Monthly report
Chile's copper output, October 2022
Chile produced 478.3 kt of fine mine copper in October 2022. That is 1.64% more than in October 2021 (470.6 kt). In the 10 months to October 2022 it adds up to 4,379.6 kt, 5.7% less than in the same period a year earlier.
The 34 operations the table details produced 467.5 kt, 97.74% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- In the twelve months to October 2022 the country adds up to 5,360 kt, 4.79% less than in the twelve before.
- Centinela Óxidos: its highest month since December 2018, at 9.6 kt. Cochilco
- El Soldado: its highest month since December 2019, at 5 kt. Cochilco
- Franke: its highest month since July 2020, at 1.2 kt. Cochilco
- Ojos del Salado (Lundin): its lowest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 1.1 kt. Cochilco
January to October 2022
4,379.6 kt
5.7%against the same period of 2021
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against October 2021.
- Escondida+15.1 ktfrom 84.7 to 99.7Cochilco
- Los Pelambres+10.6 ktfrom 20.4 to 31Cochilco
- Chuquicamata+3.3 ktfrom 18.9 to 22.3Cochilco
- Ministro Hales+2.2 ktfrom 12.2 to 14.4Cochilco
- Los Bronces+2 ktfrom 27.7 to 29.7Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against October 2021.
- Radomiro Tomic−7.2 ktfrom 34.2 to 27Cochilco
- Andina−6.4 ktfrom 17.4 to 11.1Cochilco
- Collahuasi−4.6 ktfrom 49.5 to 44.9Cochilco
- Candelaria−3.9 ktfrom 11.6 to 7.7Cochilco
- Gabriela Mistral−2.6 ktfrom 9.6 to 7Cochilco
Operation by operation, October 2022
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | October 2022 | 2021 | Change | Year to date 2022 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 99.7 | 84.7 | 17.82% | 888.9 | 5.24% | 20.85% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 44.9 | 49.5 | 9.28% | 472.8 | 10.7% | 9.39% | Cochilco |
| 3El Teniente | 38.7 | 37.4 | 3.5% | 329.8 | 13.05% | 8.1% | Cochilco |
| 4Los Pelambres | 31 | 20.4 | 51.97% | 223.6 | 20.09% | 6.47% | Cochilco |
| 5Los Bronces | 29.7 | 27.7 | 7.35% | 216.4 | 19.99% | 6.21% | Cochilco |
| 6Radomiro Tomic | 27 | 34.2 | 20.98% | 242.9 | 5.37% | 5.64% | Cochilco |
| 7Spence | 23.2 | 23.4 | 1.06% | 203 | 17.61% | 4.84% | Cochilco |
| 8Chuquicamata | 22.3 | 18.9 | 17.65% | 222.6 | 13.82% | 4.66% | Cochilco |
| 9Sierra Gorda | 14.9 | 13.3 | 11.58% | 143.5 | 11.57% | 3.11% | Cochilco |
| 10Ministro Hales | 14.4 | 12.2 | 18.09% | 123.3 | 21.07% | 3.02% | Cochilco |
| 11Centinela Sulfuros | 14.3 | 14.5 | 1.64% | 118.1 | 22.54% | 2.98% | Cochilco |
| 12Andina | 11.1 | 17.4 | 36.54% | 150.9 | 2.79% | 2.31% | Cochilco |
| 13Caserones | 10.4 | 12.7 | 17.74% | 99.7 | 11.03% | 2.18% | Cochilco |
| 14Centinela Óxidos | 9.6 | 8.1 | 18.54% | 79.6 | 9.11% | 2.01% | Cochilco |
| 15El Abra | 9.3 | 7.8 | 19.97% | 73.8 | 23.1% | 1.94% | Cochilco |
| 16Candelaria | 7.7 | 11.6 | 33.95% | 104.6 | 12.53% | 1.6% | Cochilco |
| 17Zaldívar | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.82% | 73.7 | 3.33% | 1.56% | Cochilco |
| 18Antucoya | 7.4 | 6.5 | 13.36% | 64.8 | 0.87% | 1.54% | Cochilco |
| 19Gabriela Mistral | 7 | 9.6 | 26.77% | 91.3 | 16.38% | 1.47% | Cochilco |
| 20Lomas Bayas | 5.9 | 5.3 | 10.75% | 58.9 | 11% | 1.23% | Cochilco |
| 21El Soldado | 5 | 3.5 | 42.67% | 30.2 | 16.29% | 1.05% | Cochilco |
| 22Mantos Blancos | 4.5 | 3.5 | 28.39% | 41 | 7.03% | 0.95% | Cochilco |
| 23Cerro Colorado | 4.4 | 5 | 13.64% | 43.5 | 7.64% | 0.91% | Cochilco |
| 24Carmen de Andacollo | 4 | 3.7 | 6.08% | 32.5 | 15.07% | 0.83% | Cochilco |
| 25Salvador | 3.8 | 4.3 | 12.58% | 25.6 | 40.67% | 0.78% | Cochilco |
| 26Mantoverde | 3.3 | 4.9 | 32.7% | 40.2 | 1.95% | 0.69% | Cochilco |
| 27Michilla | 1.3 | 1.4 | 8.35% | 13.3 | 25.92% | 0.27% | Cochilco |
| 28Franke | 1.2 | 1 | 18.56% | 8.2 | 7.51% | 0.26% | Cochilco |
| 29Atacama Kozan | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.17% | 11.4 | 11.67% | 0.25% | Cochilco |
| 30Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 1.1 | 2.4 | 52.62% | 17.6 | 24.92% | 0.24% | Cochilco |
| 31Quebrada Blanca | 0.8 | 1 | 22% | 8 | 17.48% | 0.16% | Cochilco |
| 32Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 23.28% | 5.4 | 6.51% | 0.12% | Cochilco |
| 33Cerro Negro | 0.3 | 0.4 | 13.75% | 3.3 | 13.14% | 0.07% | Cochilco |
| 34Tres Valles | 0.1 | 0.4 | 61.47% | 2.4 | 29.76% | 0.03% | Cochilco |
| Total of 34 operations | 467.5 | 456.6 | 2.39% | 4,264.9 | 5.59% | 97.74% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 10.8 | 14 | 22.84% | 114.7 | 9.73% | 2.26% | |
| Chile total | 478.3 | 470.6 | 1.64% | 4,379.6 | 5.7% | 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.