Monthly report
Chile's copper output, February 2026
Chile produced 375.4 kt of fine mine copper in February 2026. That is 4.84% less than in February 2025 (394.5 kt). In the 2 months to February 2026 it adds up to 785.3 kt, 3.9% less than in the same period a year earlier.
The 34 operations the table details produced 365.2 kt, 97.28% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- It is the lowest February since 2017.
- 7 months in a row below the same month a year earlier.
- In the twelve months to February 2026 the country adds up to 5,356.3 kt, 2.1% less than in the twelve before.
- Spence: its lowest month since January 2021, at 12 kt. Cochilco
- Andina: its lowest month since April 2023, at 8.9 kt. Cochilco
- Gabriela Mistral: its lowest month of its series, which starts in January 2014, at 3.7 kt. Cochilco
January to February 2026
785.3 kt
3.9%against the same period of 2025
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against February 2025.
- Collahuasi+9.7 ktfrom 17 to 26.6Cochilco
- Los Bronces+3.3 ktfrom 11.9 to 15.2Cochilco
- Quebrada Blanca+2.7 ktfrom 14.1 to 16.8Cochilco
- Caserones+2.3 ktfrom 9.3 to 11.6Cochilco
- Salvador+2.2 ktfrom 1.5 to 3.7Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against February 2025.
- Escondida−8.4 ktfrom 113.4 to 105Cochilco
- Spence−8.1 ktfrom 20.1 to 12Cochilco
- Andina−5.5 ktfrom 14.4 to 8.9Cochilco
- El Teniente−5.4 ktfrom 27 to 21.6Cochilco
- Centinela Sulfuros−4.6 ktfrom 12 to 7.4Cochilco
Operation by operation, February 2026
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | February 2026 | 2025 | Change | Year to date 2026 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 105 | 113.4 | 7.37% | 210 | 5.74% | 27.98% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 26.6 | 17 | 56.93% | 56.8 | 26.31% | 7.1% | Cochilco |
| 3Los Pelambres | 22.9 | 22.5 | 1.81% | 41.9 | 9.87% | 6.11% | Cochilco |
| 4El Teniente | 21.6 | 27 | 20.13% | 39.7 | 24.69% | 5.74% | Cochilco |
| 5Radomiro Tomic | 19 | 18.6 | 2.15% | 44.1 | 11.59% | 5.06% | Cochilco |
| 6Quebrada Blanca | 16.8 | 14.1 | 19.18% | 34.3 | 53.4% | 4.47% | Cochilco |
| 7Los Bronces | 15.2 | 11.9 | 28.17% | 31 | 3.3% | 4.05% | Cochilco |
| 8Chuquicamata | 14 | 13.7 | 2.26% | 27.5 | 3.11% | 3.72% | Cochilco |
| 9Spence | 12 | 20.1 | 40.29% | 28.4 | 36.45% | 3.2% | Cochilco |
| 10Caserones | 11.6 | 9.3 | 25.03% | 25 | 30.47% | 3.1% | Cochilco |
| 11Sierra Gorda | 11.5 | 12 | 3.65% | 24.5 | 0.89% | 3.07% | Cochilco |
| 12Candelaria | 9.5 | 10.4 | 8.27% | 19.9 | 4.17% | 2.54% | Cochilco |
| 13Ministro Hales | 9 | 9.1 | 0.57% | 18 | 11.18% | 2.41% | Cochilco |
| 14Andina | 8.9 | 14.4 | 37.98% | 24.7 | 13.28% | 2.38% | Cochilco |
| 15Centinela Sulfuros | 7.4 | 12 | 38.42% | 21.4 | 3.89% | 1.96% | Cochilco |
| 16El Abra | 6.8 | 8.1 | 16.64% | 14.2 | 20.13% | 1.81% | Cochilco |
| 17Mantoverde | 6.5 | 6.2 | 4.92% | 11.1 | 26.12% | 1.72% | Cochilco |
| 18Antucoya | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.55% | 12.8 | 2.67% | 1.52% | Cochilco |
| 19Lomas Bayas | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.52% | 9.2 | 11.36% | 1.15% | Cochilco |
| 20Carmen de Andacollo | 4.3 | 4 | 8.34% | 9.3 | 9.73% | 1.15% | Cochilco |
| 21Centinela Óxidos | 4 | 6 | 33.26% | 8.7 | 32.23% | 1.07% | Cochilco |
| 22Zaldívar | 4 | 5.5 | 26.8% | 11.5 | 5.32% | 1.06% | Cochilco |
| 23Mantos Blancos | 3.9 | 4 | 2.4% | 8.5 | 2.8% | 1.03% | Cochilco |
| 24Salvador | 3.7 | 1.5 | 150.71% | 7.7 | 223.32% | 0.98% | Cochilco |
| 25Gabriela Mistral | 3.7 | 5.3 | 31.34% | 9.1 | 25.12% | 0.97% | Cochilco |
| 26El Soldado | 3.1 | 3.8 | 17.06% | 6.3 | 15.31% | 0.84% | Cochilco |
| 27Michilla | 1 | 1.4 | 25.79% | 2 | 29.74% | 0.28% | Cochilco |
| 28Atacama Kozan | 0.8 | 0.8 | 6.13% | 1.6 | 11.41% | 0.21% | Cochilco |
| 29Franke | 0.7 | 0.8 | 8.34% | 1.7 | 2.6% | 0.2% | Cochilco |
| 30Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 0.7 | 1.2 | 41.6% | 1.4 | 43.87% | 0.18% | Cochilco |
| 31Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0.3 | 0.2 | 42.04% | 0.7 | 24.55% | 0.09% | Cochilco |
| 32Cerro Negro | 0.3 | 0.3 | 14.43% | 0.6 | 5.46% | 0.07% | Cochilco |
| 33Tres Valles | 0.2 | 0.1 | 100.96% | 0.5 | 138.12% | 0.06% | Cochilco |
| 34Cerro Colorado | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0% | Cochilco |
| Total of 34 operations | 365.2 | 384.7 | 5.08% | 764.1 | 4.05% | 97.28% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 10.2 | 9.8 | 4.53% | 21.3 | 1.65% | 2.72% | |
| Chile total | 375.4 | 394.5 | 4.84% | 785.3 | 3.9% | 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.