Monthly report
Chile's copper output, March 2025
Chile produced 473.9 kt of fine mine copper in March 2025. That is 9% more than in March 2024 (434.8 kt). In the 3 months to March 2025 it adds up to 1,291.1 kt, 0.31% more than in the same period a year earlier.
The 34 operations the table details produced 462.7 kt, 97.64% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- It is the highest March since 2021.
- In the twelve months to March 2025 the country adds up to 5,510.1 kt, 4.17% more than in the twelve before.
- Mantos Blancos: its highest month since August 2022, at 5.1 kt. Cochilco
- Salvador: its highest month since December 2021, at 4.1 kt. Cochilco
January to March 2025
1,291.1 kt
0.31%against the same period of 2024
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against March 2024.
- Escondida+19.3 ktfrom 101.4 to 120.6Cochilco
- Radomiro Tomic+10.1 ktfrom 14.1 to 24.2Cochilco
- Centinela Sulfuros+6 ktfrom 7.6 to 13.6Cochilco
- Ministro Hales+5.6 ktfrom 6.9 to 12.4Cochilco
- Quebrada Blanca+4.3 ktfrom 15.6 to 19.9Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against March 2024.
- Collahuasi−14.5 ktfrom 49.8 to 35.2Cochilco
- El Teniente−5.3 ktfrom 32.7 to 27.4Cochilco
- Los Bronces−4.5 ktfrom 17.8 to 13.4Cochilco
- Caserones−2.1 ktfrom 11.7 to 9.5Cochilco
- Gabriela Mistral−1.8 ktfrom 8.4 to 6.6Cochilco
Operation by operation, March 2025
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | March 2025 | 2024 | Change | Year to date 2025 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 120.6 | 101.4 | 19.01% | 343.4 | 15.86% | 25.45% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 35.2 | 49.8 | 29.21% | 80.2 | 45.47% | 7.44% | Cochilco |
| 3El Teniente | 27.4 | 32.7 | 16.27% | 80.1 | 6.46% | 5.78% | Cochilco |
| 4Los Pelambres | 26.6 | 23.6 | 12.57% | 73.1 | 7.79% | 5.61% | Cochilco |
| 5Radomiro Tomic | 24.2 | 14.1 | 71.09% | 63.7 | 1.29% | 5.11% | Cochilco |
| 6Spence | 23.3 | 22.9 | 1.75% | 67.9 | 7.86% | 4.91% | Cochilco |
| 7Chuquicamata | 21.9 | 19.8 | 10.3% | 48.6 | 7.96% | 4.61% | Cochilco |
| 8Quebrada Blanca | 19.9 | 15.6 | 27.52% | 42.2 | 2.5% | 4.2% | Cochilco |
| 9Andina | 16.6 | 17.1 | 2.64% | 45.1 | 8.12% | 3.51% | Cochilco |
| 10Sierra Gorda | 15.3 | 12.5 | 21.91% | 39.5 | 20.7% | 3.22% | Cochilco |
| 11Centinela Sulfuros | 13.6 | 7.6 | 79.92% | 35.9 | 55.53% | 2.87% | Cochilco |
| 12Los Bronces | 13.4 | 17.8 | 25.1% | 43.3 | 10.88% | 2.82% | Cochilco |
| 13Ministro Hales | 12.4 | 6.9 | 81.03% | 32.7 | 87.11% | 2.62% | Cochilco |
| 14Candelaria | 11.2 | 8.3 | 35.14% | 32 | 12.72% | 2.36% | Cochilco |
| 15El Abra | 9.6 | 8 | 20.23% | 27.4 | 14.44% | 2.02% | Cochilco |
| 16Caserones | 9.5 | 11.7 | 18.25% | 28.7 | 16.09% | 2.01% | Cochilco |
| 17Mantoverde | 7.5 | 3.3 | 126.67% | 22.5 | 137.86% | 1.58% | Cochilco |
| 18Antucoya | 7 | 6.5 | 7.92% | 20.2 | 3.04% | 1.48% | Cochilco |
| 19Centinela Óxidos | 6.9 | 6.9 | 0.47% | 19.8 | 9.95% | 1.46% | Cochilco |
| 20Gabriela Mistral | 6.6 | 8.4 | 20.93% | 18.8 | 25.33% | 1.4% | Cochilco |
| 21Zaldívar | 6.2 | 7 | 10.67% | 18.3 | 6.24% | 1.32% | Cochilco |
| 22Lomas Bayas | 5.5 | 6.5 | 15.22% | 15.8 | 15.38% | 1.15% | Cochilco |
| 23Mantos Blancos | 5.1 | 3.5 | 46.27% | 13.8 | 26.27% | 1.09% | Cochilco |
| 24Carmen de Andacollo | 4.6 | 2.6 | 77.75% | 13 | 87.77% | 0.96% | Cochilco |
| 25Salvador | 4.1 | 0 | — | 6.5 | — | 0.86% | Cochilco |
| 26El Soldado | 2.9 | 4.1 | 30.74% | 10.3 | 18.99% | 0.6% | Cochilco |
| 27Michilla | 1.6 | 1.9 | 17.93% | 4.4 | 18.04% | 0.33% | Cochilco |
| 28Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 1.3 | 1 | 26.37% | 3.8 | 25.81% | 0.27% | Cochilco |
| 29Atacama Kozan | 1.1 | 0.8 | 40.67% | 2.9 | 2.94% | 0.23% | Cochilco |
| 30Franke | 1 | 1.1 | 10.21% | 2.7 | 18.17% | 0.21% | Cochilco |
| 31Cerro Negro | 0.3 | 0.4 | 11.9% | 1 | 9.12% | 0.07% | Cochilco |
| 32Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 30.11% | 0.9 | 32.11% | 0.07% | Cochilco |
| 33Tres Valles | 0.1 | 0.1 | 26.81% | 0.3 | 28.87% | 0.02% | Cochilco |
| 34Cerro Colorado | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0% | Cochilco |
| Total of 34 operations | 462.7 | 424.1 | 9.09% | 1,259 | 0.56% | 97.64% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 11.2 | 10.6 | 5.56% | 32.1 | 8.36% | 2.36% | |
| Chile total | 473.9 | 434.8 | 9% | 1,291.1 | 0.31% | 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.