According to SMM, the belt conveyor terminal at Patache Port was damaged during operation due to collision with ships. The port cargo loading operation stopped two weeks ago, and maintenance work has already begun. The estimated repair time is at least about 2 months. Before the maintenance is completed, the Collahuasi copper concentrate previously transported through Patache port will be transported by truck from the neighboring ports of Mejillones and Angamos, which has not had a significant impact on the shipment of Collahuasi copper concentrate.

[January Codelco Copper Production Fell by 4%, Collahuasi Copper Mine Production Dropped by Over 46%] On Monday, March 10, data released by the world's largest copper producer, Codelco (Chile's National Copper Corporation), showed that its copper production in January decreased by 4% to 102,700 mt. (Webstock Inc.)

According to SMM, data released on Monday by Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, showed that its copper production in January fell by 4% to 102,700 mt. Production at Escondida, the world's largest copper mine owned by BHP, rose 12% YoY to 109,400 mt, while copper production at the Collahuasi copper mine, jointly operated by Glencore and Anglo American, dropped by over 46% to 28,000 mt.

According to SMM, the belt conveyor terminal at the Port of Patache was damaged during operations due to a collision with a vessel. Cargo loading operations at the port were halted two weeks ago, and repair work has already commenced. The estimated repair time is at least two months. Before the repairs are completed, Collahuasi copper concentrates that were previously transported through the Port of Patache will be transported by truck from the neighboring ports of Mejillones and Angamos, which has not significantly impacted the shipment of Collahuasi copper concentrates.

According to foreign news released on May 3, Codelco said that Chile's copper output fell 4.7% to 436,000 mt in March.

【Codelco's Copper Production Climbs 14.8% in March, Escondida's Copper Production Up 18.9% YoY】On May 8 (Thursday), data released by Chile's National Copper Commission (Cochilco) showed that state-owned miner Codelco's copper production in March increased by 14.8% year-on-year to 123,200 mt. Cochilco announced that BHP's Escondida mine saw its copper production rise 18.9% YoY to 120,600 mt in March. (Webstock Inc.)

["[Codelco's Copper Production Climbs 14.8% in March, Escondida's Copper Production Up 18.9% YoY] On May 8 (Thursday), data released by Chile's National Copper Commission (Cochilco) showed that state-owned miner Codelco's copper production in March increased by 14.8% YoY to 123,200 mt. Cochilco announced that BHP's Escondida mine saw its copper production in March rise by 18.9% YoY to 120,600 mt. (Webstock Inc.)"]

On June 11 (Wednesday), the Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco) stated that in April, Codelco's copper production increased 20.5% YoY to 114,600 mt.

【Cochilco: Chile's Copper Production to Increase by Nearly 5% in 2024, Codelco's December Copper Production Up by Nearly 22%】According to foreign media reports on February 7, data released by the Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco) on Friday showed that in 2024, copper production in Chile, the world's largest copper producer, increased by 4.9% to reach 5.5 million mt. (Webstock Inc.)

[SMM Analysis:Overview of Q4 Copper Production of the Top 20 Global Mining Companies in 2025] According to SMM statistics, copper production by the world's top 20 mining companies in the fourth quarter of 2025 stood at 3,526 kt, a 2.1% increase quarter-on-quarter but a 10.5% decrease year-on-year.