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As of July 31, 2025 there were outstanding
Southern Copper Corporation (“SCC”)
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Southern Copper Corporation
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
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Net sales (including sales to related parties, see note 5) | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||
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Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion shown separately below) |
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Income before income taxes |
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Income taxes (including royalty taxes, see Note 4) |
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Equity earnings (loss) of affiliate, net of income tax |
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Net income |
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Net income attributable to SCC | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||
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Net earnings-basic and diluted | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Southern Copper Corporation
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
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Net income and comprehensive income | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||
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Comprehensive income attributable to SCC | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Southern Copper Corporation
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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Property and mine development, net |
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Intangible assets, net |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Southern Copper Corporation
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||||
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Southern Copper Corporation
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
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TOTAL EQUITY, beginning of period | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||
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Other activity, including dividend, interest and foreign currency translation effect |
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RETAINED EARNINGS: | |||||||||||||
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TOTAL EQUITY, end of period | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Southern Copper Corporation
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1— DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS:
Southern Copper Corporation (“Southern Copper”, "SCC" or the “Company”) is a majority-owned, indirect subsidiary of Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V. (“Grupo Mexico”). As of June 30, 2025, Grupo Mexico, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Americas Mining Corporation (“AMC”) owned
In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to fairly state the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2025 and the results of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The December 31, 2024 balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2024 and notes included in the Company’s 2024 annual report on Form 10-K.
NOTE 2 — SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:
Short-term investments were as follows (in millions):
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Trading securities consisted of bonds issued by public companies and were publicly traded. Each financial instrument was independent of the others. The Company had the intention to sell these bonds in the short-term.
Available-for-sale investments consist of securities issued by public companies. Each security is independent of the others and as of June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, included asset and mortgage-backed obligations. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, gross unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities were not material.
The Company earned interest related to these investments, which was recorded as interest income in the condensed consolidated statement of earnings. Also, the Company redeemed some of these securities and recognized gains (losses) due to changes in fair value, which were recorded as other income (expense) in the condensed consolidated statement of earnings.
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The following table summarizes trading investment activity (in millions):
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Unrealized gain (loss) at the end of the period | $ | (*) | $ | (*) | $ | (*) | $ | (*) |
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NOTE 3 — INVENTORIES:
Inventories were as follows:
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During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, total leaching costs capitalized as non-current inventory of ore stockpiles on leach pads amounted to $
NOTE 4 — INCOME TAXES:
The income tax provision and the effective income tax rate for the six-month period ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 consisted of (in millions):
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These provisions include income taxes for Peru, Mexico and the United States. The Mexican royalty, the Peruvian royalty and the Peruvian special mining tax are included in the income tax provision. The decrease in the effective income tax rate in 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 was primarily attributable to uncertain tax positions recorded in the U.S., Peruvian and Mexican jurisdictions.
Peruvian royalty and special mining tax: The Company has accrued $
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Mexican mining royalty: The Company has accrued $
Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes: In the second quarter of 2025, the Company made payments for uncertain tax positions of $
U.S. Tax Law updates:
On July 4, 2025, “An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14” (the “Act”) – and commonly referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (“OBBBA”) was signed into law. The Act includes changes to both international and domestic tax provisions but did not change the overall corporate tax rate. The Act reduces the deduction percentages for some income inclusions, reduces foreign income taxes deemed paid and limits deductions that are allocated and apportioned to the foreign tax credit limitation within the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”) renamed Net CFC Tested Income (“NCTI”). The Act increases the Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (“BEAT”) rate. The Act makes changes to the foreign tax credit provisions regarding the allocation and apportionment of foreign taxes; the treatment of certain dividends; and the inclusion of income from Controlled Foreign Corporations (CFC’s). The Company estimates that these taxes and the enacted changes will not be material, but the Company will continue to monitor U.S. Tax policy regarding this new legislation.
For calendar year companies, the Act must be recognized in the financial statements in the third quarter of 2025. The impact of changes in the tax law on deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities will be recognized discretely in continuing operations. Any impact on current taxes payable related to ordinary income will be included in the annual effective tax rate in the period of enactment, which is the third quarter of 2025.
Pillar Two updates: Large multinational businesses with more than €
NOTE 5 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
The Company has entered into certain transactions in the ordinary course of business with parties that are controlling shareholders or their affiliates. These transactions include the lease of office space, air and railroad transportation, construction services, energy supply, and other products and services related to mining and refining. The Company lends and borrows funds among affiliates for acquisitions and other corporate purposes. These financial transactions bear interest and are subject to review and approval by senior management, as are all related party transactions. Article Nine of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company prohibits the Company from engaging in a Material Affiliate Transaction that was not the subject of prior review by a committee of the Board of Directors with at least three members, each of whom is independent, and defines a Material Affiliate Transaction as a transaction or series of related transactions between Grupo Mexico or one of its affiliates (other than the Company or its subsidiaries), on the one hand, and the Company or one of its subsidiaries, on the other hand, that involves consideration of more than $
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Receivable and payable balances with related parties are shown below (in millions):
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AMMINCO Apoyo Administrativo, S.A. de C.V. (“AMMINCO”) | (*) | (*) | ||||
Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. |
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Mexico Generadora de Energia S. de R.L. ("MGE") | | | ||||
Mexico Compania Constructora S.A de C.V. | (*) | (*) | ||||
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Empresarios Industriales de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. | | | ||||
Mexico Transportes Aereos, S.A. de C.V. ("Mextransport") | | — | ||||
Operadora de Cinemas, S.A. de C.V. | | | ||||
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Eolica El Retiro, S.A.P.I. de C.V. |
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Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. |
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Mexico Compania Constructora S.A de C.V. | | | ||||
Parque Eolico de Fenicias, S. de R.L. de C.V. | | | ||||
Grupo Mexico Servicios de Ingenieria, S.A. de C.V. | | | ||||
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Boutique Bowling de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. |
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Purchase and sale activity:
Grupo Mexico and affiliates:
The following table summarizes the purchase and sale activities with Grupo Mexico and its affiliates in the six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in millions):
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Eolica El Retiro, S.A.P.I. de C.V. |
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Grupo Mexico Servicios de Ingenieria S. A. de C.V. |
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Grupo Mexico, the parent and the majority indirect stockholder of the Company, and its affiliates provide various services to the Company. These services are primarily related to accounting, legal, tax, financial, treasury, human resources, price risk assessment and hedging, purchasing, procurement and logistics, sales and administrative and other support services. The Company pays AMMINCO and Grupo Mexico Servicios, subsidiaries of Grupo Mexico, for these services and expects to continue requiring these services in the future.
In the first six months of 2025, the Company did
The Company’s Mexican operations paid fees for freight services provided by Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A. de C.V., which is a subsidiary of Grupo Mexico. The Company´s Peruvian and Mexican operations paid fees for engineering services provided by Grupo Mexico Servicios de Ingenieria, S.A. de C.V., and the Company’s Mexican operations paid fees for construction services provided by Mexico Compania Constructora S.A. de C.V. Both companies are subsidiaries of Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V., which is a subsidiary of Grupo Mexico.
The Company’s Mexican operations purchased copper cathodes, concentrate and starter sheets from Asarco LLC and also paid fees as reimbursement of freight fees. Additionally, the Company´s Mexican operations purchased power from MGE. Both companies are subsidiaries of Grupo Mexico.
In 2012, the Company signed a power purchase agreement with MGE, whereby MGE supplies some of the Company’s Mexican operations with power through 2032. MGE has
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In 2014, Mexico Generadora de Energia Eolica, S. de R.L. de C.V, an indirect subsidiary of Grupo Mexico, located in Oaxaca, Mexico, acquired Eolica el Retiro, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Eolica el Retiro”). Eolica el Retiro is a windfarm with
In 2020, the Company signed a power purchase agreement with Parque Eolico de Fenicias, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“Parque Eolico de Fenicias”), an indirect subsidiary of Grupo Mexico, located in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. This contract commits to supply
The Company sold copper starter sheets, lime and sulfuric acid to Asarco LLC. The Company´s Mexican operations received fees for transportation and administrative services that were provided to Asarco and also received fees for natural gas and services provided to MGE, a subsidiary of Grupo Mexico. Additionally, the Company´s Mexican operations received fees for rental services provided to AMMINCO.
Companies with relationships to the controlling group:
The following table summarizes the purchase and sales activities with other Larrea family companies in the six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in millions):
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Purchase activity | ||||||
Boutique Bowling de Mexico S.A. de C.V. | $ | | $ | | ||
Mextransport | | | ||||
Operadora de Cinemas S.A. de C.V. | | | ||||
Total purchases | $ | | $ | | ||
Sales activity | ||||||
Boutique Bowling de Mexico S.A. de C.V. | $ | | $ | | ||
Empresarios Industriales de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. | | | ||||
Mextransport | | | ||||
Operadora de Cinemas S.A. de C.V. | | | ||||
Total sales | $ | | $ | |
(*) amount is lower than $
The Larrea family controls a majority of the capital stock of Grupo Mexico and has extensive interests in other businesses, including transportation, real estate and entertainment. The Company engages in certain transactions in the ordinary course of business with other entities controlled by the Larrea family relating to the lease of office space, air transportation and entertainment.
The Company’s Mexican operations paid fees for entertainment services provided by Boutique Bowling de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. and Operadora de Cinemas, S.A. de C.V. Both companies are controlled by the Larrea family. Mextransport provides aviation services to the Company´s Mexican operations. This is a company controlled by the Larrea family.
In addition, the Company received fees for building rental and maintenance provided to Boutique Bowling de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. and Operadora de Cinemas, S.A. de C.V. The Company´s Mexican operations received fees from Mextransport for reimbursement of maintenance expenses for rental services and also received fees from Empresarios Industriales de Mexico S.A. de C.V. for security services.
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Equity Investment in Affiliate: The Company has a
In addition, the Company has a
It is anticipated that in the future the Company will enter into similar purchase and sale transactions with these same parties.
NOTE 6 — FINANCING:
Minera Mexico S.A. de C.V. Notes:
On February 12, 2025, SCC’s subsidiary, Minera Mexico S.A. de C.V., issued $
The notes constitute general unsecured obligations of Minera Mexico.
In connection with the transaction, on February 12, 2025, Minera Mexico entered into a supplemental indenture with Computershare Trust Company N.A., as trustee, which provides for the issuance and sets forth the terms of the notes described above. The indenture contains covenants that limit Minera Mexico's ability to, among other things, incur certain liens securing indebtedness; engage in certain sale and leaseback transactions; and enter into certain consolidations, mergers, conveyances or transfers of all or substantially all of Minera Mexico's assets.
Credit risk rating:
In February 2025, Moody’s investors service assigned its Baa1 as the debt rating on the new notes issued. Also on February 2025, Fitch and Standard & Poor’s ratings services assigned its ‘BBB+’, as the debt rating on the new notes issued.
Debt repayment:
On April 22, 2025, the Company made a payment of $
NOTE 7 — LEASES:
The Company has operating leases for power generating facilities, vehicles and properties. The Company recognizes leasing expenses for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Some of the Company’s leases include both lease and non-lease components which are accounted for separately. The Company’s leases have remaining lease terms of less than
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Company’s leases stipulate an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments.
The weighted average remaining lease term for the Company’s leases is approximately
The operating lease expense recognized in the six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 was classified as follows (in millions):
Classification |
| 2025 |
| 2024 | ||
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion) |
| $ | | $ | | |
Selling, general and administrative |
| (*) |
| (*) | ||
Exploration |
| |
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Total lease expense |
| $ | | $ | |
(*) amount is lower than $
Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows:
Lease liabilities | |||
Year |
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2025 |
| $ | |
2026 |
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2027 |
| | |
2028 |
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2029 |
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After 2029 |
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Total lease payments |
| $ | |
Less: interest on lease liabilities |
| ( | |
Present value of lease payments |
| $ | |
NOTE 8 — ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION:
Peruvian operations:
The Company maintains an asset retirement obligation for its mining properties in Peru, as required by the Peruvian Mine Closure Law. In accordance with the requirements of this law, the Company’s closure plans were approved by the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines (“MINEM”). The closure cost recognized for this liability includes the cost, as outlined in its closure plans, of dismantling the Toquepala and Cuajone concentrators, the Ilo smelter and refinery, and the shops and auxiliary facilities at the
Currently, the Company has pledged the value of its Lima office complex for
On July 20, 2021, the Peruvian Government published Law 31347, which requires companies in the production stage to set aside additional guarantees for progressive closure of its operations. The resources that back these guarantees will be returned to the Company when activities cease and the regulatory agency verifies that all closure measures have been satisfactorily completed. Under this Law, companies must include activities for environmental remediation within the closure schedule and assume costs associated with environmental impacts that are identified during audits. On March 19, 2025, the regulation attached to this Law was published. This new regulation establishes a
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the guarantee constitution table, including the main components of progressive closure. The Company is initiating the corresponding actions to comply with this new requirement within the established time frame, but does not expect this Law to have a material effect on its financial statements.
In April 2024, the Company adjusted its estimate for the asset retirement obligation due to an update of the closure plan for its Ilo facility. The effect was a decrease of $
Mexican operations:
The Company has recognized an estimated asset retirement obligation for its mining properties in Mexico as part of its environmental commitment. Even though there is currently no enacted law, statute, ordinance, written or oral contract requiring the Company to carry out mine closure and environmental remediation activities, the Company believes that a constructive obligation presently exists based on the remediation requirements caused by the closure of any facility. The overall cost recognized for mining closure in Mexico includes the estimated costs of dismantling concentrators, smelter and refinery plants, shops and other facilities.
In December 2024, the Company adjusted its estimate for the asset retirement obligation for its Mexican operations, mainly due to a detailed review of the closing activities required and an update to life-of-mine plans for the Buenavista operations. The effect was a decrease in the asset retirement obligation to the order of $
The following table summarizes the asset retirement obligation activity for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in millions):
| 2025 |
| 2024 | |||
Balance as of January 1 | $ | | $ | | ||
Changes in estimates |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Closure payments |
| — |
| — | ||
Accretion expense |
| |
| | ||
Balance as of June 30, | $ | | $ | |
NOTE 9 — BENEFIT PLANS:
Post retirement defined benefit plans:
The Company’s Mexican subsidiaries have a defined contribution pension plan for salaried employees and a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan for union employees. In addition, the Company has
The components of net periodic benefit costs for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 are as follows (in millions):
Six months ended | ||||||
June 30, | ||||||
(in millions) |
| 2025 |
| 2024 | ||
Service cost | $ | | $ | | ||
Interest cost |
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Expected return on plan assets |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Amortization of prior service cost / (credit) |
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Amortization of net loss/(gain) |
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| — | ||
Net periodic (benefit) cost | $ | ( | $ | |
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Post-retirement health care plans:
In Mexico, health services are provided by the Mexican Institute of Social Security.
The components of net periodic benefit cost for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 are as follows (in millions):
Six months ended June 30, | ||||||
(in millions) |
| 2025 |
| 2024 | ||
Interest cost | $ | | $ | | ||
Amortization of net loss (gain) |
| — |
| — | ||
Amortization of prior service cost/ (credit) |
| — |
| — | ||
Net periodic benefit cost | $ | | $ | |
NOTE 10 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:
Environmental matters:
The Company has established comprehensive environmental conservation programs at its mining facilities in Peru and Mexico. The Company’s environmental programs include water recovery systems to conserve water and minimize the impact on nearby streams, reforestation programs to stabilize the surface of the tailings dams and the implementation of scrubbing technology in the mines to reduce dust emissions, among others.
