Leonardo Contreras Lerdo de Tejada
On April 23, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Mr. Leonardo Contreras Lerdo de Tejada as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
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Southern Copper reports record Q1 net income $1.58B, appoints new CEO
Q1 net sales $4.25B (+36.2% YoY); net income $1.58B record (+66.7% YoY); EPS $1.92 vs $1.15.
Oscar Gonzalez Rocha, President, CEO and Board member, unexpectedly passed away on April 13, 2026 after a 50-year career.
Southern Copper CEO Oscar Gonzalez Rocha dies; Leonardo Contreras named interim CEO
Announced unexpected passing of President and CEO Oscar Gonzalez Rocha on April 13, 2026.
Southern Copper CEO Oscar Gonzalez Rocha passes away unexpectedly on April 7, 2026
President, CEO, and Board member Oscar Gonzalez Rocha passed away unexpectedly on April 7, 2026.
Southern Copper posts record Q4 net sales $3.87B, net income $1.31B, up 65% YoY
Net income $1.31B in Q4 (+64.7% YoY), EPS $1.56. Full year net income $4.33B (+28.4%), EPS $5.24.
Southern Copper Q3 record net sales $3.38B, net income $1.11B, EPS $1.35; boosts dividend
Net sales $3,377.3M (+15.2% YoY), net income $1,107.6M (+23.5%), EPS $1.35 vs $1.12.
Southern Copper Q2 net income $973M (+2.4%), cash cost down 17%, appoints new EVP
Q2 net sales $3,051M (-2.2% YoY); net income $973.4M (+2.4%); EPS $1.22 flat.
Southern Copper shareholders elect nine directors, approve stock plan and auditor at annual meeting
All nine director nominees elected with 732M to 759M votes in favor; broker non-votes ~12.4M.
Southern Copper Q1 net income $945.9M (+28.5% YoY); EPS $1.19; cash cost down 28%
Net sales $3,121.9M (+20.1% YoY); net income $945.9M (+28.5%); EPS $1.19 vs $0.95.
Southern Copper appoints Juan Fernando Nuñez Chávez as VP of Explorations
Appointed April 10, 2025; replaces Edgard Corrales.
SCCO Q4 net income $793.9M, up 78% YoY; record FY sales $11.43B
Q4 net income $793.9M ($1.01 EPS) vs $445.0M ($0.58 EPS) in Q4 2023, a 78.4% increase.
Minera Mexico prices $1.0B 5.625% Senior Notes due 2032
Minera Mexico, subsidiary of Southern Copper, priced $1.0B 5.625% Senior Notes due 2032.
Southern Copper Q3 net income +44.7% to $896.7M, EPS $1.15; dividend $0.70 + stock dividend
Net sales $2,930.9M (+17.0% YoY) driven by higher copper, zinc, silver volumes and prices.
Southern Copper Q3 2024 results announced; Director Perezalonso resigns
Director Gilberto Perezalonso resigned effective Oct 16, 2024 to pursue other professional interests; no disagreement with company.
Southern Copper reports Q2 2024 net income of $950.2M, authorizes $0.60 quarterly dividend
Net sales $3,118.3M, up 35.5% YoY; net income $950.2M, up 73.6% YoY.
Southern Copper to restart construction of Tia Maria copper project in Peru
Southern Peru Copper Corp. will restart construction of the Tia Maria project in Islay, Arequipa, Peru.
Southern Copper shareholders elect all 10 directors, ratify auditors at 2024 annual meeting
Approximately 96.82% of outstanding shares voted (748.55M out of 773.3M eligible).
Southern Copper Q1 net income $736M ($0.95 EPS); revenue $2.6B; stock dividend
Net income $736M (EPS $0.95) down 9.5% YoY but up 65.4% QoQ; revenue $2,599.8M down 6.9% YoY.
On April 23, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Mr. Leonardo Contreras Lerdo de Tejada as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
On April 13, 2026, Southern Copper Corporation (the "Company") announced with deep regret the unexpected passing of Oscar Gonzalez Rocha, the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer, and Board member.
Mr. Corrales assumed a new role within Southern Peru Copper Corporation, Sucursal del Perú as the Advising Director of New Projects effective April 10, 2025.
On April 10, 2025, the Board of Directors of Southern Copper Corporation (“SCC” or the “Company”) appointed Mr. Juan Fernando Nuñez Chávez as the Company’s Vice President, Explorations to replace Mr. Edgard Corrales.
Mr. Perezalonso Cifuentes resigned to pursue other professional interests.
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