Document and Entity Information
Document and Entity Information - shares | 3 Months Ended | |
Mar. 31, 2016 | Apr. 25, 2016 | |
Document and Entity Information | ||
Entity Registrant Name | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | |
Entity Central Index Key | 1,001,838 | |
Document Type | 10-Q | |
Document Period End Date | Mar. 31, 2016 | |
Amendment Flag | false | |
Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | |
Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | |
Entity Filer Category | Large Accelerated Filer | |
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 773,707,070 | |
Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2,016 | |
Document Fiscal Period Focus | Q1 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMEN
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | |
Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015 | |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS | ||
Net sales (including sales to related parties, see Note 7) | $ 1,245.1 | $ 1,274.8 |
Operating costs and expenses: | ||
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion shown separately below) | 726.8 | 679.8 |
Selling, general and administrative | 26.3 | 24.9 |
Depreciation, amortization and depletion | 135.3 | 117 |
Exploration | 10.5 | 10.3 |
Environmental remediation | 5.9 | |
Total operating costs and expenses | 898.9 | 837.9 |
Operating income | 346.2 | 436.9 |
Interest expense | (90.2) | (64.8) |
Capitalized interest | 15.2 | 38.9 |
Other income (expense) | (0.5) | (3.7) |
Interest income | 2.2 | 2.8 |
Income before income taxes | 272.9 | 410.1 |
Income taxes (see Note 4) | 92.3 | 129.2 |
Net income before equity earnings of affiliate | 180.6 | 280.9 |
Equity earnings of affiliate, net of income tax | 5.1 | 2.8 |
Net income | 185.7 | 283.7 |
Less: Net income attributable to the non-controlling interest | 0.6 | 1.3 |
Net income attributable to SCC | $ 185.1 | $ 282.4 |
Per common share amounts attributable to SCC : | ||
Net earnings - basic and diluted | $ 0.24 | $ 0.35 |
Dividends paid | $ 0.03 | $ 0.10 |
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted | 773.9 | 805.4 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEME3
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | |
Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015 | |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | ||
Net income and comprehensive income | $ 185.7 | $ 283.7 |
Comprehensive income attributable to the non-controlling interest | 0.6 | 1.3 |
Comprehensive income attributable to SCC | $ 185.1 | $ 282.4 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 |
Current assets: | ||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 376 | $ 274.5 |
Restricted cash | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Short-term investments | 282.6 | 603.5 |
Accounts receivable trade | 520.5 | 448.6 |
Accounts receivable other (including related parties 2016 - $46.5 million and 2015 - $15.8 million) | 106.4 | 102.6 |
Inventories | 931.3 | 857.2 |
Prepaid taxes | 194.2 | 165.8 |
Other current assets | 43.7 | 27.7 |
Total current assets | 2,459 | 2,484.2 |
Property and mine development, net | 8,400.5 | 8,262.8 |
Ore stockpiles on leach pads | 770 | 752.3 |
Intangible assets, net | 155.2 | 155.1 |
Related parties receivable | 111.2 | 111.2 |
Deferred income tax | 672.4 | 614.2 |
Equity method investment | 77.9 | 76.1 |
Other assets | 161.5 | 137.3 |
Total assets | 12,807.7 | 12,593.2 |
Current liabilities: | ||
Accounts payable (including related parties 2016 -$100.7 million and 2015 - $69.3 million) | 704.2 | 646.6 |
Accrued income taxes | 9.5 | 39.2 |
Accrued workers' participation | 99.4 | 124.9 |
Accrued interest | 136.5 | 87.1 |
Other accrued liabilities | 33.1 | 22.4 |
Total current liabilities | 982.7 | 920.2 |
Long-term debt | 5,952.1 | 5,951.5 |
Deferred income taxes | 228.4 | 196 |
Other liabilities and reserves | 39.3 | 35.4 |
Asset retirement obligation | 197 | 190.9 |
Total non-current liabilities | $ 6,416.8 | $ 6,373.8 |
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9) | ||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||
Common stock | $ 8.8 | $ 8.8 |
Additional paid-in capital | 3,353.7 | 3,349.8 |
Retained earnings | 4,974 | 4,812.1 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 1.1 | 1.1 |
Treasury stock, at cost, common shares | (2,966.3) | (2,908.9) |
Total Southern Copper Corporation stockholders' equity | 5,371.3 | 5,262.9 |
Non-controlling interest | 36.9 | 36.3 |
Total equity | 5,408.2 | 5,299.2 |
Total liabilities and equity | $ 12,807.7 | $ 12,593.2 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE5
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||
Accounts receivable other, related parties | $ 46.5 | $ 15.8 |
Accounts payable, related parties | $ 100.7 | $ 69.3 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEME6
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | |
Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015 | |
OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||
Net income | $ 185.7 | $ 283.7 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided from operating activities: | ||
Depreciation, amortization and depletion | 135.3 | 117 |
Equity earnings of affiliate, net of dividends received | (1.7) | (0.5) |
(Gain) loss on foreign currency transaction effect | (1.1) | (11) |
(Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes | (22) | (24.7) |
Other, net | 6.8 | (0.7) |
Change in operating assets and liabilities: | ||
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable | (71.8) | 39.1 |
(Increase) decrease in inventories | (91.8) | (54.7) |
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 19.9 | (153.1) |
Increase (decrease) in other operating assets and liabilities | (95.2) | 29.3 |
Net cash provided by operating activities | 64.1 | 224.4 |
INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||
Capital expenditures | (223.3) | (248.7) |
Proceeds from (purchase of) short-term investments, net | 320.8 | 254.7 |
Sale of property | 0.8 | |
Net cash provided by investing activities | 98.3 | 6 |
FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||
Debt incurred | 50 | |
Cash dividends paid to common stockholders | (23.2) | (80.5) |
Repurchase of common shares | (53.7) | (370.1) |
Distributions to non-controlling interest | (0.2) | |
Net cash used in financing activities | (76.9) | (400.8) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 16 | (1.5) |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 101.5 | (171.9) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 274.5 | 364 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ 376 | $ 192.1 |
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS_
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS: | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS: | |
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS: | NOTE 1 — DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS: The Company is a majority-owned, indirect subsidiary of Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V. (“Grupo Mexico”). At March 31, 2016, Grupo Mexico through its wholly-owned subsidiary Americas Mining Corporation (“AMC”) owned 88.8% of the Company’s capital stock. The condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein consist of the accounts of Southern Copper Corporation (“SCC” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries. The Company is an integrated producer of copper and other minerals, and operates mining, smelting and refining facilities in Peru and Mexico. The Company conducts its primary operations in Peru through a registered branch (the “Peruvian Branch” or “Branch” or “SPCC Peru Branch”). The Peruvian Branch is not a corporation separate from the Company. The Company’s Mexican operations are conducted through subsidiaries. The Company also conducts exploration activities in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru. In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to state fairly the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2016 and the results of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The December 31, 2015 balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2015 and notes included in the Company’s 2015 annual report on Form 10-K. |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS _
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS : | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: | NOTE 2 — SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: Short-term investments were as follows ($ in millions): At March 31, At December 31, 2016 2015 Trading securities $ $ Weighted average interest rate % % Available-for-sale $ $ Weighted average interest rate % % Total $ $ Trading securities consist of bonds issued by public companies and are publicly traded. Each financial instrument is independent of the others. The Company has the intention to sell these bonds in the short-term. Available-for-sale investments consist of securities issued by public companies. Each security is independent of the others and at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, included corporate bonds and asset and mortgage backed obligations. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, gross unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities were not material. Related to these investments the Company earned interest, which was recorded as interest income in the condensed consolidated statement of earnings. Also the Company redeemed some of these securities and recognized gains (losses) due to changes in fair value, which were recorded as other income (expense) in the condensed consolidated statement of earnings. The following table summarizes the activity of these investments by category (in millions): Three months ended March 31, 2016 2015 Trading: Interest earned $ $ Unrealized gain at the end of the period $ $ Available-for-sale: Interest earned (* ) (* ) Investment redeemed $ $ (*) Less than $0.1 million. |
INVENTORIES_
INVENTORIES: | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
INVENTORIES: | |
INVENTORIES: | NOTE 3 - INVENTORIES: Inventories were as follows: (in millions) At March 31, 2016 At December 31, 2015 Inventory, current: Metals at average cost: Finished goods $ $ Work-in-process Ore stockpiles on leach pads Supplies at average cost: Total current inventory $ $ Inventory, non-current: Ore stockpiles on leach pads $ $ In the first quarter 2016 and 2015, total leaching costs capitalized as non-current inventory of ore stockpiles on leach pads amounted to $124.8 million and $104.6 million, respectively. Leaching inventories recognized in cost of sales amounted to $79.2 million and $50.6 million for the first quarter 2016 and 2015, respectively. |
INCOME TAXES_
INCOME TAXES: | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
INCOME TAXES: | |
INCOME TAXES: | NOTE 4 — INCOME TAXES: The income tax provision and the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2016 and 2015 consisted of ($ in millions): 2016 2015 Statutory income tax provision $ $ Peruvian royalty — Mexican royalty Peruvian special mining tax Income tax provision $ $ Effective income tax rate % % These provisions include income taxes for Peru, Mexico and the United States. In addition, a Mexican royalty tax, a portion of the Peruvian royalty tax and the Peruvian special mining tax are included in the income tax provision. The increase in the effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2016 from the same period in the prior year is primarily due to an increase of forecasted dividends from Mexico, which caused an increase of approximately 1%. The remaining increase in the rate is due to lower permanent differences, including depletion, in comparison to the first quarter of 2015. Peruvian royalty and special mining tax : In 2011, the Peruvian congress approved an amendment to the mining royalty charge. The mining royalty charge is based on operating income margins with graduated rates ranging from 1% to 12% of operating profits, with a minimum royalty charge assessed at 1% of net sales. If the operating income margin is 10% or less, the royalty charge is 1% and for each 5% increment in the operating income margin, the royalty charge rate increases by 0.75%, up to a maximum of 12%. The minimum royalty charge assessed at 1% of net sales is recorded as cost of sales and those amounts assessed against operating income are included in the income tax provision. The Company has accrued $4.1 million and $5.7 million of royalty charge in the first quarter 2016 and 2015, respectively, of which $0.5 million was included in income taxes in 2015; no amounts were included in income tax in the first quarter 2016, as the royalty for the quarter was assessed at 1% of net sales. Also in 2011, the Peruvian government enacted a special mining tax. This tax is based on operating income and its rate ranges from 2% to 8.4%. It begins at 2% for operating income margin up to 10% and increases by 0.4% of operating income for each additional 5% of operating income until 85% of operating income is reached. The Company has accrued $0.4 million and $3.8 million of special mining tax as part of the income tax provision for the first quarter 2016 and 2015, respectively. Peruvian income tax rate: In 2014, the Peruvian government enacted tax law changes to both the income tax and dividend tax rates that became effective on January 1, 2015. The rate in effect for 2014 was 30%, with a 4.1% dividend tax rate. The new rates are as follows: Year Income Tax Rate Dividend Tax Rate 2015- 2016 % % 2017- 2018 % % 2019 and later % % Mexican mining royalty : In December 2013, the Mexican government enacted a law which, among other things, established a mining royalty charge of 7.5% on earnings before taxes as defined by Mexican tax regulations and an additional royalty charge of 0.5% over gross income from sales of gold, silver and platinum. The Company has accrued $9.3 million and $13.7 million of royalty taxes as part of the income tax provision for the first quarter 2016 and 2015, respectively. In the first quarter of 2016, the Company has paid $33.9 million for year 2015 mining royalty. Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes: In the first quarter 2016, there were no changes in the Company’s uncertain tax positions. |
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES_
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: | |
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: | NOTE 5 — PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: At March 31, 2016, the Company has recorded provisionally priced sales of copper at average forward prices per pound, and molybdenum at the March 31, 2016 market price per pound. These sales are subject to final pricing based on the average monthly London Metal Exchange (“LME”), or New York Commodities Exchange (“COMEX”), copper prices and Dealer Oxide molybdenum prices in the future month of settlement. Following are the provisionally priced copper and molybdenum sales outstanding at March 31, 2016: Sales volume (million lbs.) Priced at (per pound) Month of settlement Copper $ From April 2016 to July 2016 Molybdenum $ From April 2016 to June 2016 The provisional sales price adjustment included in accounts receivable and net sales at March, 31, 2016 includes a negative adjustment of $6.8 million for copper and a positive adjustment of $3.2 million for molybdenum. Management believes that the final pricing of these sales will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. |
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION_
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION: | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION: | |
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION: | NOTE 6 - ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION: The Company maintains an estimated asset retirement obligation for its mining properties in Peru, as required by the Peruvian Mine Closure Law. In accordance with the requirements of this law the Company’s closure plans were approved by the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines (“MINEM”). As part of the closure plans, the Company is required to provide annual guarantees over the estimated life of the mines, based on a present value approach, and to furnish the funds for the asset retirement obligation. This law requires a review of closing plans every five years. Currently and for the near-term future, the Company has pledged the value of its Lima office complex as support for this obligation. The accepted value of the Lima office building, for this purpose, is $27.8 million. Through March 2016, the Company has provided guarantees of $21.7 million. The closure cost recognized for this liability includes the cost, as outlined in its closure plans, of dismantling the Toquepala and Cuajone concentrators, the smelter and refinery in Ilo, and the shops and auxiliary facilities at the three units. In 2010, the Company announced to the Mexican federal environmental authorities its closure plans for the copper smelter plant at San Luis Potosi. The Company initiated a program for plant demolition and soil remediation with a budget of $66.2 million, of which the Company has spent $64.7 million through March 31, 2016. Plant demolition and construction of a confinement area at the south of the property were completed in 2012. During 2016, the Company continues with soil remediation which is expected to be completed by the end of 2016 along with the construction of a second confinement area. The Company expects that once the site is remediated, a decision will be made on whether sell or develop the property. The overall cost recognized for mining closure in Mexico includes the estimated costs of dismantling concentrators, smelter and refinery plants, shops and other facilities. The following table summarizes the asset retirement obligation activity for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in millions): 2016 2015 Balance as of January 1 $ $ Changes in estimates — — Additions — — Payments ) ) Accretion expense Balance as of March 31, $ $ |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS_