Environmental capital investments in the six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 were as follows (in millions):
| 2025 |
| 2024 | |||
Peruvian operations | $ | | $ | | ||
Mexican operations |
| |
| | ||
$ | | $ | |
Peruvian operations: The Company’s operations are subject to applicable Peruvian environmental laws and regulations. The Peruvian government, through the Ministry of the Environment (“MINAM”) conducts annual audits of the Company’s Peruvian mining and metallurgical operations. Through these environmental audits, matters relating to environmental and legal compliance, atmospheric emissions, effluent monitoring and waste management are reviewed. The Company believes that it is in material compliance with applicable Peruvian environmental laws and regulations. Peruvian law requires that companies in the mining industry provide assurances for future mine closure and remediation. In accordance with the requirements of this law, the Company’s closure plans were approved by MINEM. See Note 8 “Asset retirement obligation” for further discussion of this matter.
Air Quality Standards (“AQS”): In June 2017, MINAM enacted a supreme decree which defined new AQS for daily sulfur dioxide in the air. As of June 30, 2025, the Company reported a daily average level of µg/m3 of SO2, which falls below the AQS requirement.
In November 2023, MINAM enacted a new AQS for Cadmium, Arsenic and Chromium in particulate matter less than ten microns (PM10). A review of the Company´s chemical monitoring results has determined that the Company´s operations will not be significantly impacted by the new standards and concentration values in place. The Company´s results are expected to continue to fall below regulatory AQS.
Soil Environmental Quality Standards (“SQS”): In 2013, the Peruvian government enacted Soil Quality Standards. In accordance with the regulatory requirements of the law, the Company prepared Soil Decontamination Plans (“SDP”) for environmentally impacted sites at each of its operation units (Toquepala, Cuajone and Ilo) with the assistance of consulting companies. The costs of these SDPs are not material, either individually or in aggregated form, for the financial statements of the Company.
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Climate change: On April 17, 2018, the Peruvian government enacted Law N. 30754, which promotes public and private investments in climate change management and establishes a Climate Change Framework. The law proposes creating an institutional framework to address climate change in Peru and outlines new measures for climate change mitigation, such as provisions to address an increase in carbon capture and use of carbon sinks; afforestation and reforestation practices; land use changes; sustainable systems of transportation, solid waste management, and energy systems. This climate change framework law incorporates obligations from the Paris Agreement. Supreme Decree 013-2019 published on December 31, 2019, enacted statutory regulations, which are applicable to all Peruvian institutions and agencies. It is expected that additional Peruvian regulations will be applicable to non governmental entities. However, no carbon pricing mechanism is currently applicable to the Company’s operations in Peru.
Mexican operations: The Company’s operations are subject to applicable Mexican federal, state and municipal environmental laws, to Mexican official standards, and to regulations for the protection of the environment, including regulations relating to water supply, water quality, air quality, noise levels and hazardous and solid waste.
The principal legislation applicable to the Company’s Mexican operations is the Federal General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection (the “General Law”), which is enforced by the Federal Bureau of Environmental Protection (“PROFEPA”). PROFEPA monitors compliance with environmental legislation and enforces Mexican environmental laws, regulations and official standards. It may also initiate administrative proceedings against companies that violate environmental laws, which in the most extreme cases may result in the temporary or permanent shutdown of non-complying facilities, the revocation of operating licenses and/or other sanctions or fines. Amendments to the General Law enacted in 2011 enabled individuals or entities to contest administrative acts, including environmental authorizations, permits or concessions granted, without the need to demonstrate the existence of harm to the environment as long as it can be argued that harm may be caused. Additionally, in 2013, the Environmental Liability Federal Law was enacted, establishing general guidelines for actions considered likely to cause environmental harm.
Guaymas sulfuric acid spill: In July 2019, there was an incident at the Company´s Marine Terminal in Guaymas, Sonora, that caused the discharge of approximately
Climate change: Several taxes are applicable to the Company’s mining operations in Mexico, including federal and state fossil fuel taxes, and the requirements associated with Mexico’s emission trading scheme. These taxes range from $
On May 09, 2023, Mexican Congress approved several changes effective immediately to the Mining Law, National Waters Law, the General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection, and the General Law for the Prevention and Integral Management of Waste. The main changes include reducing mining concession terms from
These amendments to the law have been challenged and are being reviewed by the Supreme Court. The Company is not expecting any negative impacts on its operations.
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The Company believes that all of its facilities in Peru and Mexico are in material compliance with environmental, mining and other applicable laws and regulations. The Company also believes that continued compliance with environmental laws of Mexico and Peru will have no material adverse effects on the Company’s business, properties, or operating results.
Litigation matters:
Peruvian operations:
The Tia Maria Mining Project
There are
It should be noted that the Supreme Court of Justice of Peru has already issued a final ruling on the Carpio Lazo case challenging the approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Tía Maria project (notified on February 22, 2022), which ratified the legality of said Environmental Impact Assessment. The Judiciary recognized SPCC's strict compliance with all applicable environmental regulations during the approval stages of the Tía María EIA. This decision should have a favorable impact on the cases described below:
The Mendoza Padilla case was initially rejected by the lower court on July 8, 2015. This ruling was confirmed by the Superior Court on June 14, 2016. On July 12, 2016, the case was appealed before the Constitutional Court. On November 20, 2018, the Constitutional Court reversed the previous decisions and remanded the case to the lower court for further action. In the third quarter of 2020, the Company was notified that the complaint had been reinstated. The Company answered the complaint on September 15, 2020. On December 2, 2020, the lower court issued a resolution, considering the complaint answered. On September 27, 2021, the Court ordered to temporarily archive the case. As of June 30, 2025, the case was pending resolution.
The Guillen Lopez case is currently before the lower court. Oral arguments took place on July 19, 2019. On January 7, 2020, the Judge decided to suspend the proceedings until the del Carpio Lazo case is concluded. On March 8, 2022, The Peruvian Branch informed the Court that the del Carpio Lazo case had concluded. On September 7, 2023, the Judge cancelled the suspension and declared the case ready for a resolution. On May 18, 2024, the Judge declared, once again, that the case was ready for resolution. As of June 30, 2025, the case was pending resolution.
The Junta de Usuarios del Valle del Tambo case is currently before the lower court. In May 2016, the Company was included in the process after the Ministry of Energy and Mines filed a civil complaint. On March 6, 2019, the Company was formally notified of the lawsuit and answered the complaint on March 20, 2019. On July 8, 2019, the Company requested the suspension of the proceeding until the del Carpio Lazo case is concluded. On March 11, 2022, the Peruvian Branch informed the Court that the del Carpio Lazo case had concluded. On January 5, 2024, the Peruvian Branch reiterated its petition to continue the process given that a final decision has already been handed down in Carpio Lazo case. As of June 30, 2025, the case was pending resolution.
The Gobierno Regional de Arequipa case is currently before the Superior Court. The Company answered the complaint on September 15, 2020. On February 8, 2021, the Judge decided to suspend the proceeding until the del Carpio Lazo case was concluded. On March 24, 2022, the Peruvian Branch informed the Court that the del Carpio Lazo case had concluded. On March 28, 2022, the Judge cancelled the suspension. On May 24, 2022, the parties presented their closing arguments. On March 15, 2023, the Judge dismissed the lawsuit. The plaintiff missed the chance to appeal the ruling, therefore, the Judge declared the case had concluded in favor of the Peruvian Branch. On October 20, 2023, the Superior
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Court declared that the plaintiff had not been properly informed of the ruling and ordered issuance of a new notification of the First Instance ruling. The Superior Court instructed the First Instance Court to inform the Gobierno Regional de Arequipa that it must establish a new address to ensure proper notification. On April 16, 2024, the Gobierno Regional de Arequipa filed an appeal against the first instance decision. The Superior court notified the Company of the appeal, and the Peruvian Branch responded on June 10, 2024. On August 7, 2024, an oral hearing took place. On May 30, 2025, the Superior court vacated the ruling that dismissed the lawsuit and remanded for a new judgment. As of June 30, 2025, the case was pending resolution.
The Municipalidad Distrital de Dean Valdivia case is currently before the lower court. On August 17, 2022, the Company was formally notified of the lawsuit and answered the complaint on September 2, 2022. The Peruvian Branch informed the Court the result of the del Carpio Lazo case. As of June 30, 2025, the case was pending resolution.
The Torres Quispe case is currently before the lower court. On May 20, 2025, the Company was formally served with the lawsuit and filed and answered the complaint on June 2, 2025. On July 11, 2025, the Court ruled in favor of SPCC. The plaintiff filed an appeal. As of July 22, 2025, the case was pending resolution.
The Company asserts that these lawsuits are without merit and is vigorously defending against them. The potential contingency amount for these cases cannot be reasonably estimated by management at this time.
Special Regional Pasto Grande Project (“Pasto Grande Project”)
In 2012, the Pasto Grande Project, an entity of the Regional Government of Moquegua, filed a lawsuit against the Peruvian Branch alleging property rights over a certain area used by the Peruvian Branch and seeking the demolition of the tailings dam where the Peruvian Branch has deposited its tailings from the Toquepala and Cuajone operations since 1995. The Peruvian Branch has had title to use the area in question since 1960 and has constructed and operated the tailings dams with proper governmental authorization since 1995. Following a motion filed by the Peruvian Branch, the lower court included MINEM as a defendant in this lawsuit. MINEM has answered the complaint and denied the validity of the claim. On July 2, 2022, the case was temporarily archived. On May 26, 2023, the Judge ordered termination of the proceeding due to the lack of interest of the plaintiff. On June 2, 2023, the plaintiff appealed the termination of the proceeding. On September 18, 2023, the Superior Court reversed the termination and ordered the Judge to continue the proceeding. As of June 30, 2025, the case was pending resolution.
The Peruvian Branch asserts that the lawsuit is without merit and is vigorously defending against it. The amount of this contingency cannot be reasonably estimated by management at this time.
Mexican operations:
The Accidental Spill at Buenavista Mine of 2014
Regarding the 2014 accidental spill of copper sulfate solution at a leaching pond in the Buenavista mine, the following legal procedures are pending against the Company:
On August 19, 2014, PROFEPA, as part of the administrative proceeding initiated after the spill, announced the filing of a criminal complaint against Buenavista del Cobre S.A. de C.V. (“BVC”), a subsidiary of the Company, to determine those responsible for environmental damages. During the second quarter of 2018, the criminal complaint was dismissed. This decision was appealed and was pending resolution as of June 30, 2025.
On October 12, 2023, SEMARNAT publicly announced the filing of another criminal complaint regarding the Sonora River spill, arguing that remediation of damages to the river was incomplete and compensation for said damages was insufficient. The Company has been directed to provide information regarding remediation activities and compensation for damages. The Company strongly believes that it has duly completed all remediation and compensation-related activities as required by the competent Mexican authorities and as such, this new complaint lacks merit.
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Through the first half of 2015,
Similarly, during 2015,
In 2015,
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and abandonment of the site, or earlier if necessary, the closure program that includes the cleaning and restoration of the soil including Mexican regulation NOM-141; (vii) include the measures in the Environmental Monitoring Program according to the environmental components impacted; and (viii) hiring an external environmental consultant to validate compliance with the current and new conditions imposed. The foregoing does not impact BVC’s operations. Additionally, the lawsuits filed by Maria de los Angeles Enriquez Bacame and Norberto Bustamante have been dismissed and closed without prejudice to the Company. As of June 30, 2025, the remaining cases were pending resolution.
It is currently not possible to determine the extent of the damages sought in these state and federal lawsuits but the Company believes that these lawsuits are without merit. Accordingly, the Company is vigorously defending against them. Nevertheless, the Company believes that none of the legal proceedings resulting from the spill, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations.
Labor matters:
Peruvian operations:
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company signed long-term extensions of the collective bargaining agreements with
In February 2025, the Company signed a
In the second quarter of 2025, the Company began implementing of the collective bargaining agreements signed with the
The Company maintains regular dialogue with union representatives to ensure labor harmony and proper management of labor relations. Southern Peru has collective bargaining agreements with each of the
Mexican operations: In recent years, the Mexican operations have experienced a positive improvement in their labor environment, as workers opted to change their affiliation from the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Mineros, Metalurgicos y Similares de la Republica Mexicana (the “National Mining Union”) to other less politicized unions.
The workers of the San Martin mine were on strike since July 2007. On February 28, 2018, the striking workers of the San Martín mine of IMMSA held an election to vote on the union that would hold the collective bargaining agreement at the San Martin mine. The Federacion Nacional de Sindicatos Independientes (the National Federation of Independent Unions) won the vote by a majority. Nevertheless, the vote was challenged by the National Mining Union. On June 26, 2018, the Federal Mediation and Arbitration Board issued a ruling recognizing the election results. Due to the agreement between workers and the Company to end the protracted strike, on August 22, 2018, the Federal Mediation and
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Arbitration Board authorized the restart of operations of the San Martin mine. Such authorization was challenged by the National Mining Union. On April 4, 2019, the Federal Mediation and Arbitration Board recognized, once again, the election results from February 28, 2018, by which the National Federation of Independent Unions won by a majority. In the last quarter of 2019, a Federal Court issued a resolution that established that the Labor Court should analyze the list of workers with the right to vote in the union election. The Company and the National Federation of Independent Unions challenged such determination before the Supreme Court of Justice. Such challenges were dismissed by the Supreme Court. Consequently, on September 6, 2021, the Federal Mediation and Arbitration Board issued a new resolution determining that, based on the documents submitted by the National Federation of Independent Unions and given the status of the strike until 2018, it was not possible to create a registry of workers holding a right to vote. Therefore, in case of a strike, any collective bargaining proceedings shall remain suspended. On June 9, 2023, the Federal Mediation and Arbitration Board, in a ruling that veered from its previous stance, did not recognize the common representatives of the coalition workers and consequently ruled that the agreement which such representatives had made with the Company to lift the strike in 2018 lacked validity. Notwithstanding, on June 14, 2023 the Federal Mediation and Arbitration Board handed down a ruling that terminated the strike and ordered workers to resume activities within
Additionally, the Mining Union filed a complaint before the Government of the United States of America under the rules of the Rapid Response Mechanism contained in the Mexico-United States-Canada Treaty (“T-MEC”), alleging denial of free association rights. On April 26, 2024, the arbitration panel of the Labor Rapid Response Mechanism ruled in favor of the Government of Mexico, determining that they did not have jurisdiction to rule on the denial of union rights at the mine. The Company collaborated by providing background information on the case and followed up every stage of the arbitration.
The Company´s operations at the San Martin unit continue to evolve normally and the conflict is expected to be resolved in accordance with the legal framework set by labor authorities; any actions taken will respect the will of the workers
In the case of the Taxco mine, its workers have been on strike since July 2007. After several legal procedures, in August 2015, the Supreme Court decided to assert jurisdiction over the case and to rule on it directly. As of June 30, 2025, the case was pending resolution without further developments.
It is expected that operations at the Taxco mine will remain suspended until the labor issues are resolved. In view of the lengthy strike, the Company has reviewed the carrying value of the Taxco mine to ascertain whether impairment exists. The Company concluded that there is a non-material impairment of the assets located at this mine.
Other legal matters:
The Company is involved in various other legal proceedings incidental to its operations, but the Company does not believe that decisions adverse to it in any such proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations.
Other commitments:
Peruvian Operations:
Michiquillay
In June 2018, the Company signed a contract for the acquisition of the Michiquillay copper project in Cajamarca, Peru, at a purchase price of $
As per the Contract, the Company paid $
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a present obligation. In June 2022, the Company notified the Peruvian authorities of the end of the suspension period and the start of the preoperational period that lasts
In April 2025, considering the challenges for the development of the Michiquillay Project, the Company entered into an agreement with the Peruvian authorities to extend the preoperational period by
In 2021, the Company signed social agreements with the Michiquillay and La Encañada communities. In addition, in October 2021, the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines approved the semi-detailed environmental impact study for the project. In the last quarter of 2022, the Company informed MINEM that exploration activities had begun and that it initiated an in-depth assessment of existing mineral resources. In 2023, in accordance with the social agreements with the Michiquillay and La Encañada communities, the Company has hired unskilled labor and is paying for the use of surface land. The Company is supporting social programs in both communities. Additionally, the Company continues exploration activities on this project and as of June 30, 2025, had drilled
Social agreements with the Michiquillay and La Encañada communities represent an opportunity to improve quality of life for their residents through the Company´s strong social programs, backed by a solid framework for technical work at the project level. The main commitments signed by the Company regarding the social agreements are related to providing support for agricultural and livestock activities, financial support for local initiatives, and social programs in favor of education, water management, waste disposal, and healthcare for vulnerable groups.
