Southern Copper Corporation

Southern Copper Corporation engages in mining exploring smelting and refining copper and other minerals in Peru Mexico Argentina Ecuador and Chile. 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 molybdenum concentrate and sulfuric acid; production of refined silver gold and other materials; and mining and processing of zinc copper molybdenum silver gold and lead. It operates the Toquepala and Cuajone open-pit mines and a smelter and refinery in Peru; and La Caridad an open-pit copper mine as well as a copper ore concentrator a SX-EW plant a smelter refinery and a rod plant in Mexico. The company also operates Buenavista an open-pit copper mine as well as two copper concentrators and two operating SX-EW plants in Mexico. In addition it operates five underground mines that produce zinc lead copper silver and gold; a coal mine that produces coal and coke; and a zinc refinery. The company has interests in 493117 hectares of exploration concessions in Peru and Mexico; 239077 hectares of exploration concessions in Argentina; 30568 hectares of exploration concessions in Chile; and 7299 hectares of exploration concessions in Ecuador. Southern Copper Corporation was incorporated in 1952 and is based in Phoenix Arizona. Southern Copper Corporation is a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation.