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Biweekly Report

Plusmining closely follows the main developments concerning mining industries in Chile, Latin America and the World.

Twice a month, a clear and concise report, both in Spanish and English, delivers key insights that are setting the pace for the mining industry around the world.

The report is composed of 3 sections:

I. Mining Industry in Chile

II. International Mining Industry

III. Economic and Political environment

The section on Chile tackles regulation-related topics, labor news, main developments concerning copper and lithium and those market's largest companies, such as Codelco, Antofagasta Minerals, SQM, Albemarle, among others.

The international section deals with industry trends, corporate news and events concerning major industry players.

The economic and political section reviews how these aforementioned factors can affect the mining industry interests.

View an executive summary here

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Top 15

Plusmining has a thorough financial and production database for the Top 15 world copper producers and for the main operations in Chile.

In January, April, July and October, Plusmining reports a detailed financial and production analysis of these top 15 companies, which represent about 60% of the world's total copper production. Additionally, an analysis by operation is included for Chile's main copper operations.

Some of the indicators included:

    • Profitability and indebtedness indicators (ROE, Net Financial Debt and others)
    • Investment and liquidity indicators (CAPEX, Current Test and others)
    • Operating efficiency and production indicators (Attributable Production, Operating Margins and others)

The report is composed of 3 sections:

  1. Production Analysis
  2. World Copper Industry
  3. Chilean Copper Industry

The report is available both in Spanish and English.

View a sample report here

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Expert knowledge on national and international mining industry's contingencies and latest developments

