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Issuer:     SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ (SCCO)
CIK:        0001001838
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-03-15T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-22-033893
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Southern Copper's Cuajone mine operations paralyzed after illegal occupation of water reservoir
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- Community group illegally occupied Viña Blanca reservoir, cutting water supply to Cuajone mine.
- Operations disrupted since Feb 10, 2022; water supply halted on Feb 28 and again after temporary restoration.
- Group used violent tactics including blocking railroad at R2 tunnel since Feb 10.
- SPCC denies land usurpation claims; states legal mining concessions granted by Peruvian State in 1951.
- SPCC appealed to Peruvian Government and National Police to restore rule of law and water access.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001838/000110465922033893/0001104659-22-033893-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001838/000110465922033893/tm229374d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-033893

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