Operations

Operational Highlights

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  2025 2024 2023 2022
Fresh Tailings From El Teniente
Tonnes processed 38.02 43.94 42.99 49.15
Copper grade 0.171% 0.182% 0.172% 0.161%
Copper recovery 22.8% 23.7% 22.0% 21.7%
Copper produced (M lb) 32.74 41.69 35.83 37.73
         
Historic Tailings From El Teniente
Tonnes processed 17.06 13.25 12.34 14.46
Copper grade 0.243% 0.245% 0.248% 0.253%
Copper recovery 32.2% 32.0% 32.3% 32.7%
Copper produced (M lb) 29.47 22.87 21.81 26.27
         
Total copper produced (M lb) 62.21 64.56 57.64 64.00
MVC’s copper price (US$/lb) 1.87 4.15 3.86 4.01
Cash cost (US$/lb) 1 1.87 1.89 2.17 1.98

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  1. Cash cost is a performance measure equal to the aggregate of smelting and refining charges, tolling costs net of inventory adjustments and administration costs, net of by-product credits.