Plusmining in the News

  1. La Tercera - 05.27.2020 - Opinion Article: Oil, a symptom of the change of the world era
  2. Radio El Conquistador - 05.25.2020 - Interview
  3. El Mercurio - 05.25.2020 - Pandemic would put downward pressure on mining profits for the second consecutive year
  4. El Mercurio - 05.22.2020 - Copper price completes five days on the rise
  5. La Tercera - 05.21.2020 - Opinion Article: Will China come to the rescue of the world economy?
  6. Sonami - The Mining Industry Situation in the Current Crisis and Some Perspectives - 05.17.2020
  7. Radio El Conquistador - 05.04.2020 - Interview
  8. Radio Infinita - 04.27.2020 - Interview
  9. El Mercurio - 04.27.2020 - Increase in iron and gold partly offset copper slump
  10. La Tercera - 04.22.2020 - Oil earthquake drags copper, stock exchanges and puts Donald Trump on alert
  11. BNAmericas - 04.17.2020 - Covid-19 impact on mining production set to hit this quarter
  12. La Tercera - 04.11.2020 - Mining measures against the Coronavirus will reduce copper production by 5.5% this year
  13. El Mercurio - 04.11.2020 - Large mining companies have lost more than 30% of their market capitalization
  14. El Comercio (Peru) - Powerful copper mining in Chile, in check due to low prices and COVID-19 - 03.27.2020
  15. BNamericas - How will the sanitary crisis affect the Chilean copper industry? - 03.25.2020
  16. El Mercurio - Codelco faces crisis with worst debt ratio worldwide - 03.25.2020
  17. Voces Mineras - Juan Carlos Guajardo: "People are not looking for refuge, but liquidity" - 03.24.2020
  18. El Mercurio - Copper collapses and 10% of mining companies operate at a cost above the price - 03.24.2020
  19. La Tercera - Experts predict effect on copper production in 2020 in the face of reduced staffing - 03.23.2020
  20. France 24 - It rains on wet for Chilean copper but there is hope - 03.21.2020
  21. El Mercurio - Copper continues to fall and less competitive mining operations could close - 03.20.2020
  22. El Mercurio - Experts see further deterioration of fiscal accounts due to pandemic impact - 03.19.2020
  23. La Tercera - Cobre collapses and leaves more than half of Chilean production operating at a loss - 03.19.2020
  24. CNN - Agenda Económica - Interview: Impacts of coronavirus on the economy - 03.18.2020
  25. Radio El Conquistador - Interview: Impacts of coronavirus on the economy - 03.18.2020
  26. Chile share of the world copper market fell to 28% in 2019 and rivals cut ground - La Tercera - 03.16.2020
  27. The coronavirus also hits Julio Ponce and his waterfall societies - Diario La Segunda - 03.11.2020
  28. Mining investments could avoid the social crisis effect - Diario La Segunda - 03.05.2020
  29. Increase in prices and a shorter term for the return on investment, keys for the reactivation of gold - Diario Financiero - 02.14.2020
  30. Gold production in Chile could grow up to 42% from 2023 - El Mercurio - 02.14.2020
  31. Guajardo and pressure from manufacturers for sustainable lithium extraction: "The market is preparing to be at its peak in five more years" - Diario Financiero - 02.12.2020
  32. The world economy on alert: Coronavirus - La Tercera - 02.09.2020
  33. Chilean copper production fell by 0.8% in 2019, due to the weak performance of large mining companies - El Mercurio - 02.08.2020
  34. Logistical problems and partial closure of smelters, the first alerts for copper - El Mercurio - 02.07.2020
  35. Fear for Chinese coronavirus collapses markets, but analysts anticipate that impact would be diluted in the medium term - El Mercurio - 01.28.2020
  36. Radio Infinita Interview - Divina Proporción - 01.21.2020
  37. It will no longer be Tesla, but Corfo is still determined to industrialize lithium - La Segunda - 01.16.2020
  38. United States and China sign first phase of crucial trade agreement - 24 Horas - 01.15.2020
  39. Copper price reaches its maximum price in eight months before the signing of an agreement between the US and China - El Mercurio - 01.15.2020
  40. Lithium: oversupply and global uncertainty will keep prices down in 2020 - La Tercera - 01.13.2020
  41. Local firms test market confidence: bonds placement for USD 4,000 million - El Mercurio - 01.08.2020
  42. Impact on copper price after US raid killing iranian Soleimani - Bio Bio radio - 01.03.2020
  43. Plusmining on "Historias del Futuro" - Radio El Conquistador - 12.30.2019
  44. State-owned Codelco struggles to maintain output - The Northern Miner - 12.17.2019
  45. The first signs of stabilization in the Chinese economy are perceived - Mineria Chilena - 12.17.2019
  46. A contribution of mining to finance social demands: the parliamentary idea that made the sector react - Emol.com - 12.10.2019
  47. State-owned companies on alert by indication that includes them in the bill that lowers salaries - El Mercurio - 12.10.2019
  48. Protests in Chile drive government to propose new constitution - Northern Miner - 12.05.2019
  49. Interview Infinita Radio - Divina Proporción 12.02.2019
  50. Plusmining on "Historias del Futuro" - Radio El Conquistador - 11.29.2019
  51. Production of the five largest copper miners in the country falls 5% to September - Pulso - 11.08.2019
  52. Chile copper mine output largely unaffected by protests despite some attacks - Reuters - 11.07.2019
  53. Copper in Latin America: A persistent paradox - BNAmericas - 11.07.2019
  54. Chilean Codelco discards "green copper" plan but seeks to clean its production in coming years - Reuters - 10.17.2019