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | NOTE 7 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: The Company has entered into certain transactions in the ordinary course of business with parties that are controlling shareholders or their affiliates. These transactions include the lease of office space, air transportation and construction services and products and services related to mining and refining. The Company lends and borrows funds among affiliates for acquisitions and other corporate purposes. These financial transactions bear interest and are subject to review and approval by senior management, as are all related party transactions. It is the Company’s policy that the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors shall review all related party transactions. The Company is prohibited from entering or continuing a material related party transaction that has not been reviewed and approved or ratified by the Audit Committee. Receivable and payable balances with related parties are shown below (in millions): At March 31, 2016 At December 31, 2015 Related parties receivable current : Asarco LLC $ $ — Compania Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V. and affiliates Ferrocarril Mexicano S.A. de C.V. — Grupo Mexico Mexico Generadora de Energia S. de R.L. (“MGE”) Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates Operadora de Cinemas S.A. de C.V. — Operadora de Generadoras de Energia Mexico S.A. de C.V. $ $ Related parties receivable non-current : MGE $ $ Related parties payable: Asarco LLC $ $ Boutique Bowling de Mexico S.A. de C.V. — Breaker S.A. de C.V. and affiliates (“Breaker”) Eolica El Retiro, S.A.P.I. de C.V. Ferrocarril Mexicano S.A. de C.V. — Grupo Mexico MGE Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates Mexico Transportes Aereos S.A. de C.V. (“Mextransport”) Operadora de Cinemas S.A. de C.V. Sempertrans and affiliates — $ $ Purchase and sale activity: Grupo Mexico and affiliates: The following table summarizes the purchase and sale activities with Grupo Mexico and its affiliates in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in millions): 2016 2015 Purchase activity Asarco LLC $ $ Compania Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V and affiliates — Eolica El Retiro, S.A.P.I. de C.V. Ferrocarril Mexicano S.A de C.V. Grupo Mexico MGE Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates Total purchases $ $ Sales activity Asarco LLC $ $ Compania Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V and affiliates Grupo Mexico — MGE Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates — Total sales $ $ Grupo Mexico, the parent and the majority indirect stockholder of the Company, and its affiliates provide various services to the Company. These services are primarily related to accounting, legal, tax, financial, treasury, human resources, price risk assessment and hedging, purchasing, procurement and logistics, sales and administrative and other support services. The Company pays Grupo Mexico for these services and expects to continue requiring these in the future. The Company’s Mexican operations paid fees for freight services provided by Ferrocarril Mexicano S.A de C.V., for construction services provided by Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollo S.A. de C.V. and its affiliates, and for drilling services provided by Compania Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V. All of these companies are subsidiaries of Grupo Mexico. The Company’s Mexican operations purchased scrap and other residual copper mineral from Asarco LLC, and power from MGE. Both companies are subsidiaries of Grupo Mexico. In 2005, the Company organized MGE, as a subsidiary of Minera Mexico, for the construction of two power plants to supply power to the Company’s Mexican operations. In May 2010, the Company’s Mexican operations granted a $350 million line of credit to MGE for the construction of the power plants. That line of credit was due on December 31, 2012 and carried an interest rate of 4.4%. In the first quarter of 2012, Controladora de Infraestructura Energetica Mexico, S. A. de C. V., an indirect subsidiary of Grupo Mexico, acquired 99.999% of MGE through a capital subscription of 1,928.6 million of Mexican pesos (approximately $150 million), reducing Minera Mexico’s participation to less than 0.001%. As consequence of this change in control, MGE became an indirect subsidiary of Grupo Mexico. Additionally, at the same time, MGE paid $150 million to the Company’s Mexican operations partially reducing the total debt. At December 31, 2012, the outstanding balance of $184.0 million was restructured as subordinated debt of MGE with an interest rate of 5.75%. MGE is repaying its debt to the Company using a percentage of its profits until such time as the debt is satisfied. At March 31, 2016 the remaining balance of the debt was $111.2 million and was recorded as non-current related party receivable on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Related to this loan the Company recorded interest income of $1.6 million and $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2016 and 2015, respectively. In 2012, the Company signed a power purchase agreement with MGE, whereby MGE will supply some of the Company’s Mexican operations with power through 2032. MGE completed construction of its first power plant in June 2013 and the second plant, in the second quarter of 2014. These plants are natural gas-fired combined cycle power generating units, with a net total capacity of 516.2 megawatts. MGE has the authorization for the interconnection with the Mexican electrical system to start operations in the second plant. The first plant began supplying power to the Company in December 2013, and the second plant began to supply power in June 2015. MGE is supplying approximately 12% of its power output to third-party energy users. On August 4, 2014, Mexico Generadora de Energia Eolica S. de R.L. de C.V, an indirect subsidiary of Grupo Mexico, located in Oaxaca, Mexico; acquired Eolica El Retiro, S.A.P.I de C.V. Eolica El Retiro is a windfarm that has 37 wind turbines. This company started operations in January 2014 and started to sell power to IMMSA and other subsidiaries of Grupo Mexico in the third quarter of 2014. During the first quarter of 2016, approximately 12% of Eolica El Retiro’s power was sold to IMMSA, the rest of its power output to third-party energy users, including the Federal Electricity Commission (Comision Federal de Electricidad or the “CFE”). The Company sold copper cathodes, rod and anodes, as well as sulfuric acid, silver, gold and lime to Asarco LLC. In addition, the Company received fees for building rental and maintenance services provided to Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and its affiliates and to Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V., and for natural gas and services provided to MGE; all subsidiaries of Grupo Mexico. Companies with relationships to the controlling group: The following table summarizes the purchase and sales activities with other Larrea family companies in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in millions): 2016 2015 Purchase activity Boutique Bowling de Mexico S.A. de C.V. $ $ — Mextransport — Operadora de Cinemas S.A. de C.V. — Total purchases $ $ Sales