Monthly report
Chile's copper output, August 2023
Chile produced 436.5 kt of fine mine copper in August 2023. That is 4.94% more than in August 2022 (415.9 kt). In the 8 months to August 2023 it adds up to 3,396.8 kt, 2.02% less than in the same period a year earlier.
The 34 operations the table details produced 424.7 kt, 97.3% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- 3 months in a row above the same month a year earlier.
- In the twelve months to August 2023 the country adds up to 5,260.6 kt, 1.95% less than in the twelve before.
- Collahuasi: its highest month since May 2021, at 55 kt. Cochilco
- Quebrada Blanca: its highest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 7 kt. Cochilco
- Carmen de Andacollo: its lowest month since November 2019, at 1.8 kt. Cochilco
January to August 2023
3,396.8 kt
2.02%against the same period of 2022
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against August 2022.
- Collahuasi+9.4 ktfrom 45.6 to 55Cochilco
- Spence+7.3 ktfrom 15.9 to 23.2Cochilco
- Caserones+6.2 ktfrom 5.8 to 12.1Cochilco
- Quebrada Blanca+6.1 ktfrom 0.9 to 7Cochilco
- Radomiro Tomic+5 ktfrom 22.7 to 27.7Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against August 2022.
- Los Bronces−6.2 ktfrom 21.6 to 15.4Cochilco
- Sierra Gorda−3.1 ktfrom 15.8 to 12.7Cochilco
- Candelaria−2.6 ktfrom 11.8 to 9.2Cochilco
- Salvador−2.4 ktfrom 3.4 to 1Cochilco
- El Abra−2.3 ktfrom 9.8 to 7.5Cochilco
Operation by operation, August 2023
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | August 2023 | 2022 | Change | Year to date 2023 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 91.2 | 92.7 | 1.64% | 732.4 | 4.08% | 20.88% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 55 | 45.6 | 20.62% | 365 | 4.79% | 12.61% | Cochilco |
| 3El Teniente | 27.9 | 23.7 | 17.49% | 233.7 | 8.81% | 6.39% | Cochilco |
| 4Radomiro Tomic | 27.7 | 22.7 | 21.98% | 214.1 | 10.61% | 6.35% | Cochilco |
| 5Los Pelambres | 26.5 | 28.3 | 6.42% | 189.4 | 14.89% | 6.08% | Cochilco |
| 6Spence | 23.2 | 15.9 | 45.58% | 166.7 | 5.17% | 5.31% | Cochilco |
| 7Chuquicamata | 15.9 | 14.2 | 11.78% | 153 | 15.2% | 3.64% | Cochilco |
| 8Los Bronces | 15.4 | 21.6 | 28.83% | 144.3 | 14.07% | 3.53% | Cochilco |
| 9Andina | 13.8 | 12.1 | 14.67% | 107.8 | 13.66% | 3.17% | Cochilco |
| 10Sierra Gorda | 12.7 | 15.8 | 19.86% | 98.7 | 12.93% | 2.9% | Cochilco |
| 11Centinela Sulfuros | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.88% | 101.2 | 12.76% | 2.86% | Cochilco |
| 12Caserones | 12.1 | 5.8 | 107.09% | 91.4 | 15% | 2.76% | Cochilco |
| 13Ministro Hales | 11 | 9 | 21.04% | 69.3 | 29.03% | 2.51% | Cochilco |
| 14Gabriela Mistral | 9.3 | 6.9 | 35.96% | 66.4 | 11.63% | 2.13% | Cochilco |
| 15Candelaria | 9.2 | 11.8 | 22.08% | 85.8 | 2.6% | 2.1% | Cochilco |
| 16El Abra | 7.5 | 9.8 | 23.62% | 65.3 | 16.33% | 1.71% | Cochilco |
| 17Quebrada Blanca | 7 | 0.9 | 664.46% | 16.8 | 165.9% | 1.61% | Cochilco |
| 18Centinela Óxidos | 7 | 8.5 | 17.12% | 49 | 21.01% | 1.61% | Cochilco |
| 19Zaldívar | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.93% | 53 | 10.06% | 1.57% | Cochilco |
| 20Antucoya | 5.6 | 7 | 20.35% | 49.3 | 1.85% | 1.27% | Cochilco |
| 21Lomas Bayas | 5.5 | 6.4 | 14.02% | 40.1 | 15.17% | 1.26% | Cochilco |
| 22Mantos Blancos | 4.2 | 5.3 | 21.09% | 34.3 | 6.18% | 0.95% | Cochilco |
| 23Cerro Colorado | 3.5 | 5 | 29.36% | 31.4 | 10.21% | 0.81% | Cochilco |
| 24Mantoverde | 2.8 | 3.8 | 25.18% | 22.7 | 31.69% | 0.65% | Cochilco |
| 25El Soldado | 2.4 | 3.2 | 22.75% | 30 | 38.34% | 0.56% | Cochilco |
| 26Carmen de Andacollo | 1.8 | 2.9 | 38.04% | 25.8 | 0.43% | 0.41% | Cochilco |
| 27Michilla | 1.7 | 1.3 | 35.86% | 12.7 | 19.19% | 0.39% | Cochilco |
| 28Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 1.3 | 1.4 | 6.83% | 10.4 | 31.79% | 0.3% | Cochilco |
| 29Atacama Kozan | 1.3 | 1.3 | 7.12% | 8.6 | 5.4% | 0.29% | Cochilco |
| 30Franke | 1.1 | 0.9 | 12.75% | 8.9 | 52.32% | 0.24% | Cochilco |
| 31Salvador | 1 | 3.4 | 70.1% | 11.3 | 41.41% | 0.23% | Cochilco |
| 32Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 12.45% | 3.5 | 15.34% | 0.1% | Cochilco |
| 33Cerro Negro | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4.89% | 2.8 | 4.2% | 0.08% | Cochilco |
| 34Tres Valles | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6.98% | 1 | 51.31% | 0.03% | Cochilco |
| Total of 34 operations | 424.7 | 406 | 4.62% | 3,296.3 | 2.34% | 97.3% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 11.8 | 10 | 18.17% | 100.5 | 9.87% | 2.7% | |
| Chile total | 436.5 | 415.9 | 4.94% | 3,396.8 | 2.02% | 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.