Monthly report
Chile's copper output, May 2025
Chile produced 483 kt of fine mine copper in May 2025. That is 8.48% more than in May 2024 (445.3 kt). In the 5 months to May 2025 it adds up to 2,234.8 kt, 4.53% more than in the same period a year earlier.
The 34 operations the table details produced 472 kt, 97.72% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- It is the highest May since 2021.
- 3 months in a row above the same month a year earlier.
- In the twelve months to May 2025 the country adds up to 5,602.8 kt, 5.33% more than in the twelve before.
January to May 2025
2,234.8 kt
4.53%against the same period of 2024
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against May 2024.
- Escondida+25.9 ktfrom 106.1 to 132Cochilco
- Ministro Hales+8 ktfrom 5.8 to 13.8Cochilco
- El Teniente+7.3 ktfrom 22.9 to 30.2Cochilco
- Centinela Sulfuros+7.1 ktfrom 7.4 to 14.5Cochilco
- Mantoverde+5 ktfrom 3 to 8.1Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against May 2024.
- Collahuasi−7.8 ktfrom 46.2 to 38.4Cochilco
- Centinela Óxidos−5.3 ktfrom 9.3 to 4Cochilco
- Los Bronces−4.8 ktfrom 16.9 to 12.1Cochilco
- Los Pelambres−2.4 ktfrom 27.4 to 25Cochilco
- Andina−2.3 ktfrom 16.2 to 13.9Cochilco
Operation by operation, May 2025
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | May 2025 | 2024 | Change | Year to date 2025 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 132 | 106.1 | 24.42% | 603.7 | 20.64% | 27.32% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 38.4 | 46.2 | 16.97% | 155.2 | 34.14% | 7.95% | Cochilco |
| 3El Teniente | 30.2 | 22.9 | 31.89% | 141.4 | 11.86% | 6.25% | Cochilco |
| 4Chuquicamata | 26.9 | 26.9 | 0.09% | 93.8 | 5.49% | 5.57% | Cochilco |
| 5Radomiro Tomic | 25.8 | 22.9 | 12.36% | 113.6 | 7.47% | 5.33% | Cochilco |
| 6Los Pelambres | 25 | 27.4 | 8.92% | 122.9 | 8.63% | 5.18% | Cochilco |
| 7Spence | 22.8 | 20.2 | 13.02% | 111.2 | 6.26% | 4.72% | Cochilco |
| 8Quebrada Blanca | 17.6 | 17.3 | 1.75% | 76.6 | 1.74% | 3.64% | Cochilco |
| 9Centinela Sulfuros | 14.5 | 7.4 | 95.26% | 64.1 | 71.56% | 3.01% | Cochilco |
| 10Sierra Gorda | 14.2 | 13.3 | 7.24% | 65.8 | 18.44% | 2.95% | Cochilco |
| 11Andina | 13.9 | 16.2 | 14.05% | 70.9 | 11.2% | 2.88% | Cochilco |
| 12Ministro Hales | 13.8 | 5.8 | 136.56% | 56.9 | 92.74% | 2.86% | Cochilco |
| 13Los Bronces | 12.1 | 16.9 | 28.24% | 67.8 | 19.69% | 2.51% | Cochilco |
| 14Caserones | 9.3 | 10.7 | 13.68% | 47 | 11.13% | 1.92% | Cochilco |
| 15Candelaria | 8.8 | 8 | 9.42% | 52.8 | 18.34% | 1.82% | Cochilco |
| 16El Abra | 8.3 | 8.6 | 3.67% | 44.1 | 8.97% | 1.72% | Cochilco |
| 17Mantoverde | 8.1 | 3 | 167.46% | 37.9 | 151.03% | 1.67% | Cochilco |
| 18Gabriela Mistral | 7.1 | 8.6 | 17.62% | 32.5 | 26.09% | 1.46% | Cochilco |
| 19Antucoya | 6.8 | 7 | 2.44% | 33.3 | 0.27% | 1.42% | Cochilco |
| 20Zaldívar | 5.8 | 6.6 | 12.75% | 29.2 | 10.73% | 1.19% | Cochilco |
| 21Mantos Blancos | 5.1 | 3.7 | 37.85% | 24.3 | 34.67% | 1.05% | Cochilco |
| 22Lomas Bayas | 4.5 | 6.7 | 32.6% | 25.6 | 17.81% | 0.94% | Cochilco |
| 23Carmen de Andacollo | 4.2 | 2.4 | 78.56% | 22.2 | 87.84% | 0.88% | Cochilco |
| 24El Soldado | 4.2 | 4.4 | 6.12% | 18.4 | 13.39% | 0.86% | Cochilco |
| 25Centinela Óxidos | 4 | 9.3 | 57.31% | 29.9 | 25.78% | 0.82% | Cochilco |
| 26Salvador | 3.4 | 0 | — | 13.1 | — | 0.71% | Cochilco |
| 27Michilla | 1.4 | 1.8 | 21.26% | 7.5 | 16.39% | 0.3% | Cochilco |
| 28Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 1.3 | 0.9 | 36.83% | 7 | 48.59% | 0.27% | Cochilco |
| 29Franke | 1 | 1 | 2.41% | 4.7 | 10.28% | 0.21% | Cochilco |
| 30Atacama Kozan | 0.9 | 1.2 | 18.44% | 4.8 | 2.69% | 0.2% | Cochilco |
| 31Cerro Negro | 0.3 | 0.4 | 10.06% | 1.7 | 7.46% | 0.07% | Cochilco |
| 32Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0.3 | 0.5 | 43.13% | 1.4 | 38.48% | 0.06% | Cochilco |
| 33Tres Valles | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35.34% | 0.5 | 29.51% | 0.02% | Cochilco |
| 34Cerro Colorado | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0% | Cochilco |
| Total of 34 operations | 472 | 434.5 | 8.64% | 2,181.4 | 4.77% | 97.72% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 11 | 10.8 | 2.25% | 53.5 | 4.38% | 2.28% | |
| Chile total | 483 | 445.3 | 8.48% | 2,234.8 | 4.53% | 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.