activity Boutique Bowling de Mexico S.A. de C.V. $ (* ) $ — Mextransport — Operadora de Cinemas S.A. de C.V. (* ) — Total sales $ — $ (*) amount is lower than $0.1 million The Larrea family controls a majority of the capital stock of Grupo Mexico, and has extensive interests in other businesses, including transportation, real estate and entertainment. The Company engages in certain transactions in the ordinary course of business with other entities controlled by the Larrea family relating to the lease of office space, air transportation and entertainment. The Company’s Mexican operations paid fees for entertainment services provided by Boutique Bowling de Mexico S.A de C.V. and Operadora de Cinemas S.A. de C.V. Both companies are controlled by the Larrea family. MexTransport provides aviation services to the Company’s Mexican operations. This is a company controlled by the Larrea family. Companies with relationships to SCC executive officers: The following table summarizes the purchase activities with companies with relationships to SCC executive officers in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in millions): 2016 2015 Purchase activity Breaker $ $ Higher Technology S.A.C. Pigoba, S.A. de C.V. — Sempertrans and affiliates — Servicios y Fabricaciones Mecanicas S.A.C. Total purchases $ $ The Company purchased industrial materials from Higher Technology S.A.C and paid fees for maintenance services provided by Servicios y Fabricaciones Mecanicas S.A.C. Mr. Carlos Gonzalez, son of SCC’s Chief Executive Officer, has a proprietary interest in these companies. The Company purchased industrial material from Sempertrans and its affiliates, which employed Mr. Alejandro Gonzalez as a sales representative, through August 4, 2015. Also, the Company purchased industrial material from Pigoba, S.A. de C.V., a company in which Mr. Alejandro Gonzalez has a proprietary interest. Mr. Alejandro Gonzalez is the son of SCC’s Chief Executive Officer. The Company purchased industrial material and services from Breaker, S.A. de C.V., a company in which Mr. Jorge Gonzalez, son-in-law of SCC’s Chief Executive Officer, has a proprietary interest; and from Breaker Peru S.A.C., a company in which Mr. Jorge Gonzalez, son-in-law and Mr. Carlos Gonzalez, son of SCC’s Chief Executive Officer have a proprietary interest. Equity Investment in Affiliate: The Company has a 44.2% participation in Compania Minera Coimolache S.A. (“Coimolache”), which it accounts for on the equity method. Coimolache owns Tantahuatay, a gold mine located in the northern part of Peru. It is anticipated that in the future the Company will enter into similar transactions with these same parties. |
BENEFIT PLANS_
BENEFIT PLANS: | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
BENEFIT PLANS: | |
BENEFIT PLANS: | NOTE 8 — BENEFIT PLANS: Post retirement defined benefit plans: The Company has two noncontributory defined benefit pension plans covering former salaried employees in the United States and certain former expatriate employees in Peru. Effective October 31, 2000, the Board of Directors amended the qualified pension plan to suspend the accrual of benefits. In addition, the Company’s Mexican subsidiaries have a defined contribution pension plan for salaried employees and a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan for union employees. The components of net periodic benefit costs for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows (in millions): 2016 2015 Service cost $ $ Interest cost Expected return on plan assets ) ) Amortization of net actuarial loss (* ) (* ) Amortization of net loss/(gain) (* ) (* ) Net periodic benefit costs $ ) $ ) (*) amount is lower than $0.1 million Post-retirement Health care plans: United States: The Company adopted a post-retirement health care plan for retired salaried employees eligible for Medicare in 1996. The Company manages the plan and is currently providing health benefits to retirees. The plan is accounted for in accordance with ASC 715 “Compensation retirement benefits”. Mexico: Through 2007, the Buenavista unit provided health care services free of charge to employees and retired unionized employees and their families through its own hospital at the Buenavista unit. In 2011, the Company signed an agreement with the Secretary of Health of the State of Sonora to provide these services to its retired workers and their families. The new workers of Buenavista del Cobre will receive health services from the Mexican Institute of Social Security as is the case for all Mexican workers. The components of net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows (in millions): 2016 2015 Interest cost $ $ Amortization of net loss (gain) ) ) Amortization of prior service cost (credit) (* ) (* ) Net periodic benefit cost $ $ (*) amount is lower than $0.1 million |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES_
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: | NOTE 9 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: Environmental matters: The Company has instituted extensive environmental conservation programs at its mining facilities in Peru and Mexico. The Company’s environmental programs include, among others, water recovery systems to conserve water and minimize the impact on nearby streams, reforestation programs to stabilize the surface of the tailings dams and the implementation of scrubbing technology in the mines to reduce dust emissions. Environmental capital investments in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows (in millions): 2016 2015 Peruvian operations $ $ Mexican operations $ $ Peruvian operations : The Company’s operations are subject to applicable Peruvian environmental laws and regulations. The Peruvian government, through the Ministry of Environment (“MINAM”) conducts annual audits of the Company’s Peruvian mining and metallurgical operations. Through these environmental audits, matters related to environmental obligation, compliance with legal requirements, atmospheric emissions, effluent monitoring and waste management are reviewed. The Company believes that it is in material compliance with applicable Peruvian environmental laws and regulations. Peruvian law requires that companies in the mining industry provide assurances for future mine closure and remediation. In accordance with the requirements of this law, the Company’s closure plans were approved by MINEM. See Note 6 “Asset retirement obligation,” for further discussion of this matter. In accordance with the requirements of the law, in 2015 the Company submitted the closure plans for the Tia Maria project and for the Toquepala expansion. The process of review and approval of closure plans usually takes several months. In March 2016, MINEM approved the Mining Closure Plan for the Toquepala expansion project. The closure plan for the Tia Maria project is pending approval. In 2008, the Peruvian government enacted environmental regulations establishing more stringent air quality standards (“AQS”) for daily sulfur dioxide (“SO2”) in the air for the Peruvian territory. These regulations, as amended in 2013, recognize distinct zones/areas, as atmospheric basins. MINAM has established three atmospheric basins that require further attention to comply with the air quality standards. The Ilo basin is one of these three areas and the Company’s smelter and refinery are part of the area. A supreme decree issued on April 8, 2014, indicates that mining companies should review their compliance with these regulations and develop a modification plan to reach compliance. The Company continues to work with an environmental technical study group, established by a MINAM resolution to identify activities, goals, deadlines, timetables and to develop an action plan in order to achieve compliance with AQS. While the Company believes that a potential loss contingency may exist, it cannot currently estimate the amount of such contingency. The Company and other industries affected by this supreme decree believe that the lack of further regulations and direction from the government has delayed the full review and analysis of the necessary actions to establish compliance. Pending further government action, the Company will continue to work with its study group to analyze this issue. Furthermore, the Company does not believe it can estimate a reasonable range of possible costs until additional guidance is received from the government. Therefore, currently the Company is not able to disclose a range of costs that is