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Southern Copper Corporation
Southern Copper Corp is an integrated producer of copper and other minerals and operates the mining, smelting, and refining facilities in Peru and Mexico. Its production includes copper, molybdenum, zinc, and silver. The company operates through the following segments: Peruvian operations, Mexican open-pit operations, and Mexican underground mining operations. Southern Copper generates the majority of its revenue from the sale of copper and the rest from the sale of non-copper products, such as molybdenum, silver, zinc, lead, and gold. Its geographical segments are The Americas, Europe, and Asia.
Tia Maria Copper Project on Track to Reopen After Years of Closure
The Tia Maria copper project in Peru is closer to reopening. On Thursday (April 26), owner Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) said it has reached a settlement with a company blocking its development.
Southern Copper Chief Executive Oscar Gonzalez told Reuters that the legal injunction blocking the development of the US$1.4-billion project has been resolved, allowing the massive copper project to clear another hurdle on its way back to operation.
Work at the Southern Peru-based project has been suspended since 2015 following deadly protests by local farmers worried about its environmental impacts on water supplies in the region.
Hopes for a 2018 reopening were dimmer after new Peruvian Prime Minister Cesar Villanueva told reporters in mid-April that his government would not “impose” any mining projects on communities.
“We’re not going to impose any mining project without communities feeling at ease first … that’s what dialogue is for,” said Villanueva.
But Southern Copper doesn’t appear fazed — in the company’s first-quarter report for 2018, Chairman of the Board German Larrea was quoted as saying he is confident that improved investment conditions in Peru will pave the way for the project’s construction permit to be granted.
“We believe the new administration of President Martin Vizcarra will work to provide equitable investment conditions while promoting stability, economic growth and social progress in Peru. These positive conditions will allow us to develop our Peruvian projects of Tia Maria, Los Chancas and Michiquillay, with a combined investment of $6.7 billion,” said Larrea.
“When in operation, these projects will increase our Peruvian copper production by about 500,000 tons,” he added.
Souther Copper estimates Tia Maria will be able to produce 120,000 tonnes of copper per year when operational, and the company expects the project’s construction permit to be issued in 2018.
Currently, the company says it has completed engineering requirements, complied with environmental requirements and obtained approval for its environmental impact assessment.
Peru is the world’s second-largest copper-producing country. On Thursday, Southern Copper’s share price on the New York Stock Exchange closed at US$53.32, up 0.77 percent.
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Securities Disclosure: I, Scott Tibballs, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
Southern Copper Reports Positive Results in Q1
Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) has released its Q1 results detailing overall net income 49.7 percent higher than Q1 2017.
As reported by the company a higher price of copper (+19 percent) helped offset a decrease in overall copper production.
As quoted in the press release:
Copper production decreased 4.2 percent in 1Q18 when compared with 1Q17, principally due to a lower production at the Buenavista SX-EW plant. We have been obtaining lower ore grade in the pregnant leaching solution of this plant due to the lower solubility index in our new leach pads and the characteristics of the ore that is being deposited in such pads. The company has developed a 12-month corrective program to overcome this temporary reduction in production. While we work on this program, we expect to produce 115,000 tons of copper from our SX-EW plants in Buenavista, which will reduce our copper production guidance for the year by 30,000 tons to 901,000 tons. It is important to note that this year, we will produce an additional 40,000 tons of copper contained from our new concentrator in Toquepala, which will start ramp-up in the 3Q18. Therefore, we are still expecting a 24,000 tons growth in copper production when compared to last year’s 877,000 tons.
Click here to view the full Souther Copper (NYSE:SCCO) press release.
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