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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-23-007079"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SCCO"
cik: "0001001838"
company_name: "SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/"
filed_at: "2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T07:40:17.681038+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Southern Copper Q1 net income +3.6% to $813M; declares $1.00 dividend

## Summary
- Q1 net sales $2,793.9M (+1.1% YoY); net income $813.2M (+3.6% YoY); EPS $1.05 (vs $1.02).
- Adjusted EBITDA $1,567.9M (-6.6% YoY), margin 56.1% (vs 60.7%); operating income -7.9%.
- Copper mined production 223,272 tons (+4.1% YoY); sales volumes +10%; molybdenum production -8.8%.
- Board declared $1.00/share dividend payable May 23, 2023; record date May 9, 2023.
- Capital investments $238.1M (+16% YoY); Buenavista Zinc concentrator ramp-up expected in 2H23.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-23-007079
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SCCO
- cik: 0001001838
- company_name: SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/
- filed_at: 2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001838/000155837023007079/0001558370-23-007079-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001838/000155837023007079/scco-20230426x8k.htm

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