meaningful. In 2013, the Peruvian government enacted new soil environmental quality standards (“SQS”) applicable to any existing facility or project that generates or could generate risk of soil contamination in its area of operation or influence. In March 2014, MINAM issued a supreme decree which establishes additional provisions for the gradual implementation of SQS. Under this rule the Company had twelve months to identify contaminated sites in and around its facilities and present a report of identified contaminated sites. This report was submitted to MINEM in April 2015. After a review, MINEM should evaluate and issue a report to the Company which will allow it to continue to the next phase. Currently, the Company is awaiting an official response from MINEM. Once MINEM notifies the Company, it must prepare a characterization study to determine the depth, extent and physio-chemical composition of the contaminated areas and to define an appropriate remediation plan and the time-frame in which it will take place. In addition, the Company must submit for approval a Soil Decontamination Plan (SDP) within 24 months after being notified by the authority. This SDP shall include remediation actions, a schedule and compliance deadlines. Also, under this rule, if deemed necessary, the Company may request a one year extension for the decontamination plan, given sound justification. Soil confirmation tests must be carried out after completion of decontamination actions (within the approved schedule) and results must be presented to authorities within 30 days after receiving such results. Non-compliance with this obligation or with decontamination goals will carry penalties, although no specific sanctions have been established yet. During compliance with this schedule, companies cannot be penalized for non-compliance with the SQS. While the Company believes that there is a reasonable possibility that a potential loss contingency may exist, it cannot currently estimate the amount of the contingency. The Company believes that a reasonable determination of the loss will be possible once the characterization study and the SDP are substantially completed. Then the Company will be in a position to estimate the remediation cost. Further, the Company does not believe that it can estimate a reasonable range of possible costs until the noted studies have substantially progressed and therefore is not be able to disclose a range of costs that is meaningful. Mexican operations : The Company’s operations are subject to applicable Mexican federal, state and municipal environmental laws, to Mexican official standards, and to regulations for the protection of the environment, including regulations relating to water supply, water quality, air quality, noise levels and hazardous and solid waste. The principal legislation applicable to the Company’s Mexican operations is the Federal General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection (the “General Law”), which is enforced by the Federal Bureau of Environmental Protection (“PROFEPA”). PROFEPA monitors compliance with environmental legislation and enforces Mexican environmental laws, regulations and official standards. It may also initiate administrative proceedings against companies that violate environmental laws, which in the most extreme cases may result in the temporary or permanent closing of non-complying facilities, the revocation of operating licenses and/or other sanctions or fines. Also, according to the federal criminal code, PROFEPA must inform corresponding authorities regarding environmental non-compliance. In 2011, the General Law was amended, giving an individual or entity the ability to contest administrative acts, including environmental authorizations, permits or concessions granted, without the need to demonstrate the actual existence of harm to the environment because it will be sufficient to argue that the harm may be caused. In addition, in 2011, amendments to the Civil Federal Procedures Code (“CFPC”) were enacted. These amendments establish three categories of collective actions by means of which 30 or more people claiming injury derived from environmental, consumer protection, financial services and economic competition issues will be considered to be sufficient in order to have a legitimate interest to seek through a civil procedure restitution or economic compensation or suspension of the activities from which the alleged injury derived. The amendments to the CFPC may result in more litigation, with plaintiffs seeking remedies, including suspension of the activities alleged to cause harm. In 2013, the Environmental Liability Federal Law was enacted. The law establishes general guidelines for actions to be considered to likely cause environmental harm. If a possible determination regarding harm occurs, environmental clean-up and remedial actions sufficient to restore environment to a pre-existed condition should be taken. Under this law, if restoration is not possible, compensation measures should be provided. Criminal penalties and monetary fines can also be determined under the law ruling. On August 6, 2014, an accidental spill of approximately 40,000 cubic meters of copper sulfate solution occurred at a leaching pond that was under construction ten kilometers away from the mine of Buenavista del Cobre, S.A. de C.V. (“BVC”) a subsidiary of the Company. The accident was caused by a rock collapse that affected the system’s pumping station and by a construction defect in the seal of a pipe in the leaching system containment dam, a part of the new SX-EW III plant. This solution reached the Bacanuchi River and the Sonora River. Immediate actions were taken in order to contain the spill, and to comply with all the legal requirements. On August 29, 2014, the Company hired contractors including environmental specialists and more than 1,200 of their own workers to clean the river. In addition, the Company developed a service program for the residents of the Sonora River Region, including (i) water distribution provisions, and infrastructure development within the affected region, (ii) the expansion of the current Community Development program to communities further downstream that were affected and previously not within the scope of the Company´s program, (iii) attention to local farmers and producers in coordination with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries, and Alimentations in order to revamp and promote the activities of local farmers and producers, (iv) the implementation of sustainable productive projects at each affected site, as well as (v) the establishment of service desks to attend specific cases. The National Water Commission, the Federal Commission for the Protection of Sanitary Risk and PROFEPA initiated administrative proceedings regarding the spill to determine possible environmental and health damages. On August 19, 2014, PROFEPA, as part of the administrative proceeding initiated after the spill, announced the filing of a criminal complaint against BVC in order to determine those responsible for the environmental damages. The Company is vigorously defending itself against this complaint. As of March 31, 2016, the case remains in the procedural stages and is pending resolution. On September 15, 2014, BVC executed an administrative agreement with PROFEPA, providing for the submission of a remediation action plan to the Mexican Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales “SEMARNAT”). The general remediation program submitted to SEMARNAT was approved on January 6, 2015. This program will be developed in five different zones all of which have obtained approval from SEMARNAT. The Company is complying with the remedial program, as appropriate. The Company also created a trust with Nacional Financiera S.N.C., a Mexican development bank, acting as a Trustee to serve as a vehicle to support environmental remedial actions in connection with the spill, to comply with the remedial action plan and to compensate those persons adversely affected by the spill. The Company committed up to two billion Mexican pesos (approximately $150 million) of which approximately one billion Mexican pesos have already been contributed. A technical committee for the trust was created with representatives from the federal government, the Company and specialists assisted by a team of environmental experts to ensure the proper use of the funds. Along with the administrative agreement executed with PROFEPA, the trust serves as an alternative mechanism