Monthly report
Chile's copper output, September 2022
Chile produced 434.6 kt of fine mine copper in September 2022. That is 2.86% less than in September 2021 (447.4 kt). In the 9 months to September 2022 it adds up to 3,901.3 kt, 6.53% less than in the same period a year earlier.
The 34 operations the table details produced 422.2 kt, 97.14% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- It is the lowest September of the series, which starts in 2014.
- 15 months in a row below the same month a year earlier.
- In the twelve months to September 2022 the country adds up to 5,352.3 kt, 5.2% less than in the twelve before.
- Ojos del Salado (Lundin): its lowest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 1.2 kt. Cochilco
January to September 2022
3,901.3 kt
6.53%against the same period of 2021
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against September 2021.
Lost the most
In tonnes, against September 2021.
- Radomiro Tomic−9.3 ktfrom 31.6 to 22.3Cochilco
- Los Bronces−6.8 ktfrom 25.5 to 18.8Cochilco
- Chuquicamata−3.9 ktfrom 23.8 to 19.9Cochilco
- Sierra Gorda−3.1 ktfrom 18.3 to 15.2Cochilco
- Centinela Sulfuros−2.3 ktfrom 16.4 to 14.1Cochilco
Operation by operation, September 2022
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | September 2022 | 2021 | Change | Year to date 2022 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 85.5 | 82.6 | 3.51% | 789.2 | 3.83% | 19.68% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 44.5 | 46.1 | 3.53% | 427.9 | 10.84% | 10.24% | Cochilco |
| 3El Teniente | 34.8 | 34.8 | 0.01% | 291.1 | 14.86% | 8.01% | Cochilco |
| 4Los Pelambres | 27.8 | 26 | 6.94% | 192.6 | 25.75% | 6.4% | Cochilco |
| 5Radomiro Tomic | 22.3 | 31.6 | 29.46% | 215.9 | 2.98% | 5.13% | Cochilco |
| 6Spence | 21.3 | 17.6 | 21.14% | 179.8 | 20.54% | 4.91% | Cochilco |
| 7Chuquicamata | 19.9 | 23.8 | 16.36% | 200.4 | 16.31% | 4.58% | Cochilco |
| 8Los Bronces | 18.8 | 25.5 | 26.56% | 186.7 | 23.1% | 4.32% | Cochilco |
| 9Sierra Gorda | 15.2 | 18.3 | 16.92% | 128.6 | 13.65% | 3.5% | Cochilco |
| 10Andina | 14.9 | 10.2 | 47.08% | 139.8 | 8.09% | 3.44% | Cochilco |
| 11Centinela Sulfuros | 14.1 | 16.4 | 14.05% | 103.9 | 24.74% | 3.24% | Cochilco |
| 12Ministro Hales | 11.2 | 12.7 | 12.01% | 108.9 | 24.39% | 2.57% | Cochilco |
| 13Caserones | 9.7 | 7 | 39.66% | 89.2 | 15.77% | 2.24% | Cochilco |
| 14Gabriela Mistral | 9 | 8.8 | 2.56% | 84.2 | 22.41% | 2.08% | Cochilco |
| 15Candelaria | 8.9 | 9.4 | 5.33% | 97 | 19.15% | 2.05% | Cochilco |
| 16El Abra | 8.4 | 4.5 | 87.28% | 64.5 | 23.56% | 1.93% | Cochilco |
| 17Centinela Óxidos | 7.9 | 7.8 | 1.14% | 70 | 7.94% | 1.82% | Cochilco |
| 18Zaldívar | 7.3 | 7.6 | 3.94% | 66.2 | 4.75% | 1.68% | Cochilco |
| 19Antucoya | 7.2 | 6.5 | 10.38% | 57.4 | 0.54% | 1.66% | Cochilco |
| 20Lomas Bayas | 5.8 | 5.1 | 13.75% | 53.1 | 11.03% | 1.33% | Cochilco |
| 21Cerro Colorado | 4.2 | 4.5 | 6.09% | 39.2 | 6.92% | 0.97% | Cochilco |
| 22Mantos Blancos | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.18% | 36.5 | 4.86% | 0.96% | Cochilco |
| 23Mantoverde | 3.7 | 4.8 | 24.27% | 36.9 | 6.89% | 0.84% | Cochilco |
| 24El Soldado | 3.5 | 3.3 | 5.28% | 25.1 | 22.7% | 0.79% | Cochilco |
| 25Carmen de Andacollo | 2.7 | 3.6 | 26.66% | 28.6 | 17.35% | 0.61% | Cochilco |
| 26Salvador | 2.5 | 3.9 | 35.02% | 21.9 | 43.77% | 0.58% | Cochilco |
| 27Michilla | 1.3 | 1.1 | 13.77% | 11.9 | 27.45% | 0.29% | Cochilco |
| 28Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 1.2 | 2.5 | 51.73% | 16.5 | 21.76% | 0.28% | Cochilco |
| 29Franke | 1.2 | 1 | 15.57% | 7 | 10.96% | 0.27% | Cochilco |
| 30Atacama Kozan | 1.1 | 0.9 | 29.3% | 10.3 | 13.21% | 0.26% | Cochilco |
| 31Quebrada Blanca | 0.9 | 1 | 9.8% | 7.2 | 16.97% | 0.21% | Cochilco |
| 32Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 27.6% | 4.8 | 9.11% | 0.15% | Cochilco |
| 33Cerro Negro | 0.3 | 0.4 | 15.04% | 3 | 13.07% | 0.07% | Cochilco |
| 34Tres Valles | 0.1 | 0.4 | 65.07% | 2.3 | 26.12% | 0.03% | Cochilco |
| Total of 34 operations | 422.2 | 434.4 | 2.82% | 3,797.4 | 6.49% | 97.14% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 12.4 | 13 | 4.39% | 103.9 | 8.1% | 2.86% | |
| Chile total | 434.6 | 447.4 | 2.86% | 3,901.3 | 6.53% | 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.