Leading copper mines in Chile 2021, by production volume
In 2021, Escondida, owned by BHP Billton, Rio Tinto and JECO, was the largest copper mine in Chile, with a copper production of more than one million metric tons. Collahuasi ranked second in the country, with 630 thousand metric tons of copper produced. Out of the leading copper mines in Chile that year, three belonged to state-owned Codelco, with a combined production amounting to around 1.1 million tons.
