SCCO Southern Copper Corporation

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Southern Copper Corporation, a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation, was founded in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1952 and operates as a leading player in the mining industry. The company's core business involves the exploration, extraction, smelting, and refining of copper and other essential minerals throughout Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, and Chile. Its comprehensive operations cover the full lifecycle of copper production: from the mining, milling, and flotation of copper ore to generate copper and molybdenum concentrates, through the smelting phase to produce blister and anode copper, and culminating in the refining of anode copper into high-purity copper cathodes. Beyond its primary focus on copper, the company also yields molybdenum concentrate, sulfuric acid, refined silver, gold, and other materials such as zinc and lead. Significant operational hubs include: Peru: The open-pit mines of Toquepala and Cuajone, complemented by a smelter and refinery. Mexico: The integrated La Caridad facility, which features an open-pit copper mine, a concentrator, an SX-EW plant, a smelter, a refinery, and a rod plant. Also in Mexico, the Buenavista open-pit copper mine, equipped with two concentrators and two SX-EW plants. Furthermore, the company manages five underground mines that produce zinc, lead, copper, silver, and gold, along with a coal mine for coal and coke, and a zinc refinery. The corporation possesses extensive exploration rights, encompassing 82,134 hectares in Peru, 493,533 hectares in Mexico, 246,346 hectares in Argentina, 29,888 hectares in Chile, and 7,299 hectares in Ecuador.