Corporate Social Responsibility
The Company has a corporate social responsibility policy to maintain and promote the continuity of its mining operations while obtaining the best results. The main objective of this policy is to integrate the Company´s operations with local communities in the areas of influence of its operations by creating permanent positive relationships to develop optimum social conditions and promote sustainable development in the area. Accordingly, the Company has made the following commitments:
Tacna Region: In connection with the Toquepala concentrator expansion, the Company has committed to fund various social and infrastructure improvement projects in Toquepala’s neighboring communities. The total amount committed for these purposes is S/
As the Toquepala expansion project was completed, the Company considers that these commitments constitute present obligations of the Company and consequently has recorded a liability of $
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In addition, the Company has committed S/
Moquegua Region: In the Moquegua region, the Company participates in a “development roundtable” with local municipal authorities and community representatives to discuss social needs to determine how the Company can contribute to sustainable development in the region. Although the development roundtable is not currently meeting, during previous sessions it discussed the possibility of creating a Moquegua Region Development Fund, for which the Company has offered a contribution of S/
In addition, in the last three years, the Company has committed S/
Apurimac Region: The Company has committed S/
Arequipa Region: The Company has committed S/
Cajamarca Region: The Company has committed S/
Power purchase agreements
● | Electroperu S.A.: In June 2014, the Company entered into a power purchase agreement for |
● | Kallpa Generacion S.A. (“Kallpa”): In July 2014, the Company entered into a power purchase agreement for |
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Mexican operations:
Power purchase agreements
● | MGE: In 2012, the Company signed a power purchase agreement with MGE, an indirect subsidiary of Grupo Mexico, to supply power to some of the Company’s Mexican operations through 2032. For further information, please see Note 5 “Related party transactions”. |
● | Eolica el Retiro, S.A.P.I. de C.V.: In 2013, the Company signed a power purchase agreement with Eolica el Retiro, S.A.P.I. de C.V., a windfarm energy producer that is an indirect subsidiary of Grupo Mexico, to supply power to some of the Company´s Mexican operations. For further information, please see Note 5 “Related party transactions”. |
● | Parque Eolico de Fenicias, S. de R.L. de C.V.: On February 20, 2020, the Company signed a power purchase agreement with Parque Eolico de Fenicias, S. de R.L. de C.V., an indirect subsidiary of Grupo Mexico, to supply |
Corporate operations:
Commitment for capital projects
As of June 30, 2025, the Company had committed approximately $
Tax contingency matters: Tax contingencies are provided for under ASC 740-10-50-15 Uncertain tax position (see Note 4 “Income taxes”).
NOTE 11 — STOCKHOLDERS’EQUITY:
Treasury Stock:
Activity in treasury stock in the six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 was as follows (in millions):
| 2025 |
| 2024 | |||
Southern Copper common shares | ||||||
Balance as of January 1, | $ | | $ | | ||
Dividends paid in common stock |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Used for corporate purposes |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Balance as of June 30, |
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Parent Company (Grupo Mexico) common shares | ||||||
Balance as of January 1, |
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Other activity, including dividend, interest and foreign currency translation effect |
| |
| ( | ||
Balance as of June 30, |
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Treasury stock balance as of June 30, | $ | | $ | |
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Common Stock:
Dividend paid in common stock:
On February 27, 2025, the Company paid a dividend of
On May 19, 2025, the Company paid a dividend of
On June 30, 2025 and on December 31, 2024,
Directors’ Stock Award Plan:
The Company has established a Director´s Stock Award Plan (the “Plan”) for certain non-employee directors. Southern Copper has reserved
For the first six months of 2025 and 2024, the stock-based compensation expense associated with the Plan totaled $
The activity of the Plan for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:
| 2025 |
| 2024 | |
Total SCC shares reserved for the plan |
| |
| |
Total shares granted at January 1, |
| ( |
| ( |
Granted in the period |
| ( |
| ( |
Total shares granted at June 30, |
| ( |
| ( |
Remaining shares reserved |
| |
| |
Parent Company common shares:
Total common shares of Grupo Mexico held by the treasury stood at
Employee Stock Purchase Plan:
2018 Plan: In November 2018, the Company offered a stock purchase plan to eligible employees through a trust that acquires series B shares of Grupo Mexico stock for sale to its employees, and employees of subsidiaries, and certain affiliated companies. The purchase price was established at
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If Grupo Mexico pays dividends on shares during the
In the case of voluntary or involuntary resignation/termination of the employee, the Company will pay to the employee the fair market sales price on the date of resignation of the fully paid shares, net of costs and taxes. When the fair market sales value of the shares is higher than the purchase price, the Company will apply a deduction over the amount to be paid to the employee based on a decreasing schedule specified in the plan.
In case of retirement or death of the employee, the Company will render the buyer or his legal beneficiary, the fair market sales value as of the date of retirement or death of the shares effectively paid, net of costs and taxes.
The stock based compensation expense for the six-month period ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 and the unrecognized compensation expense under this plan were as follows (in millions):
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Stock based compensation expense | $ | |
| $ | | |
Unrecognized compensation expense | $ | |
| $ | |
The following table presents the stock award activity of this plan for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
Unit Weighted Average | ||||
| Shares |
| Grant Date Fair Value | |
Outstanding shares at January 1, 2025 |
| | $ | |
Granted |
| — | $ | — |
Exercised |
| ( |
| |
Forfeited |
| — | — | |
Outstanding shares at June 30, 2025 |
| | $ | |
Outstanding shares at January 1, 2024 | | $ | | |
Granted | — | — | ||
Exercised | ( | | ||
Forfeited | — | — | ||
Outstanding shares at June 30, 2024 |
| | $ | |
2025 Plan: In April 2025, the Company offered a new stock purchase plan (the “New Employee Stock Purchase Plan”) to eligible employees through a trust that acquires series B shares of Grupo Mexico stock for sale to its employees, and employees of subsidiaries, and certain affiliated companies. The purchase price was established at
If Grupo Mexico pays dividends on shares during the
In the case of voluntary or involuntary resignation/termination of the employee, the Company will pay to the employee the fair market sales price on the date of resignation of the fully paid shares, net of costs and taxes. When the fair market sales value of the shares is higher than the purchase price, the Company will apply a deduction over the amount to be paid to the employee based on a decreasing schedule specified in the plan.
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In case of retirement or death of the employee, the Company will render the buyer or his legal beneficiary, the fair market sales value as of the date of retirement or death of the shares effectively paid, net of costs and taxes.
The following table presents the stock award activity of this plan for the six-month period ended June 30, 2025:
Unit Weighted Average | ||||
| Shares |
| Grant Date Fair Value | |
Outstanding shares at January 1, 2025 |
| — | — | |
Granted |
| | $ | |
Exercised |
| — |
| — |
Forfeited |
| — | — | |
Outstanding shares at June 30, 2025 |
| | $ | |
Executive Stock Purchase Plan:
Grupo Mexico also offers a stock purchase plan to certain members of its executive management; to executive management at its subsidiaries; and to certain affiliated companies. Under this plan, participants will receive cash incentive bonuses to purchase shares of Grupo Mexico, which are deposited in a trust.
Non-controlling interest:
The following table presents the non-controlling interest activity for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in millions):
| 2025 |
| 2024 | |||
Balance as of January 1, |
| $ | |
| $ | |
Net earnings |
| |
| | ||
Dividend paid |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Balance as of June 30, |
| $ | |
| $ | |
NOTE 12 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT:
Subtopic 820-10 of ASC “Fair value measurement and disclosures — Overall” establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under Subtopic 820-10 are described below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
Level 2 - Inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, but do not qualify as Level 1 inputs. (i.e., quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities).
Level 3 - Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).
The carrying amounts of certain financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable (excluding accounts receivable associated with provisionally priced sales) and accounts payable approximate fair value due to their short maturities.
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At June 30, 2025 | At December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||
| Carrying Value |
| Fair Value |
| Carrying Value |
| Fair Value | |||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Current portion of long-term debt level 1 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | $ | |||||
Long-term debt level 1 | | | | $ | | |||||||
Long-term debt level 2 | | | | | ||||||||
Total long-term debt | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
Long-term debt is carried at amortized cost and its estimated fair value is based on quoted market prices classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy except for the case of the Yankee bonds, which qualify as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as they are based on quoted prices in markets that are not active.
Fair values of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were calculated as follows as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in millions):
Fair Value at Measurement Date Using: | ||||||||||||
|
|
| Significant |
| ||||||||
Fair Value | Quoted prices in | other | Significant | |||||||||
as of | active markets for | observable | unobservable | |||||||||
June 30, | identical assets | inputs | inputs | |||||||||
Description | 2025 | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | ||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||
Short term investment: | ||||||||||||
—Trading securities | $ | | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
—Available-for-sale debt securities: | ||||||||||||
Corporate bonds |
| — | — | — | — | |||||||
Asset backed securities |
| — | — | — | — | |||||||
Mortgage backed securities |
| | — | | — | |||||||
Accounts receivable: | ||||||||||||
—Embedded derivatives—Not classified as hedges: | ||||||||||||
Provisionally priced sales: | ||||||||||||
Copper |
| |
| | — | — | ||||||
Molybdenum |
| |
| |
| — | — | |||||
Total | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | — |
(*) Less than $
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Fair Value at Measurement Date Using: | ||||||||||||
|
|
| Significant |
| ||||||||
Fair Value | Quoted prices in | other | Significant | |||||||||
as of | active markets for | observable | unobservable | |||||||||
December 31, | identical assets | inputs | inputs | |||||||||
Description | 2024 | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | ||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||
Short term investment: | ||||||||||||
—Trading securities | $ | | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
—Available-for-sale debt securities: | ||||||||||||
Asset backed securities |
| — | — | — | — | |||||||
Mortgage backed securities |
| | — | | — | |||||||
Accounts receivable: | ||||||||||||
—Embedded derivatives-Not classified as hedges: | ||||||||||||
Provisionally priced sales: | ||||||||||||
Copper |
| |
| | — | — | ||||||
Molybdenum |
| |
| |
| — | — | |||||
Total | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | — |
The Company’s short-term trading securities investments were classified as Level 1 because they were valued using quoted prices of the same securities as they consisted of bonds issued by public companies and were publicly traded. The Company’s short-term available-for-sale investments are classified as Level 2 because they are valued using quoted prices for similar investments.
The Company’s accounts receivables associated with provisionally priced copper sales are valued using quoted market prices based on the forward price on the LME or on the COMEX. Such value is classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Molybdenum prices are established by reference to the publication Platts Metals Week and are considered Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
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NOTE 13 — REVENUE:
The Company’s net sales were $
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mexican | ||||||||||||||||||
Mexican | IMMSA | Peruvian | Segment | Corporate & | ||||||||||||||
| Open-Pit |
| Unit |
| Operations | Total |
| Elimination |
| Consolidated | ||||||||
The Americas: | ||||||||||||||||||
Mexico | $ | | $ | | $ | — | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
United States |
| | | |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||||
Peru |
| — | ( | |
| |
| ( |
| | ||||||||
Brazil |
| — | | |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||||
Chile |
| — | — | |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||||
Other American countries |
| | — | |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||||
Europe: |
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||
Switzerland |
| | | |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||||
Italy |
| — | | |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||||
Spain |
| | — | |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||||
Other European countries |
| | | |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||||
Asia: |
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||
China | | — | | | — | | ||||||||||||
Singapore |
| | — | |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||||
Japan |
| | — | |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||||
Other Asian countries |
| | — | |
| | — |
| | |||||||||
Total | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | |
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mexican | ||||||||||||||||||
Mexican | IMMSA | Peruvian | Segment | Corporate & | ||||||||||||||
| Open-Pit |
| Unit |
| Operations | Total |
| Elimination |
| Consolidated | ||||||||
The Americas: | ||||||||||||||||||
Mexico | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
United States |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||
Peru |
| — |
| |
| |
| |
| ( |
| | ||||||
Brazil |
| — |
| |
| |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||
Chile |
| — |
| — |
| |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||
Other American countries |
| |
| — |
| |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||
Europe: |
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||||||
Switzerland | |
| |
| |
| |
| — |
| | |||||||
Italy | — |
| |
| |
| |
| — |
| | |||||||
Spain | |
| — |
| |
| |
| — |
| | |||||||
Other European countries | |
| |
| |
| |
| — |
| | |||||||
Asia: |
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||||||
China | | | | | — | | ||||||||||||
Singapore | |
| |
| |
| |
| — |
| | |||||||
Japan | |
| — |
| |
| |
| — |
| | |||||||
Other Asian countries | |
| — |
| |
| | — |
| | ||||||||
Total | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | |
(*) Less than $
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mexican | ||||||||||||||||||
Mexican | IMMSA | Peruvian | Segment | Corporate & | ||||||||||||||
| Open-Pit |
| Unit |
| Operations | Total |
| Elimination |
| Consolidated | ||||||||
The Americas: | ||||||||||||||||||
Mexico | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
United States |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||
Peru |
| — |
| |
| |
| |
| ( |
| | ||||||
Brazil |
| — |
| |
| |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||
Chile |
| — |
| — |
| |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||
Other American countries |
| |
| — |
| |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||
Europe: |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||
Switzerland |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||
Italy |
| — |
| |
| |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||
Spain |
| |
| — |
| |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||
Other European countries |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||
Asia: |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||
China | | — | | | — | | ||||||||||||
Singapore |
| |
| — |
| | |
| — |
| | |||||||
Japan |
| |
| — |
| |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||
Other Asian countries |
| |
| — |
| |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||
Total | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mexican | ||||||||||||||||||
Mexican | IMMSA | Peruvian | Segment | Corporate & | ||||||||||||||
| Open-Pit |
| Unit |
| Operations | Total |
| Elimination |
| Consolidated | ||||||||
The Americas: | ||||||||||||||||||
Mexico | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
United States |
| |
| |
| |
| | — | | ||||||||
Peru |
| — |
| |
| |
| | ( | | ||||||||
Brazil |
| — |
| |
| |
| | — | | ||||||||
Chile |
| — |
| — |
| |
| | — | | ||||||||
Other American countries |
| |
| — |
| |
| | — | | ||||||||
Europe: |
| |||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | | | |
| | — | | |||||||||||
Italy | (*) | | |
| | — | | |||||||||||
Spain | | — | |
| | — | | |||||||||||
Other European countries | | | |
| | — | | |||||||||||
Asia: |
| |||||||||||||||||
China | | | | | | |||||||||||||
Singapore | | ( | |
| | — | | |||||||||||
Japan | | — | |
| | — | | |||||||||||
Other Asian countries | | — | |
| | — | | |||||||||||
Total | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | |
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The following table presents information regarding the sales value by reporting segment of the Company’s significant products for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in millions):
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mexican | |||||||||||||||||
Mexican |
| IMMSA |
| Peruvian | Segment |
| Corporate, Other & |
| Total | |||||||||
Open-pit | Unit | Operations | Total | Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
Copper | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
Molybdenum |
| |
| — |
| |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||
Silver |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| ( |
| | ||||||
Zinc |
| |
| |
| — |
| |
| ( |
| | ||||||
Other |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| ( |
| | ||||||
Total | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | |
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mexican | |||||||||||||||||
Mexican |
| IMMSA |
| Peruvian | Segment |
| Corporate, Other & |
| Total | |||||||||
Open-pit | Unit | Operations | Total | Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
Copper | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
Molybdenum |
| |
| — |
| |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||
Silver |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| ( |
| | ||||||
Zinc |
| |
| |
| — |
| |
| ( |
| | ||||||
Other |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| ( |
| | ||||||
Total | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mexican | |||||||||||||||||
Mexican |
| IMMSA |
| Peruvian | Segment |
| Corporate, Other & |
| Total | |||||||||
Open-pit | Unit | Operations | Total | Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
Copper | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
Molybdenum |
| |
| — |
| |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||
Silver |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| ( |
| | ||||||
Zinc |
| |
| |
| — |
| |
| ( |
| | ||||||
Other |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| ( |
| | ||||||
Total | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mexican | |||||||||||||||||
Mexican |
| IMMSA |
| Peruvian | Segment |
| Corporate, Other & |
| Total | |||||||||
Open-pit | Unit | Operations | Total | Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
Copper | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
Molybdenum |
| |
| — |
| |
| |
| — |
| | ||||||
Silver |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| ( |
| | ||||||
Zinc |
| |
| |
| — |
| |
| |
| | ||||||
Other |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| ( |
| | ||||||
Total | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | |
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The opening and closing balances of receivables by reporting segment of the Company were as follows (in millions):
Mexican | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mexican |
| IMMSA |
| Peruvian | Segment |
| Corporate & |
| |||||||||
Open-Pit | Unit | Operations | Total | Elimination | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
As of June 30, 2025: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||
Trade receivables | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | — | $ | | ||||||
Related parties, current |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| ( |
| | ||||||
As of December 31, 2024: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
Trade receivables | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | — | $ | | ||||||
Related parties, current |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| ( |
| |
As of June 30, 2025, the Company has long-term contracts with promises to deliver the following products in 2025:
Copper concentrates (in tonnes) |
| |
Copper cathodes (in tonnes) | | |
Molybdenum concentrates (in tonnes) |
| |
Sulfuric acid (in tonnes) |
| |
Provisionally priced sales: As of June 30, 2025, the Company has recorded provisionally priced sales of copper at average forward prices per pound, and molybdenum at the June 30, 2025 market price per pound. These sales are subject to final pricing based on the average monthly London Metal Exchange (“LME”), or New York Commodities Exchange (“COMEX”), copper prices and Dealer Oxide molybdenum prices in the future month of settlement.
