Monthly report
Chile's copper output, July 2023
Chile produced 433.9 kt of fine mine copper in July 2023. That is 2.39% more than in July 2022 (423.7 kt). In the 7 months to July 2023 it adds up to 2,960.3 kt, 2.97% less than in the same period a year earlier.
The 34 operations the table details produced 423.9 kt, 97.7% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- In the twelve months to July 2023 the country adds up to 5,240 kt, 3.18% less than in the twelve before.
- Spence: its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 24 kt. Cochilco
- Sierra Gorda: its lowest month since November 2019, at 10 kt. Cochilco
- Michilla: its highest month since July 2021, at 1.9 kt. Cochilco
January to July 2023
2,960.3 kt
2.97%against the same period of 2022
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against July 2022.
- Radomiro Tomic+6.1 ktfrom 25.3 to 31.3Cochilco
- Caserones+5.5 ktfrom 5 to 10.5Cochilco
- Los Pelambres+4.4 ktfrom 23.4 to 27.8Cochilco
- El Teniente+3.7 ktfrom 28.1 to 31.8Cochilco
- Collahuasi+2.8 ktfrom 47.3 to 50Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against July 2022.
- Chuquicamata−5.9 ktfrom 25.6 to 19.6Cochilco
- Ministro Hales−3.2 ktfrom 13.2 to 10Cochilco
- Sierra Gorda−3.1 ktfrom 13.1 to 10Cochilco
- Andina−3 ktfrom 17 to 14Cochilco
- Centinela Óxidos−1.5 ktfrom 8.5 to 7Cochilco
Operation by operation, July 2023
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | July 2023 | 2022 | Change | Year to date 2023 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 82.4 | 81.4 | 1.21% | 641.2 | 4.95% | 18.99% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 50 | 47.3 | 5.82% | 310 | 8.23% | 11.53% | Cochilco |
| 3El Teniente | 31.8 | 28.1 | 13.29% | 205.8 | 11.5% | 7.33% | Cochilco |
| 4Radomiro Tomic | 31.3 | 25.3 | 24.05% | 186.4 | 9.09% | 7.22% | Cochilco |
| 5Los Pelambres | 27.8 | 23.4 | 18.72% | 162.9 | 19.32% | 6.4% | Cochilco |
| 6Spence | 24 | 21.5 | 11.5% | 143.5 | 0.65% | 5.53% | Cochilco |
| 7Chuquicamata | 19.6 | 25.6 | 23.26% | 137.1 | 17.51% | 4.52% | Cochilco |
| 8Los Bronces | 16.4 | 16.5 | 0.69% | 128.9 | 11.89% | 3.77% | Cochilco |
| 9Centinela Sulfuros | 14.5 | 12.2 | 18.47% | 88.7 | 13.03% | 3.34% | Cochilco |
| 10Andina | 14 | 17 | 17.54% | 94 | 16.69% | 3.24% | Cochilco |
| 11Candelaria | 10.9 | 10.7 | 1.37% | 76.6 | 0.41% | 2.5% | Cochilco |
| 12Caserones | 10.5 | 5 | 110.88% | 79.3 | 7.72% | 2.43% | Cochilco |
| 13Ministro Hales | 10 | 13.2 | 24.03% | 58.4 | 34.15% | 2.31% | Cochilco |
| 14Sierra Gorda | 10 | 13.1 | 23.6% | 86.1 | 11.81% | 2.3% | Cochilco |
| 15Gabriela Mistral | 8.7 | 9.1 | 5.19% | 57.1 | 16.4% | 2% | Cochilco |
| 16El Abra | 8 | 9.3 | 13.56% | 57.8 | 24.75% | 1.85% | Cochilco |
| 17Centinela Óxidos | 7 | 8.5 | 17.37% | 42 | 21.63% | 1.62% | Cochilco |
| 18Zaldívar | 6.6 | 7.4 | 11.36% | 46.2 | 12.03% | 1.52% | Cochilco |
| 19Antucoya | 5.8 | 6.9 | 15.84% | 43.7 | 1.13% | 1.33% | Cochilco |
| 20El Soldado | 5 | 2.6 | 96.26% | 27.5 | 48.8% | 1.16% | Cochilco |
| 21Lomas Bayas | 4.8 | 6.1 | 20.84% | 34.6 | 15.35% | 1.11% | Cochilco |
| 22Carmen de Andacollo | 3.9 | 2.2 | 77.26% | 24 | 4.28% | 0.91% | Cochilco |
| 23Mantos Blancos | 3.7 | 4.1 | 9.53% | 30.1 | 11.51% | 0.86% | Cochilco |
| 24Cerro Colorado | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.53% | 27.9 | 7.01% | 0.83% | Cochilco |
| 25Quebrada Blanca | 3.2 | 0.7 | 335.27% | 9.8 | 81.01% | 0.74% | Cochilco |
| 26Mantoverde | 3 | 4.1 | 26.15% | 19.9 | 32.53% | 0.7% | Cochilco |
| 27Michilla | 1.9 | 1.4 | 39.49% | 11 | 16.97% | 0.44% | Cochilco |
| 28Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 1.4 | 1.9 | 26.37% | 9.1 | 34.31% | 0.32% | Cochilco |
| 29Atacama Kozan | 1.1 | 1.3 | 12.11% | 7.4 | 5.09% | 0.26% | Cochilco |
| 30Salvador | 1 | 1.4 | 28.88% | 10.3 | 35.32% | 0.23% | Cochilco |
| 31Franke | 1 | 0.8 | 25.13% | 7.8 | 59.93% | 0.22% | Cochilco |
| 32Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0.4 | 0.6 | 24.61% | 3.1 | 15.74% | 0.1% | Cochilco |
| 33Cerro Negro | 0.3 | 0.3 | 11.71% | 2.5 | 5.64% | 0.08% | Cochilco |
| 34Tres Valles | 0.1 | 0.2 | 44.44% | 0.9 | 54.15% | 0.03% | Cochilco |
| Total of 34 operations | 423.9 | 412.5 | 2.75% | 2,871.6 | 3.29% | 97.7% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 10 | 11.2 | 10.81% | 88.7 | 8.86% | 2.3% | |
| Chile total | 433.9 | 423.7 | 2.39% | 2,960.3 | 2.97% | 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.