Data · Copper
Chile & Peru copper output
Monthly mine production from official sources, updated as each release lands.
Chile · Aug 2026lowest since 2014
366kt
−12.7% y/y · YTD −7.7%
Peru · Aug 2026
231kt
−5.0% y/y · YTD +1.2%
What the data saysauto-generated
- Chile Aug 2026: 366 kt, −12.7% year on year, the lowest month since the series starts in 2014. Year to date 3,247 kt, −7.7%.
- Chile year to date: biggest drags Escondida (−102 kt) and Spence (−45 kt); biggest gain Quebrada Blanca (+18 kt).
- Peru Aug 2026: 231 kt, −5.0% year on year. Year to date 1,830 kt, +1.2%.
- Peru year to date: biggest drags Southern Peru (−29 kt) and Marcobre (Mina Justa) (−19 kt); biggest gain Antamina (+112 kt).
- Other metals, year to date: Chile gold +17.7%, Chile molybdenum −13.9%, Peru zinc −14.3%.
This year vs normalkt per month
Chile
Line: 2026. Shaded: min–max range 2014–2025 excl. 2020. Dashed: average.
Peru
Line: 2026. Shaded: min–max range 2017–2025 excl. 2020. Dashed: average.
Who moved the needleJan–Aug 2026 vs a year earlier, kt
Chile, by operation
Quebrada Blanca+18
Los Bronces+16
Radomiro Tomic+15
Angloamerican Sur+13
Centinela (súlfuros)−18
Chuquicamata−19
Ministro Hales−25
El Teniente−44
Spence−45
Escondida−102
Peru, by company
Antamina+112
Cerro Verde−6
Quellaveco−12
Antapaccay−13
Chinalco (Toromocho)−14
Marcobre (Mina Justa)−19
Southern Peru−29
Trendmonthly, kt
Thin: each month. Bold: 12-month average. Chile from 2014, Peru (MINEM) from 2017.
Long viewannual, Mt
Chile since 1960 (Cochilco), Peru since 2000 (MINEM).
Last 13 monthskt, y/y
| Month | Chile | y/y | Peru | y/y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 366.3 | −12.7% | 230.7 | −5.0% |
| Jul 2026 | 400.3 | −9.4% | 236.5 | +3.7% |
| Jun 2026 | 443.6 | +5.1% | 218.2 | −4.7% |
| May 2026 | 423.7 | −12.3% | 226.1 | +2.3% |
| Apr 2026 | 396.9 | −13.8% | 230.1 | +4.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 431.4 | −9.0% | 238.5 | +3.8% |
| Feb 2026 | 375.4 | −4.8% | 223.3 | +2.9% |
| Jan 2026 | 410.0 | −3.0% | 226.5 | +3.1% |
| Dec 2025 | 512.0 | −9.2% | 256.6 | −2.2% |
| Nov 2025 | 448.8 | −7.3% | 216.4 | −11.1% |
| Oct 2025 | 455.8 | −6.8% | 248.2 | +4.8% |
| Sep 2025 | 453.3 | −4.6% | 241.0 | +3.7% |
| Aug 2025 | 419.8 | −10.1% | 242.8 | −1.6% |