The following are the provisionally priced copper and molybdenum sales outstanding as of June 30, 2025:
| Sales volume |
| Priced at |
| ||
(million lbs.) | (per pound) | Month of settlement | ||||
Copper | | | July 2025 through November 2025 | |||
Molybdenum | | | July 2025 through September 2025 |
The provisional sales price adjustment included in accounts receivable and net sales as of June 30, 2025 incorporates positive adjustments of $
Management believes that the final pricing of these sales will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or on operating results.
NOTE 14 — SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION:
Company management views Southern Copper as having
The
Financial information is regularly prepared for each of the
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and to make decisions to allocate resources to the reported segments. These are common measures in the mining industry.
Financial information relating to Southern Copper Corporation’s segments is as follows:
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||
|
| Mexican |
|
| Corporate, other |
| ||||||||||||
Mexican | IMMSA | Peruvian | Segment | and | ||||||||||||||
Open-pit | Unit | Operations | Total | eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
Net sales to external customers | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | — | $ | | ||||||
Intersegment sales |
| — |
| |
| — |
| |
| ( |
| ( | ||||||
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| ( |
| | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | ||||||
Depreciation, amortization and depletion |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | ||||||
Exploration |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | ||||||
Operating income | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | | |||||||
Less: | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest, net |
| ( | ||||||||||||||||
Other income (expense) |
| ( | ||||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ | | ||||||||||||||||
Capital investment | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Property and mine development, net | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Total assets | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||
|
| Mexican |
|
| Corporate, other |
| ||||||||||||
Mexican | IMMSA | Peruvian | Segment | and | ||||||||||||||
Open-pit | Unit | Operations | Total | eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
Net sales to external customers | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | — | $ | | ||||||
Intersegment sales |
| — | |
| — |
| |
| ( |
| ( | |||||||
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| ( |
| | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | ||||||
Depreciation, amortization and depletion |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | ||||||
Exploration |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | ||||||
Operating income | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | | |||||||
Less: | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest, net |
| ( | ||||||||||||||||
Other income (expense) |
| ( | ||||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ | | ||||||||||||||||
Capital investment | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Property and mine development, net | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Total assets | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||
|
| Mexican |
|
| Corporate, other |
| ||||||||||||
Mexican | IMMSA | Peruvian | Segment | and | ||||||||||||||
Open-pit | Unit | Operations | Total | eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
Net sales to external customers | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | — | $ | | ||||||
Intersegment sales |
| — |
| |
| — |
| |
| ( |
| ( | ||||||
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion) |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| ( |
| | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | ||||||
Depreciation, amortization and depletion |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | ||||||
Exploration |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | ||||||
Operating income | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | | |||||||
Less: | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest, net |
| ( | ||||||||||||||||
Other income (expense) |
| ( | ||||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ | | ||||||||||||||||
Capital investment | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||
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NOTE 15 — EARNINGS PER SHARE:
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (dollars and shares in millions except per share data):
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||
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| 2025 |
| 2024 |
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Net income | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Less: Net income attributable to the non-controlling interest |
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Net income attributable to SCC | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic and diluted | | | | | ||||||||
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Common shares-basic and diluted | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
On May 19, 2025, the Company paid a stock dividend of
NOTE 16 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:
Dividends:
On
In lieu of fractional shares, cash will be distributed to each shareholder who would otherwise have been entitled to receive a fractional share, based on a share price of $
Benefit plans:
On July 24, 2025, the Board of Directors authorized the termination of the noncontributory defined benefit pension plan covering former salaried employees in the United States and certain former expatriate employees in Peru. The costs related to this termination will be approximately $
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion provides information that management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of the condensed consolidated financial condition and results of operations of Southern Copper Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, “SCC”, “the Company”, “our”, and “we”). This item should be read in conjunction with our interim unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto included in this quarterly report. Additionally, the following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
Business: Our business is primarily the production and sale of copper. In the process of producing copper, a number of valuable metallurgical by-products are recovered, which we also produce and sell. Market forces outside of our control largely determine the sale prices for our products. Our management, therefore, focuses on value creation through copper production, cost control, production enhancement and maintaining a prudent capital structure to remain profitable. We endeavor to achieve these goals through capital spending programs, exploration efforts and cost reduction programs. Our aim is to remain profitable during periods of low copper prices and to maximize financial performance in periods of high copper prices.
We are one of the world’s largest copper mining companies in terms of production and sales and our principal operations are in Peru and Mexico. We also have exploration programs in Chile and Argentina. In addition to copper, we produce significant amounts of other metals, either as a by-product of the copper process or through a number of dedicated mining facilities in Mexico.
Outlook: Various key factors will affect our outcome. These include, but are not limited to, the following:
● | Sales structure: In the second quarter of 2025, 74.1% of our revenue came from the sale of copper; 11.6% from molybdenum; 6.6% from silver; 4.0% from zinc; and 3.7% from other products, including gold, sulfuric acid, and other materials. |
● | Copper: In the second quarter of 2025, copper prices per pound experienced variability (LME: fell from $4.42 to $4.32, or -2.3%; COMEX: rose from $4.55 to $4.72 or +3.7%). Based on supply and demand dynamics, we estimate that the deficit at 2025 year-end will stand at approximately 300,000 tonnes. Copper inventories worldwide have dropped 30%, going from 541,000 tonnes at the end March 2025 to 381,000 tonnes at the end of June 2025. We estimate that this inventory currently covers approximately five days of global demand. |
In the first half of 2025, the copper market registered a significant arbitrage difference between COMEX and LME prices. At its peak in July 11, 2025, the COMEX price was 119 cents per pound or 27% above the LME price. This huge difference reflected the strong possibility that a 50% tariff will be imposed on U.S. copper imports from various countries.
Although we maintain a very positive long-term outlook for copper, we believe high tariffs for international trade from the U.S. will affect economic growth worldwide, consequently impacting copper demand in the long run.
● | Molybdenum: Accounted for 11.6% of our sales in the second quarter of 2025 and is currently our most important by-product. Molybdenum prices averaged $20.57 per pound in the second quarter of 2025, compared to $21.69 in the same period of 2024, reflecting a decrease of 5.2%. |
Molybdenum is mainly used in the production of special alloys for stainless steel that require significant hardness, corrosion and heat resistance. New uses for this metal are associated with lubricants, sulfur filtering of heavy oils and shale gas production.
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For 2025, we believe that prices will hold at the current level of about $20.00 per pound given its diverse applications in critical industries.
● | Silver: Represented 6.6% of our sales in the second quarter of 2025. We believe that silver prices will be supported by demand for industrial use and precious metals. |
● | Zinc: Average zinc prices decreased 7.0% in the second quarter of 2025 versus the same period of 2024. We believe zinc has strong long-term fundamentals, driven by sustained industrial demand, particularly in the construction and automotive sectors. Although current supply levels are stable, a forecasted reduction in mine production and the closing of key refineries suggest that supply will tighten over time. As demand continues to grow, this imbalance is expected to put upward pressure on prices in the long run. Zinc represented 4.0% of our sales in the second quarter of 2025. |
● | Production: In 2025, we expect our copper production to reach 965,300 tonnes, a decrease of 0.9% over final production in 2024. Last year we drove our Pilares project to full capacity and we expect this project to contribute 32,400 tonnes of copper in 2025. |
Regarding by-products, we expect to produce 173,400 tonnes of zinc from our mines, up 33% from 2024 production level. This growth will be driven by the production of our Buenavista Zinc concentrator (110,700 tonnes), which is operating at full capacity. We also expect to produce 28,700 tonnes of molybdenum in 2025, which represents a decrease of 1.0% compared to 2024 production levels. For silver, we expect to produce 22.8 million ounces of this metal, an increase of 9% compared to last year’s production.
● | Capital Investments: In the second quarter of 2025, we spent $235.7 million on capital investments; this represented 24.2% of net income and a decrease of 29.0% compared to the amount registered in the same period of 2024. |
KEY MATTERS
Below, we discuss several matters that we believe are important to understand the results of our operations and financial condition. These matters include, (i) our earnings, (ii) our production, (iii) our “operating cash costs” as a measure of our performance, (iv) metal prices, (v) business segments, (vi) the effect of inflation and other local currency issues, and (vii) our capital investment and exploration program.
Earnings: The table below highlights key financial and operational data of our Company for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in millions, except copper price, percentages and per share amounts):
| Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, |
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| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| Variance | % Change |
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| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| Variance | % Change |
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Copper price LME | 4.32 | 4.42 | (0.10) |
| (2.3) | % | 4.28 | 4.13 | 0.15 |
| 3.6 | % | |||||||||||||
Copper price COMEX | 4.72 | 4.55 | 0.17 | 3.7 | % | 4.65 | 4.21 | 0.44 | 10.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
Pounds of copper sold | 494.0 | 509.3 | (15.3) |
| (3.0) | % | 1,031.0 | 1,027.8 | 3.2 |
| 0.3 | % | |||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 3,051.0 | $ | 3,118.3 | $ | (67.3) |
| (2.2) | % | $ | 6,172.9 | $ | 5,718.1 | $ | 454.8 |
| 8.0 | % | |||||||
Operating income | $ | 1,587.0 | $ | 1,607.3 | $ | (20.3) |
| (1.3) | % | $ | 3,122.5 | $ | 2,797.0 | $ | 325.5 |
| 11.6 | % | |||||||
Net income attributable to SCC | $ | 973.4 | $ | 950.2 | $ | 23.2 | 2.4 | % | $ | 1,919.4 | $ | 1,686.2 | $ | 233.1 | 13.8 | % | |||||||||
Earnings per share | $ | 1.22 | $ | 1.22 | $ | (0.00) | (0.3) | % | $ | 2.41 | $ | 2.17 | $ | 0.24 | 11.1 | % | |||||||||
Dividends per share (cash and stock) | $ | 1.40 | $ | 1.20 | $ | 0.20 | 16.7 | % | $ | 2.80 | $ | 2.00 | $ | 0.80 | 40.0 | % |
Net sales in the second quarter of 2025 totaled $3,051.0 million, representing a 2.2% decline compared to the same period in 2024. This result was primarily driven by a decrease in sales volumes of copper (-3.0%) and lower LME prices for copper (-2.3%), molybdenum (-5.2%), and zinc (-7.0%). These effects were partially offset by an increase in sales volumes of zinc (+14.0%), molybdenum (+2.7%) and silver (+13.9%), and by higher prices for silver (+16.6%) and COMEX copper (+3.7%).
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Net income attributable to SCC for the second quarter of 2025 reached $973.4 million, marking a 2.4% increase compared to the same period in 2024. This performance was primarily supported by a reduction in total operating costs and expenses (-3.1%), which was mainly attributable to an inventory variance in the cost of sales, and by an increase in interest income (+100.4%) related to higher cash and short-term investment balances. These positive factors were partially offset by the previously mentioned 2.2% decline in net sales, which reflected lower metal prices and reduced copper sales volumes.
Net sales for the first half of 2025 increased 8.0% compared to the same period in 2024. This growth was driven by higher sales volumes of zinc (+25.3%), copper (+0.3%), molybdenum (+6.1%) and silver (+14.0%) and by higher prices for copper (COMEX +10.5%, LME +3.6%), silver (+26.3%) and zinc (+3.3%). This was slightly offset by a decrease in molybdenum prices (-1.3%).
Net income attributable to SCC in the first six months of 2025 increased by 13.8% compared to the same period in 2024. This improvement was primarily driven by an 8.0% rise in sales and an 89.2% increase in interest income. These positive factors were partially offset by a 4.4% increase in operating costs, mainly related to variances in workers’ participation and inventory, and by a 10.6% increase in income taxes.
Production: The table below highlights our mine production data for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
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| 2024 |
| Variance |
| % Change |
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| Variance |
| % Change | ||||
Copper (in million pounds) |
| 526.9 |
| 534.6 |
| (7.7) |
| (1.4) | % |
| 1,056.5 |
| 1,064.3 |
| (7.8) |
| (0.7) | % |
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Molybdenum (in million pounds) |
| 17.5 |
| 16.9 |
| 0.6 |
| 3.5 | % |
| 34.4 |
| 32.5 |
| 1.9 |
| 5.9 | % |
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Silver (in million ounces) |
| 6.0 |
| 5.2 |
| 0.8 |
| 15.4 | % |
| 11.4 |
| 10.0 |
| 1.5 |
| 14.6 | % |
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Zinc (in million pounds) |
| 101.2 |
| 64.9 |
| 36.3 |
| 56.0 | % |
| 188.0 |
| 123.0 |
| 65.0 |
| 52.9 | % |
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The table below highlights our mine production data for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
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Copper (in million pounds): |
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| Variance |
| % Change |
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| Variance |
| % Change | |||
Toquepala |
| 142.8 |
| 142.1 |
| 0.7 |
| 0.5 | % | 283.3 |
| 280.4 |
| 2.9 |
| 1.0 | % |
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Cuajone |
| 89.0 |
| 89.9 |
| (0.9) |
| (1.0) | % | 180.2 |
| 180.8 |
| (0.6) |
| (0.3) | % |
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La Caridad |
| 63.5 |
| 64.6 |
| (1.1) |
| (1.7) | % | 124.5 |
| 129.6 |
| (5.1) |
| (4.0) | % |
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Buenavista |
| 226.2 |
| 232.9 |
| (6.7) |
| (2.9) | % | 457.4 |
| 462.8 |
| (5.4) |
| (1.2) | % |
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IMMSA |
| 5.3 |
| 5.1 |
| 0.3 |
| 5.2 | % | 11.0 |
| 10.7 |
| 0.3 |
| 3.1 | % |
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Total mined copper |
| 526.9 |
| 534.6 |
| (7.7) |
| (1.4) | % | 1,056.5 |
| 1,064.3 |
| (7.8) |
| (0.7) | % |
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Second quarter: Copper mine production in the second quarter of 2025 stood at 526.9 million pounds, a 1.4% reduction compared to the same period of 2024. This decrease was a result of lower production at Buenavista (-2.9%; due to lower ore grades and the fact that the new concentrator is fully dedicated to zinc production), La Caridad (-1.7%; due to lower ore grades and recoveries, partially offset by increased SX-EW production) and Cuajone (-1.0%; due to lower ore grades). These reductions were offset by increased production at Toquepala (+0.5%; due to higher recoveries) and IMMSA (+5.2%; due to higher ore grades).
