Monthly report
Chile's copper output, October 2024
Chile produced 488.9 kt of fine mine copper in October 2024. That is 6.36% more than in October 2023 (459.7 kt). In the 10 months to October 2024 it adds up to 4,458.2 kt, 3.35% more than in the same period a year earlier.
The 34 operations the table details produced 477.6 kt, 97.68% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- It is the highest October since 2019.
- 4 months in a row above the same month a year earlier.
- In the twelve months to October 2024 the country adds up to 5,394.7 kt, 2.47% more than in the twelve before.
- Carmen de Andacollo: its highest month since March 2020, at 4.9 kt. Cochilco
- Ojos del Salado (Lundin): its highest month since July 2022, at 1.7 kt. Cochilco
January to October 2024
4,458.2 kt
3.35%against the same period of 2023
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against October 2023.
- Escondida+19.6 ktfrom 88.4 to 108Cochilco
- Quebrada Blanca+6.8 ktfrom 9.6 to 16.4Cochilco
- Candelaria+5.8 ktfrom 10.8 to 16.6Cochilco
- El Teniente+4.5 ktfrom 31.5 to 36Cochilco
- Mantoverde+3.3 ktfrom 3 to 6.3Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against October 2023.
- Los Bronces−8.2 ktfrom 20.2 to 12Cochilco
- Collahuasi−5.3 ktfrom 54.8 to 49.5Cochilco
- Andina−3.7 ktfrom 16.3 to 12.7Cochilco
- Cerro Colorado−1.3 ktfrom 1.3 to 0Cochilco
- Gabriela Mistral−1.1 ktfrom 10.5 to 9.4Cochilco
Operation by operation, October 2024
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | October 2024 | 2023 | Change | Year to date 2024 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 108 | 88.4 | 22.21% | 1,035.7 | 11.6% | 22.08% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 49.5 | 54.8 | 9.59% | 480.7 | 3.4% | 10.13% | Cochilco |
| 3El Teniente | 36 | 31.5 | 14.33% | 281.5 | 3.99% | 7.36% | Cochilco |
| 4Los Pelambres | 30.1 | 28 | 7.49% | 273.9 | 11.57% | 6.16% | Cochilco |
| 5Chuquicamata | 24.8 | 23.2 | 6.94% | 219.6 | 9.08% | 5.07% | Cochilco |
| 6Spence | 22.6 | 20.2 | 11.71% | 212 | 1.03% | 4.62% | Cochilco |
| 7Radomiro Tomic | 21.5 | 22.5 | 4.1% | 218.1 | 16.64% | 4.41% | Cochilco |
| 8Candelaria | 16.6 | 10.8 | 53.6% | 116.7 | 10.54% | 3.4% | Cochilco |
| 9Quebrada Blanca | 16.4 | 9.6 | 71.36% | 163.5 | 345.17% | 3.35% | Cochilco |
| 10Centinela Sulfuros | 14.9 | 16 | 6.51% | 90.1 | 32.22% | 3.05% | Cochilco |
| 11Ministro Hales | 13.8 | 14.9 | 7.33% | 78.5 | 17.88% | 2.83% | Cochilco |
| 12Sierra Gorda | 12.9 | 11.2 | 15.22% | 122.9 | 1.58% | 2.64% | Cochilco |
| 13Andina | 12.7 | 16.3 | 22.38% | 152.3 | 11.64% | 2.59% | Cochilco |
| 14Los Bronces | 12 | 20.2 | 40.5% | 145.8 | 18.38% | 2.46% | Cochilco |
| 15Caserones | 10 | 9.7 | 3.57% | 102.9 | 8.06% | 2.05% | Cochilco |
| 16El Abra | 9.7 | 8.1 | 19.04% | 82.6 | 2.13% | 1.98% | Cochilco |
| 17Gabriela Mistral | 9.4 | 10.5 | 10.68% | 86.5 | 2.6% | 1.92% | Cochilco |
| 18Centinela Óxidos | 7.9 | 7.5 | 5.05% | 83.4 | 31.18% | 1.61% | Cochilco |
| 19Zaldívar | 7.4 | 7.6 | 2.38% | 67.1 | 1.05% | 1.51% | Cochilco |
| 20Antucoya | 6.9 | 7.2 | 3.37% | 66.6 | 4.9% | 1.42% | Cochilco |
| 21Lomas Bayas | 6.4 | 6 | 5.95% | 61.4 | 19.77% | 1.3% | Cochilco |
| 22Mantoverde | 6.3 | 3 | 109.58% | 42 | 47.88% | 1.29% | Cochilco |
| 23Carmen de Andacollo | 4.9 | 3.9 | 26.78% | 31.5 | 5.61% | 1.01% | Cochilco |
| 24Mantos Blancos | 4.5 | 4 | 10.33% | 35.5 | 16.68% | 0.91% | Cochilco |
| 25El Soldado | 4.2 | 2.5 | 69.39% | 39.8 | 14.8% | 0.86% | Cochilco |
| 26Salvador | 1.7 | 0.5 | 215.36% | 1.7 | 86.86% | 0.34% | Cochilco |
| 27Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 1.7 | 1.4 | 21.52% | 11.4 | 13.91% | 0.34% | Cochilco |
| 28Michilla | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.44% | 16.6 | 4.91% | 0.32% | Cochilco |
| 29Atacama Kozan | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.24% | 9.4 | 13.75% | 0.25% | Cochilco |
| 30Franke | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.09% | 10.3 | 7.63% | 0.24% | Cochilco |
| 31Cerro Negro | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.93% | 3.5 | 1.19% | 0.07% | Cochilco |
| 32Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 9.59% | 4 | 6.26% | 0.07% | Cochilco |
| 33Tres Valles | 0.1 | 0.1 | 12.8% | 1.3 | 0.78% | 0.02% | Cochilco |
| 34Cerro Colorado | 0 | 1.3 | 100% | 0 | 100% | 0% | Cochilco |
| Total of 34 operations | 477.6 | 445.5 | 7.19% | 4,348.7 | 3.9% | 97.68% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 11.4 | 14.2 | 19.79% | 109.5 | 14.81% | 2.32% | |
| Chile total | 488.9 | 459.7 | 6.36% | 4,458.2 | 3.35% | 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.