United States
Company Overview
Southern Copper Corporation is a leading mining company engaged in the exploration, smelting, and refining of copper and other minerals. It operates primarily in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, and Chile.
Operations & Production
The company specializes in:
- Mining, milling, and flotation of copper ore to produce copper and molybdenum concentrates.
- Smelting copper concentrates to produce blister and anode copper.
- Refining anode copper into copper cathodes.
- Producing molybdenum concentrate, sulfuric acid, refined silver, gold, and other materials.
- Mining and processing copper, molybdenum, zinc, silver, gold, and lead.
Key Facilities
Southern Copper operates major mining and processing sites, including:
- Peru: Toquepala and Cuajone open-pit mines, along with a smelter and refinery.
- Mexico: La Caridad open-pit mine, copper concentrator, SX-EW plant, smelter, refinery, and rod plant.
- Mexico: Buenavista open-pit mine, copper concentrators, and SX-EW plants.
- Underground mines producing zinc, lead, copper, silver, and gold, as well as a coal mine and zinc refinery.
Concessions & Exploration
The company holds significant land concessions for mining and exploration:
- Peru: 156,818 hectares of concessions.
- Mexico: 502,688 hectares of concessions.
- Argentina & Chile: 168,200 and 28,453 hectares of exploration concessions, respectively.
Corporate Details
Founded in 1952 and headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Southern Copper Corporation is a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation.