Molybdenum production increased 3.5% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period of 2024. This growth was largely driven by improved production at our Cuajone (+8.9%), Toquepala (+7.4%), and Buenavista (+0.6%) mines, primarily due to higher ore grades. However, this performance was slightly offset by a decrease in production at our La Caridad (-0.5%) operations, which was driven by lower ore grades and recoveries.
Silver mine production increased 15.4% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period of 2024. This growth was driven by higher production at our Buenavista (+27.9%), La Caridad (+15.2%), IMMSA (+13.4%) and Cuajone (+8.4%) operations. However, this performance was slightly tempered by a decline in production at our Toquepala (-0.6%) mine.
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Zinc production increased 56.0% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. This significant growth was primarily driven by full-capacity operations at the Buenavista Zinc concentrator, which produced 30,894 tonnes of zinc (+126.3%) in the second quarter of 2025.
Six months: Mined copper production in the first six months of 2025 was 1,056.5 million pounds, and represented a slight decrease of 0.7% compared to the same period of 2024. This decline was primarily attributable to lower production at Buenavista (-1.2%, due to lower ore grades and the full allocation of the new concentrator to zinc production), La Caridad (-4.0%; due to lower recoveries) and Cuajone (-0.3%; due to lower ore grades). This was partially offset by an increase in production at our Toquepala (+1.0%; due to higher milling) and IMMSA operations (+3.1%; due to higher ore grades).
Molybdenum production increased 5.9% in the first six months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. This rise was mainly due to higher production at our Toquepala (+10.2%), Buenavista (+5.2%) and La Caridad (+5.1%) mines, reflecting an increase in ore grades. Growth, however, was slightly offset by a 0.9% decrease in production at the Cuajone mine.
Silver mine production increased 14.6% in the first six months of 2025, primarily due to higher production at our Buenavista (+36.6%), IMMSA (+10.4%), La Caridad (+5.8%) and Cuajone (+4.3%) operations. This growth was slightly offset by a decline in production at our Toquepala mine (-0.8%).
Zinc production increased 52.9% in the first six months of 2025. This growth was primarily driven by full-capacity operations at the Buenavista Zinc concentrator, which produced 56,227 tonnes during the period.
Operating Cash Costs: An overall benchmark that we use, which is a common industry metric to measure performance is operating cash costs per pound of copper produced. Operating cash cost is a non-GAAP measure that does not have a standardized meaning and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures provided by other companies. This non-GAAP information should not be considered in isolation or as substitute for measures of performance determined in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of our operating cash cost per pound of copper produced to the cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion) as presented in the consolidated statement of earnings is presented under the subheading, “Non-GAAP Information Reconciliation” on page 59. We disclose operating cash cost per pound of copper produced, both before and net of by-product revenues.
We define operating cash cost per pound of copper produced before by-product revenues as cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion), plus selling, general and administrative charges, treatment and refining charges net of sales premiums; less the cost of purchased concentrates, workers’ participation and other miscellaneous charges, including royalty charges, and the change in inventory levels; divided by total pounds of copper produced by our own mines.
In our calculation of operating cash cost per pound of copper produced, we exclude depreciation, amortization and depletion, which are considered non-cash expenses. Exploration is considered a discretionary expenditure and is also excluded. Workers’ participation provisions are determined on the basis of pre-tax earnings and are also excluded. Additional exclusions from operating cash costs are items of a non-recurring nature and the mining royalty charge as it is based on various calculations of taxable income, depending on which jurisdiction, Peru or Mexico, is imposing the charge. We believe these adjustments allow our management and stakeholders to more fully visualize our controllable cash cost, which we believe is one of the lowest of all copper-producing companies of similar size.
We define operating cash cost per pound of copper produced net of by-product revenues as operating cash cost per pound of copper produced, as defined in the previous paragraph, less by-product revenues and net revenue (loss) on sale of metal purchased from third parties.
In our calculation of operating cash cost per pound of copper produced, net of by-product revenues, we credit against our costs the revenues from the sale of all our by-products, including, molybdenum, zinc, silver, gold, etc. and the net revenue (loss) on sale of metals purchased from third parties. We disclose this measure including the by-product
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revenues in this way because we consider our principal business to be the production and sale of copper. As part of our copper production process, much of our by-products are recovered. These by-products, as well as the processing of copper purchased from third parties, are a supplemental part of our production process and their sales value contribute to covering part of our incurred fixed costs. We believe that our Company is viewed by the investment community as a copper company, and is valued, in large part, by the investment community’s view of the copper market and our ability to produce copper at a reasonable cost.
We believe that both of these measures are useful tools for our management and our stakeholders. Our cash costs before by-product revenues allow us to monitor our cost structure and address areas of concern within operating management. The measure operating cash cost per pound of copper produced net of by-product revenues is a common measure used in the copper industry and is a useful management tool that allows us to track our performance and better allocate our resources. This measure is also used in our investment project evaluation process to determine a project’s potential contribution to our operations, its competitiveness and its relative strength in different price scenarios. The expected contribution of by-products is generally a significant factor used by the copper industry to determine whether to move forward or not in the development of a new mining project. As the price of our by-product commodities can have significant fluctuations from period to period, the value of its contribution to our costs can be volatile.
Our operating cash cost per pound of copper produced, before and net of by-product revenues, is presented in the table below for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
Operating cash cost per pound of copper produced (1)
(In millions, except cost per pound and percentages)
Three Months Ended June 30, |
| Six Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| Variance |
| % Change |
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| Variance |
| % Change | ||||||||||
Total operating cash cost before by‑product revenues | $ | 1,078.2 | $ | 1,105.4 | $ | (27.2) |
| (2.5) | % | $ | 2,128.4 | $ | 2,184.4 | $ | (56.0) |
| (2.6) | % | |||||||
Total by‑product revenues | $ | (755.9) | $ | (716.4) | $ | (39.5) |
| 5.5 | % | $ | (1,414.4) | $ | (1,248.6) | $ | (165.8) |
| 13.3 | % | |||||||
Total operating cash cost net of by‑product revenues | $ | 322.3 | $ | 389.0 | $ | (66.7) |
| (17.2) | % | $ | 714.0 | $ | 935.8 | $ | (221.8) |
| (23.7) | % | |||||||
Total pounds of copper produced(2) |
| 510.4 |
| 513.2 |
| (2.8) |
| (0.5) | % |
| 1,022.1 |
| 1,024.0 |
| (1.9) |
| (0.2) | % | |||||||
Operating cash cost per pound before by‑product revenues | $ | 2.11 | $ | 2.15 | $ | (0.04) |
| (1.9) | % | $ | 2.08 | $ | 2.13 | $ | (0.05) |
| (2.4) | % | |||||||
By‑product revenues per pound | $ | (1.48) | $ | (1.40) | $ | (0.09) |
| 6.1 | % | $ | (1.38) | $ | (1.22) | $ | (0.16) |
| 13.5 | % | |||||||
Operating cash cost per pound net of by‑product revenues | $ | 0.63 | $ | 0.76 | $ | (0.13) |
| (16.8) | % | $ | 0.70 | $ | 0.91 | $ | (0.22) |
| (23.6) | % |
(1) | These are non-GAAP measures. Please see page 59 for reconciliation to GAAP measure. |
(2) | Net of metallurgical losses. |
In the second quarter of 2025, the operating cash cost per pound before by-product revenues fell from $2.15 to $2.11 compared to the same period of 2024, driven mainly by lower operating costs (-2.5%). By-product revenues per pound increased by 6.1% from $1.40 to $1.48. As a result, the operating cash cost per pound net of by-product revenues dropped 16.8%, from $0.76 to $0.63. This reduction reflects effective cost management and higher by-product revenues, primarily from zinc and silver.
For the first six months of 2025, the operating cash cost per pound before by-product revenues decreased from $2.13 to $2.08, which was mainly the result of a decrease in treatment and refining charges due to market conditions. In addition, a 13.5% increase in by-product revenues per pound helped reduce the operating cash cost per pound net of by-product
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revenues from $0.91 to $0.70. This 23.6% reduction was mainly supported by higher sales volumes for silver and zinc, along with the aforementioned decrease in operating cash costs.
Metal Prices: The profitability of our operations is dependent on, and our financial performance is significantly affected by, the international market prices for the products we produce, and for copper, molybdenum, zinc and silver in particular.
We are subject to market risks arising from the volatility of copper and other metal prices. For the remaining six months of 2025, assuming that expected metal production and sales are achieved; tax rates remain unchanged and giving no effects relative to potential cost changes, metal price sensitivity factors would indicate the following change in estimated net income attributable to SCC resulting from metal price changes:
| Copper |
| Molybdenum |
| Zinc |
| Silver | |||||
Change in metal prices (per pound except silver—per ounce) | $ | 0.10 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 1.00 | ||||
Change in net earnings (in millions) | $ | 62.5 | $ | 17.6 | $ | 12.5 | $ | 7.1 |
Business Segments: We view our Company as having three reportable segments and manage it on the basis of these segments. These segments are (1) our Peruvian operations, (2) our Mexican open-pit operations and (3) our Mexican underground operations, known as our IMMSA unit. Our Peruvian operations include the Toquepala and Cuajone mine complexes and the smelting and refining plants, industrial railroad and port facilities that service both mines. The Peruvian operations produce copper, with significant by-product production of molybdenum, silver and other material. Our Mexican open-pit operations include the La Caridad-Pilares and Buenavista mine complexes, the smelting and refining plants and support facilities, which service these mines. The Mexican open-pit operations produce copper, with significant by-product production of molybdenum, silver and other material. Our IMMSA unit includes three operating underground mines and several industrial processing facilities.
Segment information is included in our review of “Results of Operations” in this item and also in Note 14 “Segment and Related Information” of our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Inflation and Exchange Rate Effect of the Peruvian Sol and the Mexican Peso: Our functional currency is the U.S. dollar and our revenues are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars. Significant portions of our operating costs are denominated in Peruvian sol and Mexican pesos. Accordingly, when inflation and currency devaluation/appreciation of the Peruvian currency and Mexican currency occur, our operating results can be affected. In recent years, exchange rate volatility has been high but has had a limited effect on our results. Please see Item 3 “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” for more detailed information.
Capital Investment Programs: We made capital investments of $553.5 million in the first half of 2025, compared to $545.6 million in the same period of 2024. In general, the capital investments and investment projects described below are intended to increase production, decrease costs or address social and environmental commitments.
Set forth below are descriptions of some of our current expected capital investment programs. We expect to meet the cash requirements for these projects by utilizing cash on hand; internally generated funds and additional external financing. All capital spending plans will continue to be reviewed and adjusted to respond to changes in the economy and market conditions.
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Projects in Peru:
Our investments in Peruvian projects that are being built or for which basic or detail engineering is being conducted could surpass $10.3 billion in the next decade.
The openness of the Peruvian government and institutions to private investment; the strong support of local communities; and respect for the rule of law underpin our aggressive investment program. With the support and assistance of Peruvian authorities, the Company is moving forward to secure the administrative permits and licenses that are required prior to investment. The projects’ construction and subsequent operating phases will generate new poles of development; create significant job opportunities; and drive growth in tax revenues at both, national and regional levels.
Tia Maria - Arequipa: This greenfield project, located in Arequipa, Peru, will use state of the art SX-EW technology with the highest international environmental standards with a capacity of 120,000 tons of SX- EW copper cathodes per year.
Tia Maria will generate significant revenues for the Arequipa region from day one of its operations. At current copper prices, we expect to export $18.2 billion and contribute $3.8 billion in taxes and royalties during the first 20 years of operation. The project budget has been set at $1,802 million.
Project update: As of June 30, 2025, the Company had generated 1,376 new jobs, 802 of which were filled with local applicants. To the fullest extent possible, we intend to fill the 3,500 jobs estimated to be required during Tia Maria’s construction phase with workers from the Islay province. In 2027, when we start operations, the project will generate 764 direct jobs and 5,900 indirect jobs.
The project is in the early construction phase, and progress constructing access roads and platforms has reached 90%. The Company will advance these efforts alongside work to set up a temporary camp, engage in massive earthworks, and roll out mine-opening activities. To date, we have installed 59 kilometers of live fence to delimit the property.
Projects in Mexico:
We are currently expecting to obtain permits and licenses that had been put on hold by the previous government in Mexico. We are conducting talks with the current administration to continue rolling out SCC’s Mexican investments for $10.2 billion.
Minera Mexico is planning to invest more than $600 million in 2025 at both its open pit and underground mines. Half of this investment will be used to guarantee the viability of long-term operations by actively modernizing and updating assets. The remaining funds will target improvements in water usage and tailings management to ensure that our operations are safe and efficient. In addition, we will invest in efforts to bolster optimization and growth.
El Pilar - Sonora: This low-capital intensity copper greenfield project is strategically located in Sonora, Mexico, approximately 45 kilometers from our Buenavista mine. Its copper oxide mineralization contains estimated proven and probable reserves of 317 million tonnes of ore with an average copper grade of 0.249%. We anticipate that El Pilar will operate as a conventional open-pit mine with an annual production capacity of 36,000 tonnes of copper cathodes. This operation will use highly cost efficient and environmentally friendly SX-EW technology.
The Company has several projects in its Mexican pipeline that may boost organic growth if they are found to be of value for both stakeholders and the communities in which we operate. These projects are Angangueo, Chalchihuites and the Empalme Smelter, which could bolster our position as a fully integrated copper producer.
Potential projects:
We have a number of other projects that we may develop in the future. We continuously evaluate new projects on the basis of our long-term corporate objectives, expected return on investment, environmental concerns, required investment
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and estimated production, among other considerations. All capital spending plans will continue to be reviewed and adjusted to respond to changes in the economy and market conditions.
Los Chancas - Apurimac: This greenfield project, located in Apurimac, Peru, is a copper and molybdenum porphyry deposit. Current estimates of indicated copper mineral resources are 98 million tonnes of oxides with a copper content of 0.45% and 52 million tonnes of sulfides with a copper content of 0.59%. The Los Chancas project envisions an open-pit mine with a combined operation of concentrator and SX-EW processes that are expected to produce 130,000 tonnes of copper and 7,500 tonnes of molybdenum annually. The estimated capital investment is $2,600 million and the project is expected to begin operating in 2031. We continue to engage in social and environmental improvements for the local communities and are working on the project´s environmental impact assessment.
Project update: On June 6, 2025, the "Framework Agreement for the Development of the Tiaparo Peasant Community and the Los Chancas Mining Project" was signed with the community of Tiaparo. This agreement will be in effect throughout the construction and operation phases of the project. This agreement, as well as the important steps taken to control illegal mining activities related to the project represent important milestones in the development of our Los Chancas project.
Michiquillay Project - Cajamarca: In June 2018, Southern Copper signed a contract for the acquisition of the Michiquillay project in Cajamarca, Peru. Michiquillay is a world class mining project with inferred mineral resources of 2,288 million tonnes and an estimated copper grade of 0.43%. When developed, we expect Michiquillay to produce 225,000 tonnes of copper per year (along with by-products of molybdenum, gold and silver) at a competitive cash-cost for an initial mine life of more than 25 years.
We estimate an investment of approximately $2.5 billion will be required and expect production start-up by 2032. Michiquillay will become one of Peru´s largest copper mines and will create significant business opportunities in the Cajamarca region; generate new jobs for the local communities; and contribute with taxes and royalties to the local, regional and national governments.
Project update: As of June 30, 2025, the exploration project’s total progress was 45%. The drilling program was completed, totaling 145,928 meters, and 59,098 core samples were submitted for chemical analysis. Diamond drilling has provided the information necessary to interpret the distribution of mineralization in geological sections and develop geological modeling, which is required for the mineral resource estimate, currently underway. The geometallurgical studies have been successfully completed, and hydrological, hydrogeological, and geotechnical studies for the project are about to begin.
