Chile total | 500.4 | 551.8 | 9.3% | 5,733.1 | 0.94% | 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.