Toquepala: a copper operation in Peru
Toquepala is an open-pit mine producing copper in Tacna region, Peru, operated by Southern Copper. The sources report 248.4 kt copper (224.9 kt in concentrate + 23.5 kt SX-EW cathode) for CY2025; the basis is the whole operation. In copper content, whole-operation output for CY2025 is about 248,400 tonnes (derived here, not printed by the source): about 1.1% of world copper output in 2025 and about 9.2% of Peru's; it is one of 11 operations on this site whose output can be stated in copper content.
Who owns and operates it?
| Owner | Interest | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Copper | 100% | 31 December 2025 |
How much does it produce?
| Period | Output | Basis | Where in the source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CY2025 | 248.4 kt copper (224.9 kt in concentrate + 23.5 kt SX-EW cathode) | Whole operation | Toquepala production table, p.49 · Southern Copper Corporation |
| CY2024 | 249.3 kt copper (225.2 kt in concentrate + 24.1 kt SX-EW cathode) | Whole operation | Toquepala production table, p.49 · Southern Copper Corporation |
How the copper-content figure is worked out. Southern Copper reports 224.9 thousand tonnes of copper in concentrate and 23.5 thousand tonnes of SX-EW cathode, which sum to 248.4 thousand tonnes. World mine production of copper in 2025 was 23,000,000 tonnes (USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026); Peru produced 2,700,000 tonnes.
Status: operating, as of February 2026.
How does it compare?
Other copper operations on this site: Escondida, Cerro Verde, Antamina, Morenci, Grasberg, Kamoa-Kakula, Kamoto Copper Company (KCC), Oyu Tolgoi, Las Bambas, Buenavista del Cobre. In Peru: Cerro Verde, Antamina, Las Bambas. See where copper comes from for the country totals, the country page for Peru, and Southern Copper for its other operations here.
Sources
- Southern Copper Corporation: Form 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2025 (annual report (SEC 10-K), CY2025 (with 2024, 2023)). Opened 3 November 2026; used: pp.3-4 (ownership, Minera Mexico 99.998%, Grupo Mexico 88.9%); p.45 (Cuajone); p.49 (Toquepala); p.64 (Buenavista); listing.
- U.S. Geological Survey: Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026: Copper (government statistical summary, 2025 (world and country mine production)). Opened 3 November 2026; used: world and country mine production table.
Method and limits
- Reported, not estimated. Output is the figure the operator or owner published, in the unit it used. This site does not estimate output where none is published.
- Shares. A share divides output in copper content by the USGS world or country total for 2025. Where the operator's year is a fiscal year or the unit is a concentrate or a carbonate equivalent, the share is approximate or not given.
- Whole operation or owner's share. The basis column says which. A joint venture's output is never counted twice.
- Partial list. Only operations with a published figure are listed, so the rank is among those on this site, not among every copper mine. Shares of a country's output mix periods and bases, so treat them as indicative.
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