El Arco - Baja California: This is a world-class copper deposit located in the central part of the Baja California peninsula with ore reserves of over 1,230 million tonnes with an average ore grade of 0.40% and 141 million tonnes of leach material with an average ore grade of 0.27%. The project includes an open-pit mine with a combined 120 ktpd concentrator and 28 ktpy SX-EW operations.
Detailed engineering is still underway for the concentrator, SX-EW plant, water desalination, logistics infrastructure and power delivery.
The aforementioned information is based solely on estimates. We cannot make any assurances that we will undertake any of these projects or that the information noted is accurate.
ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE (“ESG”) PRACTICES
SCC continued to strengthen its focus on sustainability and transparency. For the first time, SCC’s Sustainable Development Report was verified by an independent third party. This verification complies with the standards of ESG rating agencies and bolsters investor confidence by providing detailed information on our performance across 15 material sustainability topics. The most noteworthy results include a 24% reduction in the lost time injury frequency rate
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since 2023; 39% of our electricity consumption was sourced from renewable energy in 2024; and The Copper Mark certification was achieved for all our open-pit operations.
SCC was included in the sustainability indices FTSE4Good Developed, FTSE4Good US and FTSE4Good US 100 developed by FTSE Russell. a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group. This inclusion the Company’s compliance with FTSE Russell’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards which are designed to identify companies with exemplary sustainability practices. Southern Copper obtained a score 60% above the average for the nonferrous metals’ subsector. Its presence in the FTSE4Good Developed and FTSE4Good US 100 indices places it among the top sustainability performers in developed markets globally and among the 100 highest-rated companies in the United States, respectively.
The FTSE4Good Index Series is a series of benchmark and tradable indices for ESG. These indices are used by a wide range of market participants to create and evaluate responsible investment funds and other sustainability-focused financial products. FTSE Russell’s ESG assessment considers a broad set of indicators, including climate change strategy; water security and biodiversity (E); health and safety; labor standards and community engagement (S); corporate governance structure; anti-corruption; and risk management practices (G).
International recognition for conservation of the Mexican gray wolf. At an event held in Detroit (June 3-4), SCC was recognized by the Tandem Global Awards 2025 in the category of “Mammal Projects.” These awards recognize excellence in corporate conservation by US-based and international companies that implement actions to protect biodiversity and improve natural environments. Buenavista del Cobre’s Environmental Management Unit, located in Cananea (Sonora), was recognized for its participation in the Binational Mexico-United States Program for the Conservation of the the Mexican Gray Wolf. This program focuses on driving genetic recovery and behavioral rehabilitation as well as reintroducing the gray wolf, which is on the brink of extinction, in the natural habitat.
Tía María: generating sustainable value. As SCC advances in building the Tía María mining project in Arequipa, Peru, we continue to drive development in neighboring communities by generating employment and hiring local suppliers. To date, we have created 1,376 new jobs. 802 were filled with local applicants, which represents 11% of the economically active population (EAP) of the nearby Tambo valley. SCC has also hired 50 local suppliers in the transportation, general services and machinery rental sectors, consequently improving the quality of life of more than 300 families. By creating employment, hiring local suppliers and rolling out Tía María’s local programs, SCC serves the needs of the majority of the Tambo Valley’s population.
Driving musical education in Mexican communities. As part of our Youth Orchestras and Choirs, professionals from the Academy of Music of the Palacio de Minería impart master classes to all students and teachers from the seven communities in Mexico that participate in the project. SCC also offers scholarships to outstanding students who wish to pursue higher learning in Orchestral Conducting and Pedagogy at the Instituto Superior de Música de Puebla, Mexico. This attests to the Company’s commitment to cultural and educational development.
ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, as well as quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risks, are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We make our best estimate of the ultimate outcome for these items based on historical trends and other information available when the financial statements are prepared. Changes in estimates are recognized in accordance with the accounting rules for the estimate, which is typically in the period when new information becomes available to management. Areas where the nature of the estimate makes it reasonably possible that actual results could materially differ from amounts estimated include: ore reserves, revenue recognition, ore stockpiles on leach pads and related amortization, estimated impairment of assets, asset retirement obligations, determination of discount rates related to the financial lease liabilities, classification of operating leases versus financial leases, valuation allowances for deferred tax assets, unrecognized tax benefits and fair value of financial instruments. We base our estimates on historical experience
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and on various other assumptions that we believe reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following highlights key financial results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
| Three Months Ended |
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| Six Months Ended |
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June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statement of Earnings Data |
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| Variance |
| % Change |
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| Variance |
| % Change | |||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 3,051.0 | $ | 3,118.3 | $ | (67.3) | $ | (2.2) | % | $ | 6,172.9 | $ | 5,718.1 | $ | 454.8 | $ | 8.0 | % | |||||||||
Operating costs and expenses |
| (1,464.0) |
| (1,511.0) |
| 47.0 |
| (3.1) | % |
| (3,050.4) |
| (2,921.1) |
| (129.3) |
| 4.4 | % | |||||||||
Operating income |
| 1,587.0 |
| 1,607.3 |
| (20.3) |
| (1.3) | % |
| 3,122.5 |
| 2,797.0 |
| 325.5 |
| 11.6 | % | |||||||||
Non‑operating income (expense) |
| (43.1) |
| (76.7) |
| 33.6 |
| (43.8) | % |
| (100.1) |
| (110.8) |
| 10.8 |
| (9.7) | % | |||||||||
Income before income taxes |
| 1,543.9 |
| 1,530.6 |
| 13.3 |
| 0.9 | % |
| 3,022.4 |
| 2,686.2 |
| 336.3 |
| 12.5 | % | |||||||||
Income taxes |
| (576.0) | (578.8) | 2.8 | (0.5) | % | (1,108.7) | (1,002.1) | (106.6) | 10.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Equity earnings of affiliate |
| 8.8 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 338.5 | % | 12.1 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 40.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to non‑controlling interest |
| (3.2) |
| (3.6) |
| 0.4 |
| (10.2) | % |
| (6.4) |
| (6.4) |
| (0.0) |
| 0.2 | % | |||||||||
Net income attributable to SCC | $ | 973.4 | $ | 950.2 | $ | 23.2 | $ | 2.4 | % | $ | 1,919.4 | $ | 1,686.2 | $ | 233.1 | $ | 13.8 | % |
NET SALES
In the second quarter of 2025 totaled $3,051.0 million, representing a 2.2% decline compared to the same period of 2024. This result was primarily driven by a decrease in sales volumes of copper (-3.0%) and lower LME prices for copper (-2.3%), molybdenum (-5.2%) and zinc (-7.0%). These effects were partially offset by an increase in sales volumes of zinc (+14.0%), molybdenum (+2.7%) and silver (+13.9%) and by an increase in prices for silver (+16.6%) and COMEX copper (+3.7%).
For the first half of 2025, net sales increased by 8.0% compared to the same period in 2024. This increase was driven by higher sales volumes of zinc (+25.3%), copper (+0.3%), molybdenum (+6.1%) and silver (+14.0%) and improved market prices for copper (COMEX +10.5%, LME, +3.6%), silver (+26.3%) and zinc (+3.3%). This was slightly offset by a decrease in molybdenum prices (-1.3%).
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The table below outlines the average published market metal prices for our metals for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
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| Three Months Ended June 30, |
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| Six Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| % Change |
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| % Change | ||||||||
Copper price ($per pound—LME) | $ | 4.32 | $ | 4.42 | (2.3) | % | $ | 4.28 | $ | 4.13 | 3.6 | % | |||||||
Copper price ($per pound—COMEX) | $ | 4.72 | $ | 4.55 | 3.7 | % | $ | 4.65 | $ | 4.21 | 10.5 | % | |||||||
Molybdenum price ($per pound)(1) | $ | 20.57 | $ | 21.69 | (5.2) | % | $ | 20.50 | $ | 20.77 | (1.3) | % | |||||||
Zinc price ($per pound—LME) | $ | 1.20 | $ | 1.29 | (7.0) | % | $ | 1.24 | $ | 1.20 | 3.3 | % | |||||||
Silver price ($per ounce—COMEX) | $ | 33.62 | $ | 28.84 | 16.6 | % | $ | 32.96 | $ | 26.09 | 26.3 | % |
(1) | Platts Metals Week Dealer Oxide |
The table below provides our metal sales as a percentage of our total net sales for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended |
| |||||||
June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||
Sales as a percentage of total net sales |
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
|
| 2025 |
| 2024 | |
Copper |
| 74.1 | % | 75.9 | % |
| 76.0 | % | 77.1 | % |
Molybdenum |
| 11.6 | % | 12.2 | % |
| 10.6 | % | 11.4 | % |
Silver |
| 6.6 | % | 5.0 | % |
| 6.1 | % | 4.7 | % |
Zinc |
| 4.0 | % | 3.7 | % |
| 3.8 | % | 3.2 | % |
Other by‑products |
| 3.7 | % | 3.2 | % |
| 3.5 | % | 3.6 | % |
Total |
| 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
| 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
The table below provides our copper sales by type of product for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. The difference in value between products is the level of processing. At the market price, concentrates take a discount since they require smelting and refining processes, while refined and rod copper receive premiums due to their purity and presentation.
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
| Six Months Ended June 30, |
| |||||||||||||||
Copper Sales (million pounds) |
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| Variance |
| % Change |
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| Variance |
| % Change | |||
Refined (including SX‑EW) | 234.0 | 250.2 | (16.2) | (6.5) | % | 484.4 | 517.6 | (33.2) | (6.4) | % | |||||||||
Rod | 86.3 | 88.9 | (2.7) | (3.0) | % | 177.8 | 180.7 | (2.9) | (1.6) | % | |||||||||
Concentrates and other | 173.7 | 170.1 | 3.5 | 2.1 | % | 368.9 | 329.6 | 39.3 | 11.9 | % | |||||||||
Total | 494.0 | 509.3 | (15.3) | (3.0) | % | 1,031.0 | 1,027.8 | 3.2 | 0.3 | % |
The table below provides our copper sales volume by type of product as a percentage of our total copper sales volume for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||||||||
Copper Sales by product type |
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| |
Refined (including SX‑EW) |
| 47.4 | % | 49.1 | % |
| 47.0 | % | 50.4 | % |
Rod |
| 17.5 | % | 17.5 | % |
| 17.2 | % | 17.6 | % |
Concentrates and other |
| 35.1 | % | 33.4 | % |
| 35.8 | % | 32.1 | % |
Total |
| 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
| 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
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OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES
The table below summarizes the production cost structure by major components as a percentage of total production cost:
| Three months ended June 30, |
| Six months ended June 30, | |||||||
2025 |
| 2024 | 2025 |
| 2024 | |||||
Power |
| 11.2 | % | 11.6 | % |
| 12.1 | % | 14.3 | % |
Labor |
| 12.3 | % | 11.9 | % |
| 12.1 | % | 11.3 | % |
Fuel |
| 14.4 | % | 15.9 | % |
| 14.8 | % | 15.2 | % |
Maintenance |
| 26.2 | % | 22.8 | % |
| 25.5 | % | 21.2 | % |
Operating material |
| 18.8 | % | 19.2 | % |
| 18.8 | % | 20.3 | % |
Other |
| 17.1 | % | 18.6 | % |
| 16.7 | % | 17.7 | % |
Total |
| 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
| 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
Second quarter: Operating costs and expenses were $1,464.0 million in the second quarter of 2025, compared to $1,511.0 million in the same period of 2024. The decrease of $47.0 million was primarily due to:
Operating cost and expenses for the second quarter of 2024 |
| $ | 1,511.0 | ||
Less: | |||||
• | Decrease in other cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion), which is mainly attributable to: | (37.2) | |||
- Inventory variance | (41.4) | ||||
- Operations contractors | (20.0) | ||||
- Fuel | (15.5) | ||||
- Freight, partially offset by | (15.0) | ||||
- Repairing materials, principally heavy equipment spare parts | 33.0 | ||||
- Exchange rate variance | 13.6 | ||||
- Workers participation | 5.8 | ||||
- Other net | 2.2 | ||||
• | Decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses. |
| (4.9) | ||
• | Decrease in depreciation, amortization and depletion expense. |
|
| (3.4) | |
• | Decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses. | (1.5) | |||
Operating cost and expenses for the second quarter of 2025 | $ | 1,464.0 |
Six months: Operating costs and expenses were $3,050.4 million in the first six months of 2025 compared to $2,921.1 million in the same period of 2024. The increase of $129.3 million was primarily due to:
Operating cost and expenses for the first six months of 2024 |
| $ | 2,921.1 | |
Plus: | ||||
• | Increase in other cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion), which is mainly attributable to: | 108.1 | ||
- Workers participation | 53.0 | |||
- Repairing materials, principally heavy equipment spare parts | 52.1 | |||
- Inventory variance | 38.6 | |||
- Exchange rate variance | 23.9 | |||
- Other net, partially offset by | 2.9 | |||
- Freight | (21.8) | |||
- Reagents | (20.6) | |||
- Operations contractors | (19.9) | |||
• | Increase in volume and cost of metals purchased from third parties. | 16.3 | ||
• | Increase in depreciation, amortization and depletion expense. |
|
| 11.4 |
Less: | ||||
• | Decrease in exploration expense. | (5.9) | ||
• | Decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses. | (0.6) | ||
Operating cost and expenses for the first six months of 2025 | $ | 3,050.4 |
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NON-OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE)
Non-operating income (expense) represented a net expense of $43.1 million and $100.1 million in the three and six months ended on June 30, 2025 compared to a net expense of $76.7 million and $110.8 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2024.
Second quarter: The $33.6 million decrease in the expense level was due to:
● | $17.7 million decrease in the net amount of other income (expenses), which includes an insurance compensation payment for $5.7 million in 2025. The 2024 figure included a $4.0 million inventory write-off and a $4.0 million provision for legal liabilities, |
● | $26.6 million increase in interest income due to higher cash balances, partially offset by |
● | $10.7 million increase in interest expense, net of capitalized interest. |
Six months: The $10.7 million decrease in the expense level was due to:
● | $15.1 million increase in the net amount of other income (expenses), which includes a $9.9 million asset impairment at Tia Maria project. |
● | $22.2 million increase in interest expense, net of capitalized interest, partially offset by |
● | $48.0 million increase in interest income due to higher cash balances. |
INCOME TAXES
| Six Months Ended |
| |||||
June 30, | |||||||
2025 |
| 2024 | |||||
Provision for income taxes ($ in millions) | $ | 1,108.7 | $ | 1,002.1 | |||
Effective income tax rate |
| 36.7 | % |
| 37.3 | % |
In addition to the income taxes of Peru, Mexico and the United States, the provision for income taxes also includes the mining royalties from Peru and Mexico and the Peruvian special mining tax.
SEGMENT RESULT ANALYSIS
We have three segments: the Peruvian operations, the Mexican open-pit operations and the Mexican underground mining operations.
