Monthly report
Chile's copper output, July 2026
Chile produced 400.3 kt of fine mine copper in July 2026. That is 9.37% less than in July 2025 (441.6 kt). In the 7 months to July 2026 it adds up to 2,881.2 kt, 7.01% less than in the same period a year earlier.
The 34 operations the table details produced 390.2 kt, 97.5% of the total; the rest comes from producers the table does not break down by operation.
What stands out
- It is the lowest July of the series, which starts in 2014.
- In the twelve months to July 2026 the country adds up to 5,170.8 kt, 7.29% less than in the twelve before.
- Ministro Hales: its lowest month since July 2024, at 7.7 kt. Cochilco
- Caserones: its lowest month since August 2021, at 4.6 kt. Cochilco
January to July 2026
2,881.2 kt
7.01%against the same period of 2025
Who rose and who fell
Added the most
In tonnes, against July 2025.
- Chuquicamata+5.3 ktfrom 17.1 to 22.4Cochilco
- Collahuasi+4.2 ktfrom 34.2 to 38.4Cochilco
- Radomiro Tomic+3.1 ktfrom 23.8 to 27Cochilco
- Andina+3 ktfrom 13 to 16Cochilco
- Quebrada Blanca+2.6 ktfrom 18.1 to 20.7Cochilco
Lost the most
In tonnes, against July 2025.
- Escondida−25.4 ktfrom 114.8 to 89.4Cochilco
- El Teniente−8 ktfrom 30.5 to 22.5Cochilco
- Caserones−7.3 ktfrom 11.8 to 4.6Cochilco
- Ministro Hales−7.1 ktfrom 14.8 to 7.7Cochilco
- Los Pelambres−5.7 ktfrom 25.1 to 19.4Cochilco
Operation by operation, July 2026
Thousand tonnes of fine copper at 100% of each operation. Every row links to its source.
| Operation | July 2026 | 2025 | Change | Year to date 2026 | Change | Share of total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Escondida | 89.4 | 114.8 | 22.12% | 721.4 | 9.25% | 22.33% | Cochilco |
| 2Collahuasi | 38.4 | 34.2 | 12.24% | 223.4 | 0.15% | 9.6% | Cochilco |
| 3Radomiro Tomic | 27 | 23.8 | 13.11% | 174.9 | 7.25% | 6.74% | Cochilco |
| 4El Teniente | 22.5 | 30.5 | 26.21% | 148.9 | 26.5% | 5.62% | Cochilco |
| 5Chuquicamata | 22.4 | 17.1 | 31.19% | 112.4 | 15.13% | 5.6% | Cochilco |
| 6Quebrada Blanca | 20.7 | 18.1 | 14.59% | 132 | 16.78% | 5.18% | Cochilco |
| 7Los Pelambres | 19.4 | 25.1 | 22.76% | 167.3 | 3.71% | 4.83% | Cochilco |
| 8Andina | 16 | 13 | 23.17% | 106.5 | 9.3% | 4.01% | Cochilco |
| 9Spence | 15.7 | 14.4 | 9.2% | 114.8 | 26.26% | 3.92% | Cochilco |
| 10Sierra Gorda | 12.5 | 12.2 | 2.62% | 89.3 | 3.54% | 3.12% | Cochilco |
| 11Los Bronces | 12 | 12.7 | 5.61% | 106.6 | 14.51% | 3% | Cochilco |
| 12Candelaria | 11.4 | 10.1 | 12.73% | 66.3 | 9.6% | 2.85% | Cochilco |
| 13Centinela Sulfuros | 11 | 14 | 21.05% | 80.7 | 14.44% | 2.76% | Cochilco |
| 14Mantoverde | 8.6 | 7.8 | 11.46% | 51.2 | 7.48% | 2.16% | Cochilco |
| 15Ministro Hales | 7.7 | 14.8 | 47.93% | 60.4 | 25.98% | 1.93% | Cochilco |
| 16Gabriela Mistral | 6.4 | 6.3 | 2.83% | 42.9 | 4.92% | 1.61% | Cochilco |
| 17El Abra | 6.2 | 7 | 10.75% | 49.2 | 15.26% | 1.56% | Cochilco |
| 18Lomas Bayas | 5.2 | 4.8 | 9.35% | 32.7 | 5.86% | 1.31% | Cochilco |
| 19Antucoya | 5.1 | 6.2 | 17.3% | 42.1 | 7.7% | 1.28% | Cochilco |
| 20Zaldívar | 5.1 | 4.3 | 19.8% | 40.2 | 8.5% | 1.28% | Cochilco |
| 21Centinela Óxidos | 5.1 | 5.9 | 13.44% | 32.5 | 22.17% | 1.28% | Cochilco |
| 22Caserones | 4.6 | 11.8 | 61.49% | 77.1 | 10.37% | 1.14% | Cochilco |
| 23Mantos Blancos | 4.3 | 4.9 | 10.86% | 29.1 | 15.61% | 1.08% | Cochilco |
| 24El Soldado | 3.4 | 4.1 | 15.31% | 22.7 | 12.66% | 0.86% | Cochilco |
| 25Carmen de Andacollo | 2.8 | 4.4 | 36.76% | 29.5 | 10.34% | 0.69% | Cochilco |
| 26Salvador | 2.5 | 4.3 | 43.27% | 22.6 | 5.4% | 0.62% | Cochilco |
| 27Michilla | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.32% | 8.3 | 18.82% | 0.35% | Cochilco |
| 28Franke | 1 | 0.9 | 7.85% | 5.2 | 20.31% | 0.25% | Cochilco |
| 29Ojos del Salado (Lundin) | 0.9 | 1 | 8.41% | 5.6 | 39.6% | 0.23% | Cochilco |
| 30Atacama Kozan | 0.6 | 1.1 | 49.61% | 5.3 | 20.8% | 0.14% | Cochilco |
| 31Cerro Negro | 0.3 | 0.3 | 20.4% | 2.5 | 12.32% | 0.08% | Cochilco |
| 32Pampa Camarones (mina y planta de cátodos) | 0.3 | 0.2 | 18.07% | 2.2 | 15.33% | 0.07% | Cochilco |
| 33Tres Valles | 0.029 | 0.1 | 75.42% | 0.9 | 33.48% | 0.01% | Cochilco |
| 34Cerro Colorado | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0% | Cochilco |
| Total of 34 operations | 390.2 | 431.6 | 9.57% | 2,806.6 | 7.23% | 97.5% | |
| Other producers, not detailed in the table | 10 | 10.1 | 0.76% | 74.5 | 1.72% | 2.5% | |
| Chile total | 400.3 | 441.6 | 9.37% | 2,881.2 | 7.01% | 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.