for dispute resolution to mitigate public and private litigation risks. Regarding the administrative proceeding, conducted by PROFEPA, on March 2, 2015 a final ruling imposed a fine of $1.7 million. During the last half of 2014 and the first half of 2015, six collective action lawsuits were filed in federal courts in Mexico City and Sonora against two subsidiaries of the Company seeking economic compensations, clean up and remedial activities in order to restore the existing environmental conditions before the alleged harm. Three of the collective action lawsuits have been dismissed by the court. The plaintiffs in these six lawsuits are: Acciones Colectivas de Sinaloa, A.C. which established two collective actions; Filiberto Navarro Soto et al (dismissed on July 14, 2015); Defensa Colectiva A.C. (dismissed on August 7, 2015); Ismael Navarro Babuca et al (dismissed on August 17, 2015); and Ana Luisa Salazar Medina et al. Similarly, during 2015, eight civil action lawsuits were filed against BVC in the state courts of Sonora seeking damages for alleged injuries and for moral damages as a consequence of the spill. The plaintiffs in the state court lawsuits are: Jose Vicente Arriola Nunez et al; Santana Ruiz Molina et al; Andres Nogales Romero et al; Teodoro Javier Robles et al; Gildardo Vasquez Carvajal et al; Rafael Noriega Souffle et al; Grupo Banamichi Unido de Sonora El Dorado, S.C. de R.L. de C.V; and Marcelino Mercado Cruz. In the first quarter of 2016, one additional civil action lawsuit, claiming the same damages, was filed by Juan Melquicedec Lebaron. During 2015, four constitutional lawsuits (juicios de amparo) were filed before Federal Courts against various authorities and against a subsidiary of the Company, arguing; (i) the alleged lack of a waste management program approved by SEMARNAT; (ii) the alleged lack of a remediation plan approved by SEMARNAT with regard to the August 2014 spill; (iii) the alleged lack of community approval regarding the environmental impact authorizations granted by SEMARNAT to the subsidiary of the Company; and (iv) the alleged inactivity of the authorities with regard of the spill in August 2014. The plaintiffs who filed those lawsuits are: Francisca Garcia Enriquez, et al which established two lawsuits, Francisco Ramon Miranda, et al and Jesus David Lopez Peralta et al. In the first quarter of 2016, one additional constitutional lawsuit, claiming the same damages, was filed by Oscar Encinas Gamez et al. For a description of the collective actions in Mexico, the Company refers to the 2011 amendments to the CFPC described above. It is currently not possible to determine the extent of the damages sought in these state and federal lawsuits but the Company considers that these lawsuits are without merit. Accordingly, the Company and its subsidiaries are vigorously defending against these actions. Nevertheless, the Company reasonably considers that none of the legal proceedings resulting from the spill, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations. As of March 31, 2016, BVC estimated total damages at $136.4 million, of which $41.1 million was paid with the Company’s funds, and approximately one billion Mexican pesos (approximately $74.9 million) was deposited in the trust. These funds have been available and have been used to compensate claims as they have arisen. This deposit was classified as restricted cash and was recorded as an operating expense in the Company’s results. The Company believes that all of its facilities in Peru and Mexico are in material compliance with applicable environmental, mining and other laws and regulations. The Company also believes that continued compliance with environmental laws of Mexico and Peru will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, properties, result of operations, financial condition or prospects and will not result in material capital investments. Litigation matters : Garcia Ataucuri and Others against SCC’s Peruvian Branch: In April 1996, the Branch was served with a complaint filed in Peru by Mr. Garcia Ataucuri and approximately 900 former employees seeking the delivery of a substantial number of “labor shares” (acciones laborales) plus dividends on such shares, to be issued to each former employee in proportion to their time of employment with SCC’s Peruvian Branch, pursuant to a former Peruvian mandated profit sharing law. The labor share litigation is based on claims of former employees for ownership of labor shares that the plaintiffs state that the Branch did not issue during the 1970s until 1979 under such former Peruvian mandated profit sharing law. In 1971, the Peruvian government enacted legislation providing that mining workers would have a 10% participation in the pre-tax profits of their employing enterprises. This participation was distributed 40% in cash and 60% in an equity interest of the enterprise. In 1978, the equity portion, which was originally delivered to a mining industry workers’ organization, was set at 5.5% of pre-tax profits and was delivered, mainly in the form of “labor shares” to individual workers. The cash portion was set at 4.0% of pre-tax earnings and was delivered to individual employees also in proportion to their time of employment with the Branch. In 1992, the workers’ participation was set at 8%, with 100% payable in cash and the equity participation was eliminated from the law. In relation to the issuance of “labor shares” by the Branch in Peru, the Branch is a defendant in the following lawsuits: 1) Mr. Garcia Ataucuri seeks delivery, to himself and each of the approximately 900 former employees of the Peruvian Branch, of the 3,876,380,679.65 old soles or 38,763,806.80 “labor shares” (acciones laborales), as required by Decree Law 22333 (a former profit sharing law), to be issued proportionally to each former employee in accordance with the time of employment of such employee with SCC’s Branch in Peru, plus dividends on such shares. The 38,763,806.80 labor shares sought in the complaint, with a face value of 100.00 old soles each, represent 100% of the labor shares issued by the Branch during the 1970s until 1979 for all of its employees during that period. The plaintiffs do not represent 100% of the Branch’s eligible employees during that period. It should be noted that the lawsuit refers to a prior Peruvian currency called “sol de oro” or old soles, which was later changed to the “inti”, and then into today’s “sol”. Due to a past period of high inflation between 1985 and 1990, one billion of old soles is equivalent to today’s one sol. After lengthy proceedings before the civil courts in Peru on September 19, 2001, on appeal by the Branch, the Peruvian Supreme Court annulled the proceedings noting that the civil courts lacked jurisdiction and that the matter had to be decided by a labor court (the “2000 appeal”). In October 2007, in a separate proceeding initiated by the plaintiffs, the Peruvian Constitutional Court nullified the September 19, 2001 Peruvian Supreme Court decision and ordered the Supreme Court to decide again on the merits of the case accepting or denying the 2000 appeal. In May 2009, the Supreme Court rejected the 2000 appeal of the Branch affirming the adverse decision of the appellate civil court and lower civil court. While the Supreme Court has ordered SCC’s Peruvian Branch to deliver the labor shares and dividends, it has clearly stated that SCC’s Peruvian Branch may prove, by all legal means, its assertion that the labor shares and dividends were distributed to the former employees in accordance with the profit sharing law then in effect, an assertion which SCC’s Peruvian Branch continues to make. On June 9, 2009, SCC’s Peruvian Branch filed a proceeding of relief before a civil court in Peru seeking the nullity of the 2009 Supreme Court decision and, in a separate proceeding, a request for a precautionary measure. The civil court rendered a favorable decision on the nullity and the precautionary measure, suspending the enforcement of the Supreme Court decision, for the reasons indicated above and other reasons. In February 2012, the Branch was notified that the civil court had reversed its prior decisions. On appeal by the Peruvian Branch the Superior Court affirmed the lower court’s decisions regarding the nullity of the 2009 Supreme Court decision and the precautionary measure. As a result, the nullity of the precautionary measure became final and is not appealable. However, the nullity of the 2009 Supreme Court decision was appealed