The table below presents information regarding the volume of our copper sales by segment for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
| Six Months Ended June 30, |
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Copper Sales (million pounds) |
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| Variance |
| % Change |
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| Variance |
| % Change | |||
Peruvian operations | 209.8 |
| 222.6 | (12.8) |
| (5.8) | % | 456.1 |
| 437.6 | 18.5 |
| 4.2 | % | |||||
Mexican open‑pit | 282.4 |
| 292.1 | (9.7) |
| (3.3) | % | 572.6 |
| 599.2 | (26.6) |
| (4.4) | % | |||||
Mexican IMMSA unit | 8.2 |
| 9.7 | (1.5) |
| (16.0) | % | 13.4 |
| 17.6 | (4.2) |
| (23.8) | % | |||||
Other and intersegment elimination | (6.4) |
| (15.1) | 8.7 |
| (56.6) | % | (11.1) |
| (26.6) | 15.5 |
| (58.3) | % | |||||
Total copper sales | 494.0 |
| 509.3 | (15.3) |
| (3.0) | % | 1,031.0 |
| 1,027.8 | 3.2 |
| 0.3 | % |
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The table below presents information regarding the volume of sales by segment of our significant by-products for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, |
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By‑product Sales (million pounds, except silver—million ounces) |
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| Variance |
| % Change |
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| Variance |
| % Change | |||
Peruvian operations: | |||||||||||||||||||
Molybdenum contained in concentrate | 8.1 | 7.5 | 0.6 |
| 8.3 | % | 15.8 | 14.8 | 1.0 |
| 6.8 | % |
| ||||||
Silver | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| 7.7 | % | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.4 |
| 15.0 | % |
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Mexican open‑pit operations: |
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Molybdenum contained in concentrate | 9.2 | 9.4 | (0.2) |
| (1.7) | % | 18.5 | 17.5 | 1.0 |
| 5.6 | % |
| ||||||
Zinc | 64.3 | 39.4 | 24.9 |
| 63.3 | % | 97.3 | 44.2 | 53.1 | 120.0 | % | ||||||||
Silver | 3.4 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| 11.5 | % | 6.5 | 5.9 | 0.6 |
| 10.3 | % |
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IMMSA unit |
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|
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Zinc‑refined and in concentrate | 46.7 | 46.6 | 0.1 |
| 0.2 | % | 94.2 | 98.3 | (4.1) |
| (4.2) | % |
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Silver | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| 11.3 | % | 3.4 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| 3.1 | % |
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Other and intersegment elimination |
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Silver | (0.7) | (0.8) | 0.1 |
| (11.4) | % | (1.5) | (1.8) | 0.3 |
| (17.4) | % |
| ||||||
Zinc | (12.9) | — | (12.9) |
| — | % | (12.9) | — | (12.9) |
| — | % | |||||||
Total by‑product sales |
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Molybdenum contained in concentrate | 17.3 | 16.8 | 0.5 |
| 2.7 | % | 34.3 | 32.4 | 2.0 |
| 6.1 | % |
| ||||||
Zinc‑refined and in concentrate | 98.1 | 86.0 | 12.1 |
| 14.0 | % | 178.6 | 142.6 | 36.0 |
| 25.3 | % |
| ||||||
Silver | 6.0 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| 13.9 | % | 11.7 | 10.3 | 1.4 |
| 14.0 | % |
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Peruvian Open-pit Operations:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
| Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2025 |
| 2024 | Variance | % Change | 2025 |
| 2024 | Variance |
| % Change | ||||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 1,178.2 | $ | 1,246.7 | $ | (68.5) | (5.5) | % | $ | 2,444.2 | $ | 2,275.4 | $ | 168.8 | 7.4 | % | ||||||||||
Operating costs and expenses |
| (595.1) |
| (626.3) |
| 31.2 |
| (5.0) | % |
| (1,299.6) |
| (1,197.6) |
| (102.0) | 8.5 | % | |||||||||
Operating income | $ | 583.1 | $ | 620.4 | $ | (37.3) | (6.0) | % | $ | 1,144.6 | $ | 1,077.9 | $ | 66.8 | 6.2 | % |
Net sales in the second quarter of 2025 dropped $68.5 million compared to the same period of 2024. This decline was mainly driven by a decrease in copper sales volume (-5.7%) and by lower prices for copper (LME, -2.3%) and molybdenum (-5.2%). These effects were partially offset by an increase in sales volumes of molybdenum (+8.3%) and silver (+7.7%) and by higher silver prices (+16.6%).
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Operating costs and expenses were $595.1 million in the second quarter of 2025 compared to $626.3 million in the same period of 2024. The decrease of $31.2 million was primarily due to:
Operating costs and expenses for the second quarter of 2024 |
| $ | 626.3 | ||
Less: | |||||
• | Decrease in other cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion), mainly attributable to: | (14.7) | |||
- Operations contractors | (23.7) | ||||
- Inventory variance | (16.6) | ||||
- Workers participation, partially offset by | (10.1) | ||||
- Repairing materials, principally heavy equipment spare parts | 25.0 | ||||
- Exchange rate variance | 9.5 | ||||
- Other net | 1.2 | ||||
• | Decrease in cost of metals purchased from third parties. | (10.6) | |||
• | Decrease in depreciation, amortization and depletion expense. | (3.7) | |||
• | Decrease in exploration expenses. | (2.3) | |||
• | Decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses. |
| (*) | ||
Operating costs and expenses for the second quarter of 2025 | $ | 595.1 |
(*) Less than $0.1 million.
Net sales in the first six months of 2025 increased $168.8 million compared to the same period in 2024. This growth primarily reflects improvements in sales volumes of copper (+4.2%), molybdenum (+6.8%), and silver (+15.0%) as well as an increase in market prices for copper (+3.6%, LME) and silver (+26.3%). However, this was slightly offset by a decrease in molybdenum prices (-1.3%).
Operating costs and expenses in the first six months of 2025 increased $102.0 million to $1,299.6 million compared to $1,197.6 million in the same period of 2024. This was primarily due to:
Operating costs and expenses for the first six months of 2024 |
| $ | 1,197.6 | ||
Plus: |
|
| |||
• | Increase in other cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion), mainly attributable to: | 116.6 | |||
- Inventory variance | 92.8 | ||||
- Repairing materials, principally heavy equipment spare parts | 36.2 | ||||
- Exchange rate variance, partially offset by | 16.4 | ||||
- Operations contractors | (23.3) | ||||
- Other net | (5.6) | ||||
• | Increase in depreciation, amortization and depletion expense. |
| 9.5 | ||
Less: | |||||
• | Decrease in cost of metals purchased from third parties. | (19.3) | |||
• | Decrease in exploration expenses. | (4.3) | |||
• | Decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses. | (0.4) | |||
Operating costs and expenses for the first six months of 2025 | $ | 1,299.6 |
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Mexican Open-pit Operations:
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2025 |
| 2024 | Variance | % Change |
| 2025 |
| 2024 | Variance | % Change | ||||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 1,754.8 | $ | 1,738.5 | $ | 16.3 | 0.9 | % | $ | 3,504.2 | $ | 3,204.4 | $ | 299.7 | 9.4 | % | ||||||||||
Operating costs and expenses |
| (765.9) |
| (786.1) |
| 20.2 |
| (2.6) | % |
| (1,549.7) |
| (1,501.1) |
| (48.6) |
| 3.2 | % | ||||||||
Operating income | $ | 988.9 | $ | 952.4 | $ | 36.5 | 3.8 | % | $ | 1,954.4 | $ | 1,703.3 | $ | 251.1 | 14.7 | % |
Net sales in the second quarter of 2025 increased $16.3 million compared to the same period of 2024. This growth was mainly driven by higher sales volumes of zinc (+63.3%) and silver (+11.5%). This was supported by full-capacity production at the Buenavista zinc concentrator, as zinc sales volumes reached 64.0 million pounds in the second quarter of 2025. Additionally, higher prices for copper (COMEX, +3.7%) and silver (+16.6%) further supported the rise in net sales. However, these positive effects were mostly offset by a decrease in sales volumes of copper (-3.3%) and molybdenum (-1.7%) and by a decrease in prices of molybdenum (-5.2%) and zinc (-7.0%).
Operating costs and expenses were $765.9 million in the second quarter of 2025 compared to $786.1 million in the same period of 2024. The decrease of $20.2 million was primarily due to:
Operating costs and expenses for the second quarter of 2024 |
| $ | 786.1 | ||
Less: | |||||
• | Decrease in other cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion), which is mainly attributable to: | (41.7) | |||
- Exchange rate variance | (44.3) | ||||
- Inventory variance | (17.9) | ||||
- Freight, partially offset by, | (14.8) | ||||
- Energy costs | 14.5 | ||||
- Workers participation | 15.2 | ||||
- Other net | 5.6 | ||||
• | Decrease in depreciation, amortization and depletion expense. |
|
| (6.1) | |
• | Decrease in exploration expense. |
| (0.9) | ||
• | Decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses. | (0.9) | |||
Plus: | |||||
• | Increase in volume and cost of metals purchased from third parties. | 29.4 | |||
Operating costs and expenses for the second quarter of 2025 | $ | 765.9 |
Net sales in the first six months of 2025 increased by $299.7 million compared to the same period of 2024. This growth primarily reflects growth in sales volumes of molybdenum (+5.6%), silver (+10.3%) and zinc (+120.0%). Additionally, positive developments for metal prices, mainly copper (+10.5%, COMEX), silver (+26.3%) and zinc (+3.3%) contributed to this performance. Start-up at the Buenavista zinc concentrator played a pivotal role, as zinc sales volumes reached 97.3 million pounds for the period. However, this was partially offset by a decline in the sales volume of copper (-4.4%) and a decrease in molybdenum prices (-1.3%).
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Operating costs and expenses in the first six months of 2025 increased $48.6 million to $1,549.7 million compared to $1,501.1 million in the same period of 2024. This was primarily due to:
Operating costs and expenses for the first six months of 2024 |
| $ | 1,501.1 | ||
Plus: | |||||
• | Increase in volume and cost of metals purchased from third parties. | 60.5 | |||
• | Increase in other cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion), which is mainly attributable to: | 0.6 | |||
- Workers participation | 51.1 | ||||
- Energy costs | 19.7 | ||||
- Repairing materials, principally heavy equipment spare parts, partially offset by | 15.7 | ||||
- Inventory variance | (45.7) | ||||
- Exchange rate variance | (38.0) | ||||
- Other net | (2.1) | ||||
Less: | |||||
• | Decrease in exploration expense. |
| (3.2) | ||
• | Decrease in depreciation, amortization and depletion expense. |
|
| (8.1) | |
• | Decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses. | (1.1) | |||
Operating costs and expenses for the first six months of 2025 | $ | 1,549.7 |
Mexican Underground Operations (IMMSA):
Three Months Ended June 30, |
| Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2025 |
| 2024 | Variance | % Change |
|
| 2025 |
| 2024 | Variance | % Change |
| ||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 179.3 | $ | 185.2 | $ | (6.0) | (3.2) | % | $ | 334.7 | $ | 331.6 | $ | 3.1 | 0.9 | % | ||||||||||
Operating costs and expenses |
| (161.5) |
| (134.1) |
| (27.4) |
| 20.4 | % |
| (298.5) |
| (287.3) |
| (11.2) |
| 3.9 | % | ||||||||
Operating income | $ | 17.8 | $ | 51.1 | $ | (33.4) | (65.2) | % | $ | 36.2 | $ | 44.4 | $ | (8.1) | (18.3) | % |
Net sales in the second quarter of 2025 decreased $6.0 million compared to the same period of 2024. This decline was primarily driven by a reduction in the copper sales volume (-16.0%) and by a decrease in zinc prices (-7.0%). However, these effects were partially offset by an increase in sales volumes of silver (+11.3%) and zinc (+0.2%) and by higher prices for copper (COMEX, +3.7%) and silver (+16.6%).
Operating costs and expenses were $161.5 million in the second quarter of 2025 compared to $134.1 million in the same period of 2024. The increase of $27.4 million was primarily due to:
Operating costs and expenses for the second quarter of 2024 |
| $ | 134.1 | |
Plus: | ||||
• | Increase in other cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion), which is mainly attributable to: | 16.0 | ||
- Exchange rate variance | 23.7 | |||
- Repairing materials, principally heavy equipment spare parts | 1.7 | |||
- Other net, partially offset by | 0.8 | |||
- Inventory variance | (7.4) | |||
- Energy costs | (2.8) | |||
• | Increase in volume and cost of metals purchased from third parties. | 8.1 | ||
• | Increase in depreciation, amortization and depletion expense. | 2.5 | ||
• | Increase in exploration expense. |
| 1.0 | |
Less: | ||||
• | Decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses. |
| (0.3) | |
Operating costs and expenses for the second quarter of 2025 | $ | 161.5 |
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Net sales in the first six months of 2025 increased $3.1 million compared to the same period of 2024. This growth primarily reflects favorable metal price trends, primarily for copper (COMEX, +10.5%), silver (+26.3%), and zinc (+3.3%). Growth in silver sales volumes (+3.1%) boosted this performance. However, these positive effects were partially offset by a drop in sales volumes of copper (-23.8%) and zinc (-4.2%).
Operating costs and expenses in the first six months of 2025 increased by $11.2 million to $298.5 million compared to $287.3 million in the same period of 2024. This was primarily due to:
Operating costs and expenses for the first six months of 2024 |
| $ | 287.3 | |
Plus: | ||||
• | Increase in volume and cost of metals purchased from third parties. | 8.5 | ||
• | Increase in depreciation, amortization and depletion expense. | 3.2 | ||
• | Increase in exploration expense. | 1.7 | ||
Less: | ||||
• | Decrease in other cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion), which is mainly attributable to: | (2.0) | ||
- Energy costs | (10.6) | |||
- Inventory variance | (9.1) | |||
- Sales expenses | (4.3) | |||
- Other net, mostly offset by | (0.2) | |||
- Exchange rate variance | 22.2 | |||
• | Increase in selling, general and administrative expenses. |
| (0.1) | |
Operating costs and expenses for the first six months of 2025 | $ | 298.5 |
Intersegment Eliminations and Adjustments:
The net sales, operating costs and expenses and operating income discussed above will not be directly equal to amounts in our condensed consolidated statement of earnings because the adjustments of intersegment operating revenues and expenses must be taken into account. Please see Note 14 “Segment and Related Information” of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash flow:
The following table shows the cash flow for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in millions):
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| Variance | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 1,698.2 | $ | 1,621.8 | $ | 76.4 | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (983.6) | $ | (275.5) | $ | (708.1) | ||||
Net cash used in financing activities | $ | (627.5) | $ | (620.1) | $ | (7.4) |
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Net cash provided by operating activities:
The change in net cash from operating activities for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 include, in millions, the following significant items:
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| Variance |
| % Change | ||||||
Net income | $ | 1,925.8 | $ | 1,692.6 | $ | 233.2 | 13.8 | % | |||||
Depreciation, amortization and depletion |
| 430.0 |
| 418.6 |
| 11.4 |
| 2.7 | % | ||||
Provision for deferred income taxes |
| 53.2 |
| 23.2 |
| 30.0 |
| 129.2 | % | ||||
Loss (gain) on foreign currency transaction effect |
| 17.8 |
| (4.3) |
| 22.1 |
| (513.8) | % | ||||
Other adjustments to net income |
| 14.2 |
| 4.7 |
| 9.5 |
| 201.2 | % | ||||
Change in operating assets and liabilities |
| (742.7) |
| (513.0) |
| (229.7) |
| 44.8 | % | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 1,698.2 | $ | 1,621.8 | $ | 76.4 | 4.7 | % |
Six months ended June 30, 2025: Net income was $1,925.8 million, which represented approximately 113.4% of the net operating cash flow. The cash flow from operating assets and liabilities dropped by $742.7 million due to the following:
● | $(368.1) million increase in trade accounts receivable, which was mainly attributable to an increase in metal prices and in reported sales volumes in the first six months of 2025. |
● | $(394.9) million decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, which was primarily driven by payments of income tax and workers’ participation at our Peruvian and Mexican operations. |
● | $40.2 million net decrease in inventory, which was primarily driven by a $40.0 million reduction in the work in process inventory. |
● | $(19.9) million increase in other operating assets and liabilities, net. |
Six months ended June 30, 2024: Net income was $1,692.6 million, which represented approximately 104.3% of the net operating cash flow. The cash flow from operating assets and liabilities decreased by $513.0 million due to the following:
● | $(481.2) million increase in net, accounts payable and receivable at our Peruvian and Mexican operations. |
● | $(24.9) million net increase in inventory. |
● | $(6.9) million increase in other operating assets and liabilities, net. |
Net cash used in investing activities:
Six months ended June 30, 2025: Net cash used in investing activities included $553.5 million for capital investments. The capital investments included:
● | $331.4 million of investments at our Mexican operations: |
● | $86.4 million for the new tailings disposal deposit at Buenavista mine, |
● | $45.3 million for the IMMSA unit, |
● | $18.5 million for the water supply system at La Churea, |
● | $12.3 million for wells and recovered water conduction, |
● | $12.1 million for land for new projects, |
● | $164.7 million for replacement and maintenance expenditures, and |
● | $(7.9) million increase in capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid. |
● | $222.1 million of investments at our Peruvian operations: |
● | $43.7 million for the purchase of land at the Los Chancas project, |
● | $16.0 million for the relocation of the leaching crusher at Toquepala, |
● | $14.2 million for the Tia Maria project, |
● | $5.2 million for the cathode stripping machine at the Ilo refinery, |
● | $4.3 million for the modernization of the delamination machine at Toquepala, |
● | $4.0 million for the electric cogeneration at Ilo smelter, |
● | $33.5 million for other minor projects with a budget below $1 million, |
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● | $86.4 million for replacement and maintenance expenditures, and |
● | $14.8 million decrease in capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid. |
Investment activities in the first six months of 2025 included $430.1 million of net purchase of short-term investments.
