Southern Copper Corporation (LON:0L8B)
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Southern Copper Company Description

Southern Copper Corporation engages in mining, exploring, smelting, and refining copper and other minerals in Mexico, the United States, Peru, Brazil, Chile, and Other American countries.

The company is involved in the mining, milling, and flotation of copper ore to produce copper and molybdenum concentrates; smelting of copper concentrates to produce blister and anode copper; refining of anode copper to produce copper cathodes; production of copper-molybdenum concentrates and sulfuric acid; production of refined silver, gold, and other materials; and mining and processing of copper, molybdenum, zinc, silver, gold and lead.

It operates the Toquepala and Cuajone open-pit mines, smelter, and refinery in Peru; La Caridad, an open-pit copper mine, as well as copper ore concentrator; and SX-EW plant, a smelter, refinery, and rod plant in Mexico.

The company also operates Buenavista, an open-pit copper mine, as well as copper concentrators and operating SX-EW plants in Mexico.

In addition, it operates underground mines that produce zinc, lead, copper, silver, and gold; coal mine; and zinc refinery.

The company has interests in 164,805 hectares and 505,788 hectares of concessions in Peru and Mexico; and 98,634 hectares and 28,453 hectares of exploration concessions in Argentina and Chile.

Southern Copper Corporation was formerly known as Southern Peru Copper Corp. and changed its name to Southern Copper Corporation in July 1996.

The company was incorporated in 1952 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Southern Copper Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation.

Southern Copper Corporation
CountryUnited States
Founded1952
IndustryIndustrial Materials
SectorMaterials
Employees16,617
CEOOscar Gonzalez Rocha

Contact Details

Address:
7310 North 16th St
Phoenix, Arizona 85020
United States
Phone602-264-1375
Websitesoutherncoppercorp.com

Stock Details

Ticker Symbol0L8B
ExchangeLondon Stock Exchange
Stock TypeCommon Stock
Fiscal YearJanuary - December
Reporting CurrencyUSD
ISIN NumberUS84265V1052
SIC Code1000

Key Executives

NamePosition
Engineer Oscar Gonzalez RochaPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Raul Jacob RuisanchezVice President of Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Lina A. Vingerhoets VilcaComptroller
Julian Jorge Lazalde PsihasSecretary
Victor PedraglioManager of Financial Planning and Investor Relations
Andres Carlos Ferrero GhislieriGeneral Counsel
Juan Fernando Nunez ChavezVice President of Explorations
Patricio Ovejas SimonExecutive Vice President