Operations

Operational Highlights

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  2024 2023 2022 2021
Fresh Tailings From El Teniente
Tonnes processed 43.94 42.99 49.15 48.02
Copper grade 0.182% 0.172% 0.161% 0.150%
Copper recovery 23.7% 22.0% 21.7% 20.7%
Copper produced (M lb) 41.69 35.83 37.73 32.28
         
Historic Tailings From El Teniente
Tonnes processed 13.25 12.34 14.46 18.07
Copper grade 0.245% 0.248% 0.253% 0.238%
Copper recovery 32.0% 32.3% 32.7% 32.8%
Copper produced (M lb) 22.87 21.81 26.27 31.09
         
Total copper produced (M lb) 64.56 57.64 64.00 63.37
MVC’s copper price (US$/lb) 4.15 3.86 4.01 4.25
Cash cost (US$/lb) 1 1.89 2.17 1.98 1.75

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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.