Six months ended June 30, 2024: Net cash used in investing activities included $545.6 million for capital investments. The capital investments included:
● | $409.2 million of investments at our Mexican operations: |
● | $61.2 million for the IMMSA unit, |
● | $73.2 million for the tailing deposits of new concentrator, |
● | $37.2 million for Buenavista Zinc project, |
● | $13.4 million for Bella Union mine, |
● | $219.4 million for replacement and maintenance expenditures, and |
● | $4.8 million in capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid. |
● | $136.4 million of investments at our Peruvian operations: |
● | $12.2 million for the HPGR optimization at Cuajone, |
● | $4.0 million for the maintenance workshops at Cuajone, |
● | $3.0 million for Tia Maria project, |
● | $3.0 million for the relocation of the leaching crusher at Toquepala, |
● | $2.0 million for the Maintenance workshops at Toquepala concentrator, |
● | $1.1 million for the Quebrada Honda filter plant, |
● | $104.0 million for replacement and maintenance expenditures, and |
● | $7.1 million in capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid. |
Investment activities in the first six months of 2024 included $270.1 million of net proceed of short-term investments.
Dividends:
On July 24, 2025, the Board of Directors authorized a quarterly cash dividend of $0.80 per share of common stock and a stock dividend of 0.0101 shares of common stock per share of common stock, payable on September 4, 2025 for shareholders of record at the close of business on August 15, 2025.
In lieu of fractional shares, cash will be distributed to each shareholder who would otherwise have been entitled to receive a fractional share, based on a share price of $99.47, which is the average of the high and low share price on July 24, 2025.
Capital Investment and Exploration Programs:
A discussion of our capital investment programs is an important part of understanding our liquidity and capital resources. We expect to meet the cash requirements for these capital investments from cash on hand, internally generated funds and from additional external financing if required. For information regarding our capital investment programs, please see the discussion under the caption “Capital Investment Programs” under this Item 2.
Contractual Obligations:
There have been no material changes in our contractual obligations in the second quarter of 2025. Please see item 7 in Part II of our 2024 annual report on Form 10-K.
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NON-GAAP INFORMATION RECONCILIATION
Operating cash cost: Following is a reconciliation of “Operating Cash Cost” (see page 42) to cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion) as reported in our condensed consolidated statement of earnings, in millions of dollars and dollars per pound of copper in the table below:
| Three Months Ended |
| Three Months Ended |
| Six Months Ended |
| Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2024 | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ per |
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| $ per |
|
| $ per |
|
| $ per | ||||||||||||||
$ millions | pound | $ millions | pound | $ millions | pound | $ millions | pound | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion) | $ | 1,211.7 | $ | 2.37 | $ | 1,248.9 | $ | 2.43 | $ | 2,530.9 | $ | 2.48 | $ | 2,406.5 | $ | 2.35 | |||||||||
Add: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
| 32.5 |
| 0.06 |
| 33.9 |
| 0.07 |
| 64.1 |
| 0.06 |
| 64.8 |
| 0.06 | |||||||||
Sales premiums, net of treatment and refining charges |
| (36.5) |
| (0.07) |
| (9.8) |
| (0.02) |
| (71.5) |
| (0.07) |
| (14.8) |
| (0.01) | |||||||||
Less: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||||||||||
Workers’ participation |
| (97.1) |
| (0.19) |
| (91.2) |
| (0.18) |
| (204.1) |
| (0.20) |
| (151.1) |
| (0.15) | |||||||||
Cost of metals purchased from third parties |
| (63.4) |
| (0.12) |
| (49.3) |
| (0.10) |
| (114.0) |
| (0.11) |
| (83.8) |
| (0.08) | |||||||||
Royalty charge and other, net |
| (15.4) |
| (0.03) |
| (16.7) |
| (0.03) |
| (37.8) |
| (0.04) |
| (22.7) |
| (0.02) | |||||||||
Inventory change |
| 46.5 |
| 0.09 |
| (10.4) |
| (0.02) |
| (39.2) |
| (0.04) |
| (14.5) |
| (0.01) | |||||||||
Operating Cash Cost before by‑product revenues | $ | 1,078.3 | $ | 2.11 | $ | 1,105.4 | $ | 2.15 | $ | 2,128.4 | $ | 2.08 | $ | 2,184.4 | $ | 2.13 | |||||||||
Add: |
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|
|
| |||||||||
By‑product revenues(1) |
| (750.8) | (1.47) |
| (705.0) | (1.37) |
| (1,403.2) | (1.37) |
| (1,225.4) | (1.20) | |||||||||||||
Net revenue on sale of metal purchased from third parties |
| (5.2) | (0.01) |
| (11.4) | (0.02) |
| (11.1) | (0.01) |
| (23.2) | (0.02) | |||||||||||||
Add: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Total by‑product revenues |
| (755.9) |
| (1.48) |
| (716.4) |
| (1.40) |
| (1,414.4) |
| (1.38) |
| (1,248.6) |
| (1.22) | |||||||||
Operating Cash Cost net of by‑product revenues | $ | 322.4 | $ | 0.63 | $ | 389.0 | $ | 0.76 | $ | 714.0 | $ | 0.70 | $ | 935.8 | $ | 0.91 |
(1) | By-product revenues included in our presentation of operating cash cost contain the following: |
| Three Months Ended |
| Three Months Ended |
| Six Months Ended |
| Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2024 | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ per |
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| $ per |
|
| $ per |
|
| $ per | ||||||||||||||
$ millions | pound | $ millions | pound | $ millions | pound | $ millions | pound | ||||||||||||||||||
Molybdenum | $ | (354.7) | $ | (0.69) | $ | (379.2) | $ | (0.74) | $ | (655.2) | $ | (0.64) | $ | (652.7) | $ | (0.64) | |||||||||
Silver |
| (177.6) |
| (0.35) |
| (139.6) |
| (0.27) |
| (334.2) |
| (0.33) |
| (241.7) |
| (0.24) | |||||||||
Zinc |
| (115.0) |
| (0.23) |
| (91.0) |
| (0.18) |
| (215.9) |
| (0.21) |
| (136.7) |
| (0.13) | |||||||||
Sulfuric Acid |
| (66.3) |
| (0.13) |
| (63.9) |
| (0.12) |
| (124.7) |
| (0.12) |
| (133.2) |
| (0.13) | |||||||||
Gold and others |
| (37.2) |
| (0.07) |
| (31.3) |
| (0.06) |
| (73.3) |
| (0.07) |
| (61.0) |
| (0.06) | |||||||||
Total | $ | (750.8) | $ | (1.47) | $ | (705.0) | $ | (1.37) | $ | (1,403.2) | $ | (1.37) | $ | (1,225.4) | $ | (1.20) |
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk
Commodity price risk:
For additional information on metal price sensitivity, refer to “Metal Prices” in Part I, Item 2 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2025.
Foreign currency exchange rate risk:
Our functional currency is the U.S. dollar. Portions of our operating costs are denominated in Peruvian soles and Mexican pesos. Given that our revenues are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars, when inflation or deflation in our Mexican or Peruvian operations is not offset by a change in the exchange rate of the sol or the peso to the dollar, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows could be affected by local cost conversion when expressed in U.S. dollars. In addition, the dollar value of our net monetary assets denominated in soles or pesos can be affected by an exchange rate variance of the sol or the peso, resulting in a re-measurement gain or loss in our financial statements. Recent inflation and exchange rate variances are provided in the table below for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
| Three Months Ended |
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| Six Months Ended |
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June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||
| 2025 |
| 2024 |
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| 2025 |
| 2024 |
| |
Peru: |
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Peruvian inflation rate |
| 0.4 | % | (0.0) | % |
| 1.3 | % | 1.6 | % |
Initial exchange rate |
| 3.677 |
| 3.721 |
|
| 3.770 |
| 3.713 |
|
Closing exchange rate |
| 3.549 |
| 3.837 |
|
| 3.549 |
| 3.837 |
|
Appreciation/(devaluation) |
| 3.5 | % | (3.1) | % |
| 5.9 | % | (3.3) | % |
Mexico: |
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|
|
Mexican inflation rate |
| 0.9 | % | 0.4 | % |
| 1.8 | % | 1.7 | % |
Initial exchange rate |
| 20.318 |
| 16.678 |
|
| 20.268 |
| 16.894 |
|
Closing exchange rate |
| 18.893 |
| 18.377 |
|
| 18.893 |
| 18.377 |
|
Appreciation/(devaluation) |
| 7.0 | % | (10.2) | % |
| 6.8 | % | (8.8) | % |
Change in monetary position:
Assuming an exchange rate variance of 10% at June 30, 2025, we estimate our net monetary position in Peruvian sol and Mexican peso would increase (decrease) our net earnings as follows:
| Effect in net | ||
| earnings | ||
| ($ in millions) | ||
Appreciation of 10% in U.S. dollar vs. Peruvian sol | $ | 14.7 | |
Devaluation of 10% in U.S. dollar vs. Peruvian sol | $ | (18.0) | |
Appreciation of 10% in U.S. dollar vs. Mexican peso | $ | (16.0) | |
Devaluation of 10% in U.S. dollar vs. Mexican peso | $ | 19.6 |
Open sales risk:
Our provisional copper and molybdenum sales contain an embedded derivative that is required to be separate from the host contract for accounting purposes. The host contract is the receivable from the sale of copper and molybdenum concentrates at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale. The embedded derivative, which does not qualify for hedge accounting, is marked to market through earnings each period prior to settlement. See Note 13 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further information about these provisional sales.
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Short-term Investments:
For additional information on our trading securities and available-for-sale investments, refer to “Short-term Investments” in Part I, Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2025.
Cautionary Statement:
Forward-looking statements in this report and in other Company statements include statements regarding expected commencement dates of mining or metal production operations, projected quantities of future metal production, anticipated production rates, operating efficiencies, costs and expenditures as well as projected demand or supply for the Company’s products. Actual results could differ materially depending upon factors including the risks and uncertainties relating to general U.S. and international economic and political conditions, the cyclical and volatile prices of copper, other commodities and supplies, including fuel and electricity, availability of materials, insurance coverage, equipment, required permits or approvals and financing, the occurrence of unusual weather or operating conditions, lower than expected ore grades, water and geological problems, the failure of equipment or processes to operate in accordance with specifications, failure to obtain financial assurance to meet closure and remediation obligations, labor relations, litigation and environmental risks as well as political and economic risk associated with foreign operations. Results of operations are directly affected by metal prices on commodity exchanges that can be volatile.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
As of June 30, 2025, the Company conducted an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s disclosure committee and the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness and the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)). Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of June 30, 2025, to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is:
1. | Recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and |
2. | Accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Southern Copper Corporation:
Results of Review of Interim Financial Statements
We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Southern Copper Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2025, the related condensed consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “interim financial information”). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial information for it to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2024, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated March 3, 2025, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
Basis for Review Results
This interim financial information is the responsibility of the Company’s management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our reviews in accordance with standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the consolidated financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Galaz, Yamazaki, Ruiz Urquiza, S.C.
Affiliate of a Member Firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited
/s/ Galaz, Yamazaki, Ruiz Urquiza, S.C. | |
Mexico City, Mexico | |
July 31, 2025 | |
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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings:
The information provided in Note 10 “Commitments and Contingencies” to the condensed consolidated financial statements contained in Part I of this Form 10-Q, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1A. Risk Factors:
The Company's operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described in “Risk Factors” included in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on March 3, 2025. The following supplements and updates the risk factor previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Potential developments in the United States, regulatory uncertainty, tariff threats and trade tensions may affect the Company’s business and results of operations.
Our business operations may be adversely affected by changes in regulatory policies. Imposing new tariffs on imports could significantly affect our cost structures and pricing strategies. The uncertainty surrounding potential tariff policies may complicate our supply chain planning and international trade relationships while increasing costs for raw materials and goods. These events, should they materialize, may impact our profitability and competitive positioning in the market.
Additionally, changes in international trade policies and relationships may affect global commodity prices and market conditions and could have a material adverse impact on our business and results of operations. The adoption and expansion of trade restrictions; trade tensions; or other changes in governmental policies related to taxes, tariffs, trade agreements or any policies, are difficult to predict and could adversely affect the demand for our products, our costs, our customers, our suppliers and the U.S. economy and, consequently, could have a material adverse effect on our cash flows, competitive position, financial condition or results of operations. In April 2025, reciprocal tariffs were enacted by the United States government for imports from several countries. Most of these tariffs were paused but are expected to go into effect on August 1, 2025. In July 2025, the United States announced trade agreements with the European Union and Japan. The pause for reciprocal tariffs with China expires on August 12, but the trade tensions between these countries have deescalated as negotiations were conducted during July. In addition, on July 30, 2025, the United States also announced a 50% tariff on imports of semi-finished copper products and copper-intensive derivative products effective August 1, 2025. The financial markets reacted to these developments, causing fluctuations in the market prices for our main products and our common stock. We cannot assure that the market prices of our products and our common stock, our financial condition or our results of operations will not be adversely affected by any potential future developments related to tariffs, trade tensions or regulatory uncertainty.
Despite our risk management efforts and mitigation strategies, we cannot provide any assurance that such measures will be successful in addressing or minimizing the impact of political, regulatory, and trade-related risks on our business operations and financial results.
Item 2. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds:
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures:
Not applicable.
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Item 5. Other Information:
During the quarter ended June 30, 2025, no director or officer of Southern Copper Corporation
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | ||
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4.5 | |||
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4.7 | |||
4.8 | |||
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14.0 | |||
15.0 | |||
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23.6 | |||
23.7 | |||
23.8 | |||
23.9 |
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Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | ||
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23.10 | |||
23.11 | |||
23.12 | |||
23.13 | |||
31.1 | Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). | ||
31.2 | Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). | ||
32.1 | |||
32.2 | |||
96.1 | |||
96.2 | |||
96.3 | |||
96.4 | |||
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96.6 | |||
96.7 | |||
96.8 | |||
96.9 | |||
96.10 |
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Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | ||
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96.11 | |||
96.12 | |||
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document (submitted electronically with this report). The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | ||
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (submitted electronically with this report). | ||
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document (submitted electronically with this report). | ||
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (submitted electronically with this report). | ||
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document (submitted electronically with this report). | ||
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document (submitted electronically with this report). | ||
104 | Cover page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (“iXBRL”)). |
Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following documents formatted in Inline XBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024; (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024; (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024; (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024; and (v) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements tagged in detail. Users of this data are advised pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T that this interactive data file is deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.
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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION | |
(Registrant) | |
/s/ Oscar Gonzalez Rocha | |
Oscar Gonzalez Rocha | |
President and Chief Executive Officer | |
July 31, 2025 | |
/s/ Raul Jacob | |
Raul Jacob | |
Vice President, Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | |
July 31, 2025 |
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