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Southern Copper Corp. (SCCO)

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Southern Copper Corp.
1440 East Missouri Avenue
Suite 160
Phoenix, AZ 85014
United States - Map
Phone: 602-264-1375
Fax: 602-264-1397
Website: http://www.southerncoppercorp.com

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Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Basic Materials
Industry:Copper
Full Time Employees:12,085

Business Summary 

Southern Copper Corporation engages in mining, exploring, producing, smelting, and refining copper and other minerals in Peru, Mexico, and Chile. It is involved in the mining, milling, and flotation of copper ore to produce copper and molybdenum concentrates; smelting of copper concentrates to produce anode copper; and refining of anode copper to produce copper cathodes, as well as refined silver. The company operates the Toquepala and Cuajone mine complexes and the smelting and refining plants, which produce copper with production of by-products of molybdenum, silver, and other material. It also has the La Caridad and Buenavista mine complexes and the smelting and refining plants that produce copper with production of by-products of molybdenum, silver, and other material. In addition, the company operates five underground mines that produce zinc, copper, silver, and gold; a coal mine, which produces coal and coke; and a zinc refinery. It has 80,512 hectares of exploration concessions in Peru; 123,293 hectares of exploration concessions in Mexico; 100,383 hectares of exploration concessions in Argentina; 35,958 hectares exploration concessions in Chile; and 2,544 hectares of exploration concessions in Ecuador. The company was founded in 1952 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Southern Copper Corporation is a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation.

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Corporate Governance 
Southern Copper Corp.’s ISS Governance QuickScore as of May 1, 2013 is 7. The pillar scores are Audit: 1; Board: 10; Shareholder Rights: 1; Compensation: 7.
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 PayExercised
Ing. Oscar Gonz , 74
Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Exec. Director, Member of Corp. Governance & Disclosure Committee and Member of Compensation Committee
1.57M0.00
Mr. Ra Jacob Ruis , 55
Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and VP of Fin.
356.00K0.00
Ing. Xavier Garcia de Quevedo Topete , 66
Chief Operating Officer, Director, Member of Special Nominating Committee, Member of Compensation Committee, Member of Corp. Governance & Disclosure Committee, Chief Exec. Officer of Southern Copper Minera Mexico and Pres of Southern Copper Minera Mexico
1.27M0.00
Mr. Vidal Muhech Dip , 72
VP of Projects
240.00K0.00
Mr. Javier Gomez Aguilar , 39
VP of Legal and Gen. Counsel
N/AN/A
Amounts are as of Dec 30, 2012 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay is salary, bonuses, etc.Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
Currency in USD.
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