# Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO) Critical Minerals Exposure

Southern Copper is linked to 1 critical mineral: a producer of copper. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as SCCO and based in Mexico.

Source: https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/southern-copper-nyse-scco
Exchange: NYSE
Ticker: SCCO
Country: Mexico
Production verified from filings: yes

## Critical minerals linked to Southern Copper

| Mineral | Role | Price per kg (USD) | 1M change | Stocks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Copper](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/copper-price-us) | Producer | $13.92 per kg contained | +2.2% | [Copper stocks](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/copper-stocks) |

## Sectors Southern Copper serves

- [AI](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/ai)
- [Batteries](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/batteries)
- [Defence](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/defence)
- [Electric Vehicles](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/electric-vehicles)
- [Power Grids](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/power-grids)
- [Robotics](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/robotics)
- [Semiconductors](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/semiconductors)

## About Southern Copper

Southern Copper is one of the largest copper miners in the world, majority-owned by Grupo México and headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. It holds some of the largest copper reserves of any listed company, with mines and smelters in Peru and Mexico that also produce molybdenum, zinc and silver.

## Southern Copper's critical minerals business

Copper is Southern Copper's critical mineral, produced at Toquepala and Cuajone in Peru and at Buenavista and La Caridad in Mexico. Its integrated smelters and refineries in both countries turn concentrate into cathode, and its large reserves give it decades of production ahead, with the Tía María project in Peru as the next major addition.

## Where Southern Copper operates

Southern Copper's Peruvian mines, Toquepala and Cuajone, sit in the country's south, with a smelter and refinery at Ilo. In Mexico it runs Buenavista and La Caridad in Sonora, along with smelters and refineries nearby.

## In the Stockatomics Terminal

Share price against its minerals, mineral exposure by value, the exposure score and its components, verified production with sources, downstream demand exposure and catalysts affecting Southern Copper.

## FAQ

### Which critical minerals does Southern Copper produce?

Southern Copper is linked to 1 critical mineral: it is a producer of copper. Each mineral's price is on its page: [Copper](/commodities/copper-price-us).

### Is Southern Copper a copper stock?

Yes. Southern Copper is a producer of copper, one of the 20 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. [See all copper stocks](/commodities/copper-stocks).

### Where is Southern Copper listed?

Southern Copper is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SCCO (NYSE: SCCO), and is based in Mexico.

### Who owns Southern Copper?

Grupo México holds a large majority of its shares, with the rest listed in New York and Lima.

### Where are Southern Copper's mines?

Toquepala and Cuajone in southern Peru, together with Buenavista and La Caridad in Sonora, Mexico.

## Related companies

- [Anglo American](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/anglo-american-lon-aal) (LON: AAL): Copper, Manganese, Metallurgical coal, Nickel
- [Antofagasta](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/antofagasta-lon-anto) (LON: ANTO): Copper
- [Barrick Mining](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/barrick-mining-nyse-b) (NYSE: B): Copper
- [BHP](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/bhp-nyse-bhp) (NYSE: BHP): Copper, Metallurgical coal
- [Boliden](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/boliden-sto-bol) (STO: BOL): Copper, Lead, Nickel, Tellurium, Zinc
- [Capstone Copper](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/capstone-copper-tse-cs) (TSE: CS): Copper
- [CMOC Group](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/cmoc-group-hkg-3993) (HKG: 3993): Cobalt, Copper, Niobium, Phosphate, Tungsten
- [First Quantum Minerals](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/first-quantum-minerals-tse-fm) (TSE: FM): Copper, Nickel
- [Freeport-McMoRan](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/freeport-mcmoran-nyse-fcx) (NYSE: FCX): Copper
- [Glencore](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/glencore-otc-glcnf) (OTC: GLCNF): Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Metallurgical coal, Nickel, Silver, Vanadium, Zinc
- [Hudbay Minerals](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/hudbay-minerals-tse-hbm) (TSE: HBM): Copper, Silver, Zinc
- [Ivanhoe Mines](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/ivanhoe-mines-tse-ivn) (TSE: IVN): Copper, Zinc

## Sources

- Company filings: Southern Copper’s minerals and its role in each.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): the US critical minerals list.
- Stockatomics: each mineral’s benchmark price per kg.

Last updated 18 October 2026.