  55. It is difficult to be optimistic about the growth capacity of the mining industry - El Mercurio - 10.14.2019
  56. Chile's recipe to be a reference in mining development - La República Perú - 10.14.2019
  57. Lower grades drop 11% local molybdenum production at the end of July - l Mercurio - 09.16.2019
  58. What to do if copper reaches 2.5 USD/lb? - La Tercera - 09.16.2019
  59. Moneda takes advantage of the fall of the action and increases its presence in the mining company of Hurtado Vicuña and Fernández León Pulso - 09.13.2019
  60. Plusmining on "Historias del Futuro" - Radio El Conquistador - 09.10.2019
  61. Copper shipments pick up in the middle of a negative month for exports - Diario Financiero 09.09.2019
  62. Copper and lithium, the jewels of the crown of Chile, a country with mining DNA - El Economista - 08.16.2019
  63. Juan Carlos Guajardo, Plusmining, analyzed the copper, oil and gold outlook - Infinita Radio - 08.09.2019
  64. Peru appears as a new market for Codelco after repeal of the copper reserved law - El Mercurio - 07.27.2019
  65. Codelco formalizes Octavio Araneda in charge of state and for the first time elects an internal executive in office - El Mercurio - 07.13.2019
  66. Plusmining on "Historias del Futuro" - Radio El Conquistador - 07.02.2019
  67. Who won and who lost in the complex union negotiation in Chuquicamata - Pulso - 06.29.2019
  68. The Strike of Chuquicamata ends - El Mercurio - Pulso - 06.28.2019
  69. Top Copper Miner Strike Seen Wiping 10,000 Tons From Market - Bloomberg - 06.25.2019
  70. Plusmining on Infinita Radio - 06.24.2019
  71. 75% of the Codelco profits in the last five years went to the Armed Forces - Pulso - 24.06.2019
  72. Workers from Chuquicamata reject Codelco's offer and minera regrets the decision - Emol - 06.13.2019
  73. China's insatiable appetite for lithium: Is there a hegemonic threat? - AFP - 06.13.2019
  74. Is the Peruvian miner more productive? Figures doubt Codelco CEO's sayings - La Tercera - 06.03.2019
  75. Codelco could raise its production from current levels in 2026 - El Mercurio - 06.02.2019
  76. "Peruvians are twice as productive as Chileans": Experts crumble the phrase of the Codelco leader - Emol - 05.27.2019
  77. Chile's Codelco set for copper output hit as key mine goes underground - Reuters - 05.23.2019
  78. The technological Cold War takes copper to its lowest value in four months - Pulso - 05.22.2019
  79. El Abra, Codelco and Escondida lead fall in copper production due to rain - Pulso - 05.08.2019
  80. Plusmining on Infinita Radio - "We believe that the price of copper will exceed US $ 3 in the second part of the year" - 05.02.2019
  81. Structural projects of Codelco open debate on world leadership of the state-owned company - El Mercurio - 04.17.2019
  82. Niobio: The unknown mineral that "everyone wants" and that ignited the alerts of the indigenous world in Brazil - Emol.com - 04.15.2019
  83. Copper industry debates ways to survive amidst complex scenario - AFP . 04.10.2019
  84. Codelco applied a big write-off to the Ventanas smelter - El Mercurio - 04.07.2019
  85. Plan to 2023 of Codelco considers reducing staff by almost four thousand - La Tercera - 03.27.2019
  86. Las Bambas: Social unrest in the mining corridor sounds the alarms of conflicts - El Comercio Peru - 03.25.2019
  87. Codelco warns that it will be difficult to maintain an investment grade without a new capitalization plan - La Tercera - 03.23.2019
  88. Nelson Pizarro warns that if Codelco does not capitalize, debt will grow 40% by 2023 - El Mercurio - 03.23.2019
  89. Copper stocks fall to their lowest level in 10 years and price increase is expected - El Mercurio - 03.07.2019
  90. Contribution to the treasury by large mining companies grows 90% to US $ 2,394 million last year - Pulso - 03.05.2019
  91. Copper reaches its highest value in seven months and analysts forecast average for the year at US$ 2.9 - El Mercurio - 02.21.2019
  92. Plusmining on "Historias del Futuro" - Radio El Conquistador - 02.27.2019
  93. Concerns about world copper supply lead to the maximum price of the year - El Mercurio - 02.19.2019
  94. Chile regains ground in the world copper market after reaching record production in 2018 - Prensa Latina - 02.12.2019
  95. Iron prices soar after tragedy in Brazil: Chilean company could benefit - Emol - 02.12.2019
  96. World iron market continues to rise after accident in Brazilian mining Vale - El Mercurio - 02.11.2109
  97. Chuqui workers initiate legal actions to get restitution of retirement funds - Diario Financiero - 02.07.2019
  98. Copper crunch to stimulate acquisitions - Mining Journal - 02.06.2019
  99. Deficit in world production of molybdenum boosted its value by 46% last year - El Mercurio - 01.30.2019
  100. Dragon with feet of lead ?. China is no longer the number one mining investor in Peru - El Comercio - 01.28.2019
  101. Chile has more than 700 tailings and most are in the Coquimbo Region - La Segunda - 01.28.2019
  102. Copper in the Context of Trade War - Nueva Mineria - January 2019
  103. Chinese economic growth is the lowest in 28 years: Experts address the effects that would have in Chile - Emol - 01.21.2019
  104. Chilean government launched search for new members of the board for Codelco - El Mercurio - 01.19.2019
  105. Newmont and Goldcorp create world's largest gold mining company and Chile will have a significant role - Pulso - 01.15.2019
  106. Narrowing of the sulphur acid market would raise mining costs - El Mercurio - 01.09.2019


