Table 3.1
Chilean Molybdenum Production by Company and Mining Operation
Unit: MT molybdenum content · Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 · 2000 to 2025
| Series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CODELCO | 24,944 | 24,237 | 19,901 | 23,173 | 32,324 | 36,566 | 27,203 | 27,857 | 20,525 | 21,558 | 21,675 | 23,048 | 19,460 | 23,044 | 30,629 | 27,683 | 30,640 | 28,674 | 24,031 | 22,353 | 27,915 | 21,045 | 20,498 | 17,254 | 16,099 | 15,116 |
| Divisiones Chuquicamata y Radomiro Tomic | 13,905 | 15,218 | 12,878 | 16,432 | 24,271 | 26,825 | 17,780 | 19,065 | 12,940 | 13,068 | 12,115 | 12,837 | 7,778 | 8,065 | 15,528 | 13,812 | 19,161 | 17,257 | 12,793 | 11,998 | 16,890 | 12,070 | 12,969 | 10,869 | 10,169 | 10,027 |
| División El Teniente | 5,188 | 4,720 | 3,901 | 3,512 | 3,919 | 5,249 | 4,749 | 5,053 | 4,580 | 5,179 | 5,617 | 6,012 | 6,095 | 6,864 | 7,497 | 7,326 | 6,684 | 6,198 | 6,756 | 7,503 | 8,214 | 6,980 | 5,578 | 4,673 | 4,345 | 3,587 |
| División Andina | 3,592 | 2,724 | 1,864 | 2,057 | 2,980 | 3,244 | 3,308 | 2,525 | 2,133 | 2,163 | 2,900 | 3,175 | 4,434 | 7,217 | 6,874 | 5,717 | 3,894 | 4,365 | 3,489 | 2,095 | 2,224 | 1,495 | 1,825 | 1,712 | 1,585 | 1,502 |
| División Salvador | 2,259 | 1,575 | 1,258 | 1,172 | 1,154 | 1,248 | 1,366 | 1,214 | 872 | 1,148 | 1,043 | 1,024 | 1,153 | 898 | 730 | 828 | 901 | 854 | 993 | 757 | 587 | 500 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OTHER PRODUCERS | 8,243 | 9,255 | 9,565 | 10,201 | 9,559 | 11,475 | 16,074 | 17,054 | 13,161 | 13,367 | 15,510 | 17,843 | 15,630 | 15,672 | 18,142 | 24,896 | 25,008 | 34,072 | 36,674 | 32,407 | 31,467 | 28,382 | 25,129 | 26,864 | 22,389 | 28,242 |
| Los Pelambres | 5,053 | 6,933 | 7,847 | 8,688 | 7,853 | 8,710 | 9,847 | 10,156 | 7,759 | 7,792 | 8,759 | 9,879 | 12,216 | 8,969 | 7,943 | 10,150 | 7,164 | 10,597 | 13,352 | 11,256 | 10,928 | 9,275 | 7,270 | 8,158 | 8,402 | 12,505 |
| Sierra Gorda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,873 | 10,339 | 16,575 | 12,413 | 9,321 | 7,614 | 6,876 | 2,493 | 2,982 | 2,808 | 4,223 |
| Centinela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 317 | 382 | 1,791 | 1,293 | 2,481 | 2,912 | 2,408 | 3,398 |
| Caserones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 1,087 | 882 | 1,697 | 2,778 | 2,454 | 2,287 | 3,056 | 4,642 | 3,184 | 2,082 |
| Quebrada Blanca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 672 | 1,842 |
| Anglo American Sur | 3,190 | 2,322 | 1,718 | 1,513 | 1,706 | 2,123 | 2,549 | 2,582 | 2,578 | 2,768 | 1,927 | 949 | 981 | 3,344 | 3,811 | 2,430 | 2,507 | 2,421 | 4,864 | 5,122 | 4,286 | 3,344 | 2,631 | 1,879 | 1,638 | 1,340 |
| Collahuasi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 349 | 3,362 | 4,038 | 2,471 | 2,541 | 4,476 | 6,659 | 1,953 | 2,992 | 6,125 | 5,181 | 3,698 | 2,893 | 3,175 | 2,905 | 3,756 | 4,696 | 6,763 | 4,554 | 2,055 | 1,280 |
| Spence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,214 | 637 | 903 |
| Valle Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 316 | 278 | 353 | 266 | 348 | 356 | 480 | 367 | 263 | 44 | 213 | 704 | 856 | 643 | 638 | 611 | 435 | 523 | 585 | 669 |
| TOTAL PRODUCTION | 33,187 | 33,492 | 29,466 | 33,374 | 41,883 | 48,041 | 43,277 | 44,911 | 33,686 | 34,925 | 37,185 | 40,891 | 35,090 | 38,716 | 48,771 | 52,579 | 55,648 | 62,746 | 60,705 | 54,760 | 59,382 | 49,427 | 45,627 | 44,118 | 38,488 | 43,358 |
Notes of the table
- (1) Considera la producción de óxidos y concentrados de molibdeno. / Includes the production of molybdenum oxides and concentrates.
Source stated in the table
Comisión Chilena del Cobre (COCHILCO), en base a información reportada por las empresas productoras. / Chilean Copper Commission (COCHILCO), based on information reported by producing companies.
Source: Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco), Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 (XLSX), 2026. Read on Oct 6, 2026.
n.d.: no data · n.a.: not applicable · “< 1”: less than one unit.