Monthly report
Chile's copper output, August 2021
Chile produced 462.9 kt of fine mine copper in August 2021. That is 4.38% less than in August 2020 (484.1 kt). In the 8 months to August 2021 it adds up to 3,726.5 kt, 1.45% less than in the same period a year earlier.
The 34 operations the table details produced 449.1 kt, 97.02% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- It is the lowest August since 2018.
- In the twelve months to August 2021 the country adds up to 5,678.3 kt, 2.21% less than in the twelve before.
- Escondida: its lowest month since July 2017, at 81.6 kt. Cochilco
- Radomiro Tomic: its highest month since March 2018, at 29.8 kt. Cochilco
- Andina: its lowest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 8.2 kt. Cochilco
- Caserones: its lowest month since April 2015, at 3.8 kt. Cochilco
January to August 2021
3,726.5 kt
1.45%against the same period of 2020
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against August 2020.
- Radomiro Tomic+11.8 ktfrom 18 to 29.8Cochilco
- Spence+11.8 ktfrom 7.9 to 19.7Cochilco
- Centinela Sulfuros+6.7 ktfrom 9.7 to 16.4Cochilco
- El Teniente+2.6 ktfrom 36.8 to 39.4Cochilco
- Sierra Gorda+2.3 ktfrom 13.4 to 15.7Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against August 2020.
- Escondida−13.3 ktfrom 94.8 to 81.6Cochilco
- Chuquicamata−13 ktfrom 43.3 to 30.3Cochilco
- Collahuasi−11.9 ktfrom 60 to 48.1Cochilco
- Andina−10.2 ktfrom 18.4 to 8.2Cochilco
- Caserones−3.9 ktfrom 7.7 to 3.8Cochilco
Operation by operation, August 2021
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | August 2021 | 2020 | Change | Year to date 2021 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 81.6 | 94.8 | 13.99% | 677.4 | 15.07% | 17.62% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 48.1 | 60 | 19.82% | 433.8 | 1.68% | 10.4% | Cochilco |
| 3El Teniente | 39.4 | 36.8 | 6.94% | 307.1 | 12.27% | 8.51% | Cochilco |
| 4Chuquicamata | 30.3 | 43.3 | 29.99% | 215.6 | 17.31% | 6.55% | Cochilco |
| 5Los Pelambres | 30.1 | 33.3 | 9.47% | 233.4 | 6.2% | 6.51% | Cochilco |
| 6Radomiro Tomic | 29.8 | 18 | 65.96% | 190.9 | 17.08% | 6.44% | Cochilco |
| 7Los Bronces | 27.9 | 26.9 | 3.5% | 217.2 | 6.47% | 6.02% | Cochilco |
| 8Spence | 19.7 | 7.9 | 150.16% | 131.6 | 34.1% | 4.26% | Cochilco |
| 9Centinela Sulfuros | 16.4 | 9.7 | 68.97% | 121.6 | 28.88% | 3.54% | Cochilco |
| 10Ministro Hales | 16 | 16.7 | 4.3% | 131.3 | 44.48% | 3.45% | Cochilco |
| 11Sierra Gorda | 15.7 | 13.4 | 16.82% | 130.6 | 29.71% | 3.39% | Cochilco |
| 12Candelaria | 9.4 | 8.8 | 7.33% | 72 | 3.1% | 2.03% | Cochilco |
| 13Andina | 8.2 | 18.4 | 55.41% | 119.2 | 4.29% | 1.77% | Cochilco |
| 14Centinela Óxidos | 7.6 | 7.9 | 3.93% | 57 | 8.92% | 1.64% | Cochilco |
| 15Zaldívar | 7.5 | 7.1 | 4.69% | 55.6 | 17.67% | 1.61% | Cochilco |
| 16Gabriela Mistral | 7.4 | 7.5 | 1.09% | 60 | 8.06% | 1.6% | Cochilco |
| 17Antucoya | 6.5 | 5 | 30.59% | 51.2 | 0.59% | 1.41% | Cochilco |
| 18El Abra | 5.6 | 5.3 | 6.15% | 47.7 | 0.2% | 1.21% | Cochilco |
| 19Lomas Bayas | 5.1 | 6.6 | 23.1% | 42.7 | 14.17% | 1.1% | Cochilco |
| 20Salvador | 4.4 | 5.5 | 19.65% | 35 | 3.73% | 0.95% | Cochilco |
| 21Cerro Colorado | 4.4 | 5.7 | 23.32% | 37.6 | 21.97% | 0.94% | Cochilco |
| 22Mantos Blancos | 4.3 | 3.8 | 13.3% | 30.7 | 21.35% | 0.92% | Cochilco |
| 23Mantoverde | 4.2 | 3.2 | 32.35% | 29.7 | 23.02% | 0.91% | Cochilco |
| 24Carmen de Andacollo | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.74% | 30.9 | 20.55% | 0.89% | Cochilco |
| 25El Soldado | 3.9 | 3.8 | 1.87% | 29.2 | 0.84% | 0.84% | Cochilco |
| 26Caserones | 3.8 | 7.7 | 50.91% | 70.1 | 19.9% | 0.82% | Cochilco |
| 27Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 2 | 2.7 | 25.3% | 18.6 | 0.15% | 0.43% | Cochilco |
| 28Michilla | 1.9 | 1.7 | 8.48% | 15.3 | 27.2% | 0.4% | Cochilco |
| 29Atacama Kozan | 0.9 | 1 | 7.09% | 8.2 | 11.76% | 0.2% | Cochilco |
| 30Franke | 0.9 | 1.1 | 14.36% | 6.8 | 15.06% | 0.2% | Cochilco |
| 31Quebrada Blanca | 0.9 | 1.1 | 16.51% | 7.7 | 14.69% | 0.19% | Cochilco |
| 32Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0.5 | 0.7 | 22.39% | 4.8 | 6.76% | 0.11% | Cochilco |
| 33Cerro Negro | 0.4 | 0.4 | 12.7% | 3.1 | 2.65% | 0.08% | Cochilco |
| 34Tres Valles | 0.4 | 0.3 | 7.25% | 2.7 | 21.17% | 0.08% | Cochilco |
| Total of 34 operations | 449.1 | 470.4 | 4.52% | 3,626.4 | 1.27% | 97.02% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 13.8 | 13.7 | 0.48% | 100 | 7.58% | 2.98% | |
| Chile total | 462.9 | 484.1 | 4.38% | 3,726.5 | 1.45% | 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.