Monthly report
Chile's copper output, August 2025
Chile produced 419.8 kt of fine mine copper in August 2025. That is 10.06% less than in August 2024 (466.7 kt). In the 8 months to August 2025 it adds up to 3,518.3 kt, 0.69% more than in the same period a year earlier.
The 34 operations the table details produced 409.6 kt, 97.59% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- It is the lowest August since 2022.
- In the twelve months to August 2025 the country adds up to 5,530.2 kt, 3.41% more than in the twelve before.
- El Teniente: its lowest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 11.5 kt. Cochilco
- El Abra: its lowest month since May 2022, at 6.4 kt. Cochilco
- Michilla: its lowest month since June 2019, at 1.1 kt. Cochilco
January to August 2025
3,518.3 kt
0.69%against the same period of 2024
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against August 2024.
- Centinela Sulfuros+4.4 ktfrom 10.4 to 14.8Cochilco
- Mantoverde+3.6 ktfrom 5.2 to 8.8Cochilco
- Caserones+3.6 ktfrom 8.1 to 11.7Cochilco
- Salvador+2.4 ktfrom 0 to 2.4Cochilco
- Los Bronces+2.3 ktfrom 12.3 to 14.6Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against August 2024.
- El Teniente−24.4 ktfrom 36 to 11.5Cochilco
- Collahuasi−13.3 ktfrom 48.8 to 35.4Cochilco
- Chuquicamata−7.1 ktfrom 23.5 to 16.4Cochilco
- Quebrada Blanca−4 ktfrom 19.7 to 15.7Cochilco
- Candelaria−3.9 ktfrom 14.8 to 10.9Cochilco
Operation by operation, August 2025
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | August 2025 | 2024 | Change | Year to date 2025 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 105.1 | 105.3 | 0.22% | 900 | 8.93% | 25.03% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 35.4 | 48.8 | 27.35% | 259.1 | 31.77% | 8.44% | Cochilco |
| 3Los Pelambres | 26.8 | 27.3 | 1.8% | 200.5 | 7.02% | 6.38% | Cochilco |
| 4Radomiro Tomic | 22.2 | 23.1 | 3.71% | 185.3 | 7.05% | 5.3% | Cochilco |
| 5Spence | 20.4 | 18.6 | 9.69% | 176.1 | 4.79% | 4.85% | Cochilco |
| 6Chuquicamata | 16.4 | 23.5 | 30.18% | 148.8 | 13.49% | 3.9% | Cochilco |
| 7Quebrada Blanca | 15.7 | 19.7 | 20.17% | 128.8 | 0.43% | 3.74% | Cochilco |
| 8Centinela Sulfuros | 14.8 | 10.4 | 42.72% | 109.1 | 75.98% | 3.53% | Cochilco |
| 9Sierra Gorda | 14.8 | 14.8 | 0.31% | 107.4 | 12.79% | 3.52% | Cochilco |
| 10Andina | 14.7 | 14.6 | 0.67% | 112.1 | 9.81% | 3.49% | Cochilco |
| 11Los Bronces | 14.6 | 12.3 | 18.68% | 107.6 | 12.07% | 3.47% | Cochilco |
| 12Caserones | 11.7 | 8.1 | 43.93% | 81.5 | 0.11% | 2.78% | Cochilco |
| 13Ministro Hales | 11.6 | 12.7 | 8.46% | 93.2 | 79.18% | 2.76% | Cochilco |
| 14El Teniente | 11.5 | 36 | 67.92% | 214.1 | 1.48% | 2.75% | Cochilco |
| 15Candelaria | 10.9 | 14.8 | 26.48% | 84.3 | 1.68% | 2.6% | Cochilco |
| 16Mantoverde | 8.8 | 5.2 | 68.9% | 64.1 | 124.46% | 2.1% | Cochilco |
| 17Zaldívar | 7.2 | 7.1 | 1.32% | 44.2 | 15.88% | 1.71% | Cochilco |
| 18El Abra | 6.4 | 7.6 | 16.09% | 64.5 | 0.35% | 1.52% | Cochilco |
| 19Gabriela Mistral | 6.3 | 8.7 | 27.44% | 51.4 | 26.48% | 1.51% | Cochilco |
| 20Antucoya | 5.8 | 7 | 17.17% | 51.5 | 4.69% | 1.38% | Cochilco |
| 21Centinela Óxidos | 5 | 8.7 | 42.25% | 46.8 | 30.3% | 1.2% | Cochilco |
| 22Lomas Bayas | 4.6 | 6.1 | 24.99% | 39.3 | 19.95% | 1.09% | Cochilco |
| 23Mantos Blancos | 4.4 | 3.6 | 19.94% | 38.9 | 43.05% | 1.04% | Cochilco |
| 24Carmen de Andacollo | 4 | 3.8 | 3.94% | 30.7 | 33.51% | 0.94% | Cochilco |
| 25El Soldado | 3.5 | 3.3 | 5.42% | 29.5 | 6.17% | 0.83% | Cochilco |
| 26Salvador | 2.4 | 0 | — | 23.8 | — | 0.57% | Cochilco |
| 27Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 1.2 | 1.3 | 7.88% | 10.5 | 30.38% | 0.29% | Cochilco |
| 28Michilla | 1.1 | 1.5 | 26.76% | 11.3 | 16.64% | 0.26% | Cochilco |
| 29Atacama Kozan | 0.9 | 0.7 | 29.26% | 7.6 | 4.29% | 0.22% | Cochilco |
| 30Franke | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.87% | 7.4 | 7.59% | 0.21% | Cochilco |
| 31Cerro Negro | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.14% | 2.5 | 9.37% | 0.08% | Cochilco |
| 32Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 27.27% | 2.2 | 34.73% | 0.06% | Cochilco |
| 33Tres Valles | 0.1 | 0.1 | 9.57% | 0.8 | 23.6% | 0.02% | Cochilco |
| 34Cerro Colorado | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0% | Cochilco |
| Total of 34 operations | 409.6 | 456.2 | 10.2% | 3,434.9 | 0.81% | 97.59% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 10.1 | 10.6 | 4.09% | 83.4 | 4.11% | 2.41% | |
| Chile total | 419.8 | 466.7 | 10.06% | 3,518.3 | 0.69% | 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.