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1 22 FEB201723444404 UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONW ashington, 20549 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2017OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number: 1-14066 SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)Delaware13-3849074(State or other jurisdiction of( Employerincorporation or organization)Identification No.)1440 East Missouri Avenue Suite 160 Phoenix, AZ85014(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)Registrant s telephone number, including area code: (602) 264-1375 SECURITIES registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:Title of each class:Name of each EXCHANGE on which registered:Common stock, par value $ per shareNew York Stock ExchangeLima Stock ExchangeSecurities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NoneIndicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the SecuritiesAct.

2 Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of theAct. Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, everyInteractive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T ( of this chapter) during thepreceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

3 Yes No Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K ( of this chapter) is notcontained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statementsincorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smallerreporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reportingcompany and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the EXCHANGE accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company (Do not check if aEmerging growth company smaller reporting company)If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period forcomplying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the EXCHANGE Act.

4 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes No At February 23, 2018, there were of record 773,028,469 shares of common stock, par value $ per share, aggregate market value of the shares of common stock (based upon the closing price at June 30, 2017 as reported on the NewYork Stock EXCHANGE Composite Transactions) of Southern Copper Corporation held by non-affiliates was approximately$2, OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:Part III:Proxy statement for 2018 Annual Meeting of StockholdersPart IV:Exhibit Index is on Page 146 through 148 Southern Copper Corporation ( SCC )INDEX TO FORM 10-KPage RT I .Item - 12 Item 1 ARisk - 22 Item 1 BUnresolved Staff - 61 Item 3 Legal 4 Mine Safety for Registrant s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters andIssuer Purchases of Equity - 64 Item Financial - 67 Item s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results - 97 Item and Qualitative Disclosures about Market - 99 Item Statements and Supplementary 100 - 168 Item in and Disagreements with Accountant on Accounting and and - 171 Item , Executive Officers and Corporate - 174 Item - 174 Item Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management andRelated Stockholder - 174 Item Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence.

5 172 - 174 Item Accounting Fees and - 174 PART , Financial Statement - 178 Supplemental - - 1842 PART IITEM COMPANYS outhern Copper Corporation ( SCC , Southern Copper or the Company ) is one of thelargest integrated copper producers in the world. Our major production includes copper, molybdenum,zinc and silver. All of our mining, smelting and refining facilities are located in Peru and Mexico andwe conduct exploration activities in those countries and in Argentina, Chile and Ecuador. See Item 2 Properties Review of Operations for maps of our principal mines, smelting facilities and operations make us one of the largest mining companies in Peru and Mexico. We believe we havethe largest copper reserves in the world. We were incorporated in Delaware in 1952 and haveconducted copper mining operations since 1960. Since 1996, our common stock has been listed on boththe New York and Lima Stock Peruvian copper operations involve mining, milling and flotation of copper ore to producecopper concentrates and molybdenum concentrates; the smelting of copper concentrates to produceblister and anode copper; and the refining of anode copper to produce copper cathodes.

6 As part of thisproduction process, we also produce significant amounts of molybdenum concentrate and sulfuric precious metals plant at the Ilo refinery produces refined silver, gold, and other , we produce refined copper using solvent extraction/electrowinning technology ( SX-EW ).We operate the Toquepala and Cuajone open-pit mines high in the Andes Mountains, approximately860 kilometers southeast of the city of Lima, Peru. We also operate a smelter and refinery west of theToquepala and Cuajone mines in the coastal city of Ilo, Mexican operations are conducted through our subsidiary, Minera Mexico de ( Minera Mexico ), which we acquired in 2005. Minera Mexico engages primarily in the mining andprocessing of copper, molybdenum, zinc, silver, gold and lead. Minera Mexico operates throughsubsidiaries that are grouped into three separate units.

7 Mexicana de Cobre de (together withits subsidiaries, the La Caridad unit) operates La Caridad, an open-pit copper mine, a copper oreconcentrator, a SX-EW plant, a smelter, refinery and a rod plant. The La Caridad refinery has aprecious metals plant which produces refined silver, gold and other materials. Operadora de Minas eInstalaciones Mineras de (the Buenavista unit ) operates Buenavista, an open-pit coppermine, which is located at the site of one of the world s largest copper ore deposits, two copperconcentrators and three SX-EW plants. Industrial Minera Mexico, de (together with itssubsidiaries, the IMMSA unit ) operates five underground mines that produce zinc, lead, copper,silver and gold, a coal mine and a zinc utilize modern, state of the art mining and processing methods, including global positioningsystems and computerized mining processes.

8 Our operations have a high level of vertical integrationthat allows us to manage the entire production process, from the mining of the ore to the productionof refined copper rod and other products and most related transport and logistics functions, using ourown facilities, employees and sales prices for our products are largely determined by market forces out of our control. Ourmanagement, therefore, focuses on cost control and production enhancement to remain profitable. Weendeavor to achieve these goals through capital spending programs, exploration efforts and costreduction programs. Our focus is to remain profitable during periods of low copper prices and onmaximizing results in periods of high copper prices. For additional information on the sale prices of themetals we produce, please see Metal Prices in this Item Information:Unless stated otherwise, all our financial information is presented in dollars and any referenceherein to dollars , dollars , or $ are to dollars; references to sol , soles or S/ , areto Peruvian soles; and references to peso , pesos , or Ps.

9 , are to Mexican Information:Unless otherwise noted, all tonnages are in metric tons. To convert to short tons, multiply by ounces are troy ounces. All distances are in kilometers. To convert to miles, multiply by Toconvert hectares to acres, multiply by STRUCTUREThe following chart describes our organizational structure, starting with our controllingstockholders, as of December 31, 2017. For clarity of presentation, the chart identifies only our mainsubsidiaries and eliminates intermediate holding Mexico, de (Mexico)Americas Mining Corporation(USA)Southern Copper Corporation(USA)Mexicana de Cobre, de C. V.(La Caridad unit)Industrial MineraMexico, de (IMMSA unit)Operadora de Minas eInstalaciones Mineras, de (Buenavista unit)Southern Peru Copper CorporationPeru Branch(Peru) Mexico, de (Mexico)Minera El Pilar(Mexico)100%We are a majority-owned, indirect subsidiary of Grupo Mexico de ( Grupo Mexico ).

10 At December 31, 2017, Grupo Mexico through its wholly-owned subsidiary Americas MiningCorporation ( AMC ) owned of our capital stock. Grupo Mexico s principal business is to act asa holding company for the shares of other corporations engaged in the mining, processing, purchaseand sale of minerals and other products and railway and other related conduct our operations in Peru through a registered branch (the SPCC Peru Branch , Branch or Peruvian Branch ). The SPCC Peru Branch comprises substantially all of our assets andliabilities associated with our copper operations in Peru. The SPCC Peru Branch is not a corporationseparate from us and, therefore, obligations of SPCC Peru Branch are direct obligations of SCC andvice-versa. It is, however, an establishment, registered pursuant to Peruvian law, through which we holdassets, incur liabilities and conduct operations in Peru.