Recent

  1. La Tercera - Editorial: Complex mining situation - 03/23/2020
  2. Opinion Article Pulso - Impacts of coronavirus in China and copper - 02.19.2020
  3. Opinion article El Comercio (Peru) - Coronavirus and its effect on the price of copper - 02.03.2020
  4. Juan Carlos Guajardo: “If there is no other exogenous event to the copper market, there should be a rebound” - Minería Chilena - 01.30.2020
  5. Mining projects in Chile: positive scenario, but with new uncertainties - Minería Chilena - January 2020
  6. Opinion article Pulso - Chile a frustrated development case, again? - 12.17.2019
  7. Has-been or here to stay: Can Zambia re-establish itself on the global copper map? - Mining for Zambia - December 2019
  8. Opinion article Pulso - Codelco in its most decisive times - 08.21.2019
  9. Opinion article Pulso - Contribution of mining, the third time's the charm? - 06.21.2019
  10. Plusmining announces the publication of the 4rd edition of 2018 of the quarterly report Top 15 - 04.06.2019 - See press release
  11. Plusmining participates in panel of the event "Innovation Day: Digital Mining" of Schneider Electric - 05.07.2019 - Video
  12. Opinion article Pulso - Exploration, a weak link in Chilean mining - 17.04.2019
  13. Interview - Pulso TV - 03.12.2019
  14. Opinion article Pulso - Water, ¿problem or opportunity for Chile? - 02.21.2019
  15. Japan, key partner in Chilean mining- Minería Chilena - Febrero 2019
  16. How labor negotiations are coming in the large-scale mining industry this year 2019 - Minería Chilena - Febrero 2019
  17. The boost of electromobility for copper demand- Minería Chilena - Febrero 2019
  18. Interview Infinita Radio - 01.25.2019
  19. Plusmining announces the publication of the 4th edition of 2018 of the quarterly report Top 15 - 01.17.2019 - See press release
  20. Opinion Article Pulso - Australia, 27 years of uninterrupted growth - 01.10.2019
  21. Opinion Article Pulso - Truce in the trade war, enough for copper? - 12.14.2018
  22. Plusmining participates in the Circular Economy Forum of the Americas CEFA 2018 - 28.11.2018 - View program - Presentation
  23. Gold Mining in Chile: with the potential to continue growing - Minería Chilena - November 2018
  24. Opinion Article Pulso - Economic recovery and mining - 11.19.2018
  25. Plusmining visits China, Japan and Korea - November 2018
  26. Plusmining performs Conference "The US-China Trade Conflict and its Impact on the Market and the Copper Industry" - Voces Mineras and Colegio de Ingenieros - 10.30.2018
  27. Opinion Article Pulso - What is the US seeking against China and how could impact Chile? - 10.11.2018
  28. Plusmining performs presentation at BMO Seminar in Week of the London Metal Exchange - 10.09.2018
  29. Plusmining announces the publication of the 3rd edition of 2018 of the quarterly report Top 15 - 09.24.2018 - See press release
  30. Opinion Article Pulso - Crisis in Quintero and Copper Smelters - 09.13.2018
  31. Participation in the 3rd International Mining Congress of Tarapacá CIMIT 2018 - 08.29.2018 - Pictures
  32. Opinion article published by La Tercera Newspaper - End of the Reserved Copper Law - 08.12.2018
  33. Plusmining on 1st Aprimin (Mining Suppliers Association) Forum - 19.06.2018 - Presentation here - Pictures
  34. Plusmining on Voces Mineras Forum "Towards a National Smelting Policy" - 14.06.2018 - Presentation here
  35. Plusmining visits Chuquicamata Underground Project - 05.06.2018
  36. Plusmining gives presentation to Australian delegation to Expomin 2018 - 22.04.2018
  37. Plusmining visits Ecuador - Ecuador Minero, por el buen camino Conference and Ecuatorian Mining Association. 2 - 5 April 2018. Watch Presentation. Watch Ecuador TV . Listen Radio América. Listen Radio Centro. Listen Radio Notimundo.
  38. Plusimining in the 2018 PDAC International Convention, Toronto, Canada. From March 04 to 07
  39. Article Diario Financiero - Electric vehicles, what matters for Chile - 27.12.2017
  40. Juan Carlos Guajardo joins the Chilean Engineering Association - 19.12.2017
  41. INTLFCStone Base Metals Overview 2017/2018 includes Plusmining analysis on labor negotiations - 18.12.2017
  42. Plusmining develops intense meeting schedule in Tokyo - December 4th to December 8th
  43. Plusmining assits to the Asia Copper Week in Shanghai - November 27th to December 1st
  44. Plusmining visits Lima - November 10th
  45. London Metal Exchange week - October 30th to November 2nd
  46. José Tomás Urmeneta award presentation - October 24th
  47. Visit to the Metals Economic Research Institute of Japan - October 16th to October 20th
  48. Juan Carlos Guajardo moderates the presidential candidates forum on mining - August 25th
  49. Plusmining to prepare study on socio-economic impact of copper industry in Chile
  50. "Minería de Excelencia Estratégica" conference - August 2017
  51. Plusmining to perform study on copper semi-manufacturer industry in Latin America

Recent Research


  1. - Benchmark research: Cash costs in the Chilean copper mining industry
  2. - Analysis of the Chilean copper smelters and refineries
  3. - Analysis of the Chilean lithium industry
  4. - Economic and social impacts of the Copper Mining Industry in Chile
  5. - Market research: Liquified natural gas in Chile
  6. - Market research: Supply and services providers for NCRE in Chile
  7. - Scenarios analysis of Chile and Peru’s large-scale mining projects
  8. - Benchmark research: Mill liners’ operating metrics in the Chilean large-scale mining industry
  9. - Benchmark research: Labor costs in the Chilean copper mining industry and its main factors
  10. Manufacture and End Use of Semi-Fabricated Copper in Latin America and Canada
  11. Market Study of Mineral Commodities (Base, Precious, Minor and Iron Metals)

Contact us

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