Monthly report
Chile's copper output, April 2021
Chile produced 461.1 kt of fine mine copper in April 2021. That is 2% less than in April 2020 (470.5 kt). In the 4 months to April 2021 it adds up to 1,834.2 kt, 2.08% less than in the same period a year earlier.
The 34 operations the table details produced 448.4 kt, 97.25% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- 11 months in a row below the same month a year earlier.
- In the twelve months to April 2021 the country adds up to 5,694 kt, 2.77% less than in the twelve before.
- Sierra Gorda: its highest month of its series, which starts in October 2014, at 18.7 kt. Cochilco
- Zaldívar: its lowest month since April 2015, at 6.1 kt. Cochilco
- Michilla: its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2019, at 2.1 kt. Cochilco
January to April 2021
1,834.2 kt
2.08%against the same period of 2020
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against April 2020.
- Sierra Gorda+7.9 ktfrom 10.9 to 18.7Cochilco
- Ministro Hales+5.2 ktfrom 10.1 to 15.4Cochilco
- Centinela Sulfuros+4.8 ktfrom 11.1 to 15.9Cochilco
- Collahuasi+2.9 ktfrom 54.1 to 57Cochilco
- Radomiro Tomic+2.2 ktfrom 20.5 to 22.7Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against April 2020.
- Escondida−17 ktfrom 102.6 to 85.7Cochilco
- Chuquicamata−4.8 ktfrom 30.4 to 25.6Cochilco
- Centinela Óxidos−2.9 ktfrom 7.9 to 5Cochilco
- Zaldívar−2.2 ktfrom 8.3 to 6.1Cochilco
- Salvador−2 ktfrom 6.2 to 4.2Cochilco
Operation by operation, April 2021
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | April 2021 | 2020 | Change | Year to date 2021 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 85.7 | 102.6 | 16.54% | 341.9 | 14.5% | 18.58% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 57 | 54.1 | 5.43% | 219.9 | 7.18% | 12.37% | Cochilco |
| 3El Teniente | 36.1 | 36.6 | 1.27% | 145.1 | 4.54% | 7.84% | Cochilco |
| 4Los Pelambres | 29.2 | 31.2 | 6.16% | 117.1 | 8.26% | 6.34% | Cochilco |
| 5Los Bronces | 26.8 | 24.7 | 8.22% | 105.5 | 12.94% | 5.8% | Cochilco |
| 6Chuquicamata | 25.6 | 30.4 | 15.78% | 110.1 | 1.73% | 5.55% | Cochilco |
| 7Radomiro Tomic | 22.7 | 20.5 | 10.89% | 88.6 | 4.02% | 4.92% | Cochilco |
| 8Sierra Gorda | 18.7 | 10.9 | 72.33% | 62.4 | 32.57% | 4.06% | Cochilco |
| 9Spence | 16.1 | 15.5 | 4% | 54.6 | 8.1% | 3.49% | Cochilco |
| 10Centinela Sulfuros | 15.9 | 11.1 | 43.41% | 61.2 | 11.89% | 3.45% | Cochilco |
| 11Ministro Hales | 15.4 | 10.1 | 51.83% | 67.7 | 70.91% | 3.33% | Cochilco |
| 12Andina | 11.8 | 12.3 | 4.22% | 56.5 | 1.94% | 2.56% | Cochilco |
| 13Caserones | 9.8 | 10.1 | 3.4% | 39.1 | 12.99% | 2.12% | Cochilco |
| 14Candelaria | 9 | 7.8 | 15.1% | 35 | 2.55% | 1.95% | Cochilco |
| 15Gabriela Mistral | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.31% | 23.7 | 33.73% | 1.72% | Cochilco |
| 16Antucoya | 6.2 | 6.9 | 10.11% | 26.4 | 2.57% | 1.34% | Cochilco |
| 17Zaldívar | 6.1 | 8.3 | 26.43% | 28.2 | 21.51% | 1.32% | Cochilco |
| 18El Abra | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.23% | 25.3 | 0.81% | 1.31% | Cochilco |
| 19Lomas Bayas | 5.2 | 6.1 | 14.63% | 21 | 15.64% | 1.13% | Cochilco |
| 20Centinela Óxidos | 5 | 7.9 | 36.32% | 26.5 | 13.86% | 1.09% | Cochilco |
| 21Cerro Colorado | 4.9 | 5.3 | 7.39% | 18.9 | 26.24% | 1.06% | Cochilco |
| 22Salvador | 4.2 | 6.2 | 31.68% | 18.2 | 8.51% | 0.91% | Cochilco |
| 23Mantos Blancos | 4.2 | 3.3 | 26.48% | 14.7 | 17.71% | 0.9% | Cochilco |
| 24Mantoverde | 3.7 | 3.2 | 13.79% | 13.2 | 11.1% | 0.8% | Cochilco |
| 25El Soldado | 3.3 | 3.7 | 10.9% | 13.2 | 15.64% | 0.71% | Cochilco |
| 26Carmen de Andacollo | 3.1 | 4.9 | 37.25% | 15.2 | 31.7% | 0.67% | Cochilco |
| 27Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 25.29% | 9.6 | 6.43% | 0.57% | Cochilco |
| 28Michilla | 2.1 | 1.5 | 39.86% | 7.4 | 17.44% | 0.45% | Cochilco |
| 29Atacama Kozan | 1 | 1.1 | 7.06% | 4 | 12.84% | 0.22% | Cochilco |
| 30Quebrada Blanca | 1 | 1.2 | 13.19% | 3.9 | 12.85% | 0.22% | Cochilco |
| 31Franke | 0.8 | 1.1 | 27.02% | 3.4 | 22% | 0.18% | Cochilco |
| 32Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 9.82% | 2.6 | 16.58% | 0.13% | Cochilco |
| 33Cerro Negro | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.17% | 1.6 | 4.76% | 0.09% | Cochilco |
| 34Tres Valles | 0.4 | 0.4 | 18.35% | 1.3 | 34.53% | 0.08% | Cochilco |
| Total of 34 operations | 448.4 | 456.5 | 1.77% | 1,783.1 | 2.05% | 97.25% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 12.7 | 14 | 9.36% | 51.1 | 3.4% | 2.75% | |
| Chile total | 461.1 | 470.5 | 2% | 1,834.2 | 2.08% | 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.