by the Branch before the Constitutional Court. On April 10, 2014, the Constitutional Court denied the Company’s appeal and affirmed the lower court’s decision. On September 23, 2015, the lower court that ordered the delivery by the Branch of the labor shares, seized 10,501,857 investment shares owned by SCC and Compania Minera Los Tolmos, S.A. (“Los Tolmos”). The Company is vigorously defending against these measures, and has challenged them on various grounds, mainly because a “labor share” created by law in 1979 is not equivalent to an “investment share”, on a one to one basis, as the latter must recognize the Peruvian inflation of the 1980-2014 period. One “investment share” represents ten million “labor shares”. Additionally, the seized investment shares are owned by SCC and Los Tolmos, companies that are not a party in the lawsuit. In December 2015, the Company appealed the lower court´s decision before the Superior Court that declared without merit its opposition to the seizure. Los Tolmos initiated a third party claim to ownership, to have the lower court cancel the seizure order on their investment shares. In January 2016, the lower court issued a resolution clarifying that the seizure measure applies to the investment shares owned by SCC’s Peruvian Branch even if they are in possession of SCC or Los Tolmos. The Company continues to vigorously defend against the seizure measure. 2) In addition, there are filed against SCC’s Branch the following lawsuits, involving approximately 800 plaintiffs, which seek the same number of labor shares as in the Garcia Ataucuri case, plus interest, labor shares resulting from capital increases and dividends: (1) Armando Cornejo Flores and others v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed May 10, 2006); (2) Alejandro Zapata Mamani and others v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed June 27, 2008); (3) Edgardo Garcia Ataucuri, in representation of 216 of SCC’s Peruvian Branch former workers, v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed May 2011); (4) Juan Guillermo Oporto Carpio v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed August 2011); (5) Rene Mercado Caballero v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed November 2011); (6) Enrique Salazar Alvarez and others v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed December 2011; (7) Armando Cornejo Flores, in representation of 37 of SCC’s Peruvian Branch former workers v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed March 2012), (8) Porfirio Ochochoque Mamani and others v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed July 2012); (9) Alfonso Claudio Flores Jimenez and others v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed July 2013); (10) Edgardo Garcia Ataucuri in representation of 104 of SCC´s Peruvian Branch former workers (filed March 2015); (11) Nicolas Aurelio Sueros Benavente v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed May 2015) and (12) Victor Raul Marquez Cano v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed June 2015). SCC’s Peruvian Branch has answered the complaints and denied the validity of the asserted claims. SCC’s Peruvian Branch asserts that the labor shares were distributed to the former employees in accordance with the profit sharing law then in effect. The Peruvian Branch has not made a provision for these lawsuits because it believes that it has meritorious defenses to the claims asserted in the complaints. Additionally, the amount of this contingency cannot be reasonably estimated by management at this time. The “Virgen Maria” Mining Concessions of the Tia Maria Mining Project The Tia Maria project includes various mining concessions, totaling 32,989.64 hectares. One of the concessions is the “Virgen Maria” mining concession totaling 943.72 hectares or 2.9% of the total mining concessions. Related to the “Virgen Maria” mining concessions, the Company is party to the following lawsuit: Exploraciones de Concesiones Metalicas S.A.C. (“Excomet”): In August 2009, a lawsuit was filed against SCC’s Branch by the former stockholders of Excomet. The plaintiffs allege that the acquisition of Excomet’s shares by the Branch is null and void because the $2 million purchase price paid by the Branch for the shares of Excomet was not fairly negotiated by the plaintiffs and the Branch. In 2005, the Branch acquired the shares of Excomet after lengthy negotiations with the plaintiffs, and after the plaintiffs, which were all the stockholders of Excomet, approved the transaction in a general stockholders’ meeting. Excomet was at the time owner of the “Virgen Maria” mining concession. In October 2011, the civil court dismissed the case on the grounds that the claim had been barred by the statute of limitations. On appeal by the plaintiffs, the superior court reversed the lower court’s decision and remanded it to the lower court for further proceedings. In August 2015, the lower court dismissed the case on the grounds that the plaintiffs had not proven the alleged unfairness of the negotiations. The plaintiffs appealed this resolution before the Superior Court. As of March 31, 2016, the case remains pending resolution. The Company asserts that this lawsuit is without merit and is vigorously defending against it. The Tia Maria Mining Project There are two lawsuits filed against the Peruvian Branch of the Company related to the Tia Maria project. In October 2015, Mr. Ernesto Mendoza Padilla filed a lawsuit against the Peruvian Branch of the Company and the Peruvian Ministry of Mines seeking the cancellation of the project and the withdrawal of mining activities by the Branch in the area. In January 2016, Mr. Nicolas Belfiori Nicolini filed a lawsuit against the Peruvian Branch of the Company, the Peruvian Minister of Energy and Mines and the Mining Council seeking the nullity of official decisions which approved the Environmental Impact Assessment for the Tia Maria Project. The Company asserts that both lawsuits are without merit and is vigorously defending against them. Special Regional Pasto Grande Project (“Pasto Grande Project”) In 2012, the Pasto Grande Project, an entity of the Regional Government of Moquegua, filed a lawsuit against SCC’s Peruvian Branch alleging property rights over a certain area used by the Peruvian Branch and seeking the demolition of the tailings dam where SCC’s Peruvian Branch has deposited its tailings from the Toquepala and Cuajone operations since 1995. The Peruvian Branch has had title to use the area in question since 1960 and has constructed and operated the tailing dams also with proper governmental authorization, since 1995. SCC’s Peruvian Branch asserts that the lawsuit is without merit and is vigorously defending against the lawsuit. Upon a motion filed by the Peruvian Branch, the lower court has included the MINEM as a defendant in this lawsuit. MINEM has answered the complaint and denied the validity of the claim. As of March 31, 2016, the case remains pending resolution without further developments. Carla Lacey and Barbara Siegfried, on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated stockholders of Southern Copper Corporation, and derivatively on behalf of Southern Copper Corporation A purported class action derivative lawsuit filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery was served on the Company and its Directors in February 2016 relating to the 2012 acquisition of 99.999% of MGE by Controladora de Infraestructura Energetica Mexico, S.A. de C.V., an indirect subsidiary of Grupo Mexico (the “CIEM Acquisition”), the Company’s entry into a power purchase agreement with MGE in 2012 (the “MGE Power Purchase Agreement”), and the 2012 restructuring of a loan from the Company’s Mexican Operations to MGE for the construction of two power plants to supply power to the Company’s Mexican operations (the “MGE Loan Restructuring”). The action purports to be brought on behalf of the Company and its common stockholders. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the CIEM Acquisition, the MGE Power Purchase Agreement and the MGE Loan Restructuring were the result of breaches of fiduciary duties and the Company’s charter. The Company has filed an answer denying these allegations. Labor matters : Peruvian operations : Approximately 75% of the Company’s 4,557 Peruvian workers were unionized at March 31, 2016. Currently, there are five separate unions, one large union and four smaller unions. In 2015, two of the larger unions, which formerly represented the Ilo and Cuajone workers, and one of the smaller unions, which formerly represented some Toquepala workers, merged into one new large union. The other four smaller unions represent the balance of workers. In the first quarter of 2016, the Company signed three-year agreements with all five unions. These agreements include, among other things, annual salary increases of 5% for each of the three years. Mexican operations : In recent years, the Mexican operations have experienced a positive improvement of their labor environment, as its workers opted to change their affiliation from the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Mineros, Metalurgicos y Similares de la Republica Mexicana (the “National Mining Union”) led by Napoleon Gomez Urrutia to other less politicized unions. However, the workers of the San Martin and Taxco mines, are still under the National Mining Union and have been on strike since July 2007. On December 10, 2009, a federal court confirmed the legality of the San Martin strike. In order to recover the control of the San Martin mine and resume operations, the Company filed a court petition on January 27, 2011 requesting that the court, among other things, define the termination payment for each unionized worker. The court denied the petition alleging that, according to federal labor law, the union was the only legitimate party to file such petition. On appeal by the Company, on May 13, 2011, the Mexican federal tribunal accepted the petition. In July 2011, the National Mining Union appealed the favorable court decision before the Supreme Court. On November 7, 2012, the Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the federal tribunal. The Company filed a new proceeding before the labor court on the basis of the Supreme Court decision, which recognized the right of the labor court to define responsibility for the strike and the termination payment for each unionized worker. A favorable decision of the labor court in this new proceeding would have the effect of terminating the protracted strike at San Martin. As of March 31, 2016, the case remains pending resolution without further developments. In the case of the Taxco mine, following the workers refusal to allow exploration of new reserves, the Company commenced litigation seeking to terminate the labor relationship with workers at the mine (including termination of the related collective bargaining agreement). On September 1, 2010, the federal labor court issued a ruling approving the termination of the collective bargaining agreement and all the individual labor contracts of the workers affiliated with the Mexican mining union at the Taxco mine. The mining union appealed the labor court ruling before a federal court. In September 2011, the federal court accepted the union’s appeal and remanded the case to the federal labor court for reconsideration. After several legal proceedings on January 25, 2013, the Company filed a new proceeding before the labor court. On June 16, 2014, the labor court denied the petition of the Company. The resolution issued by the labor court was challenged by the Company before a federal court. In August 2015, the Supreme Court decided to assert jurisdiction over the case and to rule on it directly. Considering this new decision of the Supreme Court, there could be grounds for a favorable decision to end the protracted strike at the Taxco Unit. As of March 31, 2016, the case remains pending resolution without further developments. It is expected that operations at these mines will remain suspended until these labor issues are resolved. In view of these lengthy strikes, the Company has re |
SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION
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SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION: | NOTE 10 — SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION: Company management views Southern Copper as having three reportable segments and manages it on the basis of these segments. The reportable segments identified by the Company are: the Peruvian operations, the Mexican open-pit operations and the Mexican underground mining operations segment identified as the IMMSA unit. The three reportable segments identified are groups of mines, each of which constitute an operating segment, with similar economic characteristics, type of products, processes and support facilities, similar regulatory environments, similar employee bargaining contracts and similar currency risks. In addition, each mine within the individual group earns revenues from similar type of customers for their products and services and each group incurs expenses independently, including commercial transactions between groups. Financial information is regularly prepared for each of the three segments and the results of the Company’s operations are regularly reported to Senior Management on the segment basis. Senior Management of the Company focus on operating income and on total assets as measures of performance to evaluate different segments and to make decisions to allocate resources to the reported segments. These are common measures in the mining industry. Financial information relating to Southern Copper’s segments is as follows: Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 (in millions) Mexican Open-Pit Mexican IMMSA Unit Peruvian Operations Corporate, other and eliminations Consolidated Net sales outside of segments $ $ $ $ Intersegment sales $ ) — Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion) ) Selling, general and administrative Depreciation, amortization and depletion Exploration Environmental remediation — — — — — Operating income $ $ $ $ Less: Interest, net ) Other income (expense) ) Income taxes ) Equity earnings of affiliate Non-controlling interest ) Net income attributable to SCC $ Capital investment $ $ $ $ $ Property and mine development, net $ $ $ $ $ Total assets $ $ $ $ ) $ Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 (in millions) Mexican Open-Pit Mexican IMMSA Unit Peruvian Operations Corporate, other and eliminations Consolidated Net sales outside of segments $ $ $ — $ Intersegment sales — — $ ) — Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion) ) Selling, general and administrative Depreciation, amortization and depletion Exploration Environmental remediation — — — Operating income $ $ $ $ ) Less: Interest, net ) Other income (expense) ) Income taxes ) Equity earnings of affiliate Non-controlling interest ) Net income attributable to SCC $ Capital investment $ $ $ $ $ Property and mine development, net $ $ $ $ $ Total assets $ $ $ $ ) $ |
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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: | NOTE 11 — STOCKHOLDERS’EQUITY: Treasury Stock: Activity in treasury stock in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows (in millions): 2016 2015 Southern Copper common shares Balance as of January 1, $ $ Purchase of shares Balance as of March 31, Parent Company (Grupo Mexico) common shares Balance as of January 1, Other activity, including dividend, interest and foreign currency transaction effect ) Balance as of March 31, Treasury stock balance as of March 31, $ $ Southern Copper Common Shares: At March 31, 2016 and 2015, there were in treasury 110,889,016 and 85,058,843 SCC’s common shares, respectively. SCC share repurchase program: In 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors (“BOD”) authorized a $500 million share repurchase program that has since been increased by the BOD and is currently authorized to $3 billion. Pursuant to this program, the Company purchased common stock as shown in the table below. These shares are available for general corporate purposes. The Company may purchase additional shares of its common stock from time to time, based on market conditions and other factors. This repurchase program has no expiration date and may be modified or discontinued at any time. Period Total Number of Shares Average Price Paid per Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan Total Cost From To Purchased Share Announced Plan $27.71 (*) ($ in millions) 2008 2012 $ $ 2013 2014 2015 2016 01/01/16 01/31/16 Total first quarter Total purchased $ $ (*) NYSE closing price of SCC common shares at March 31, 2016. As a result of the repurchase of shares of SCC’s common stock, Grupo Mexico’s direct and indirect ownership was 88.8% as of March 31, 2016. Parent Company common shares: At March 31, 2016 and 2015 there were in treasury 118,278,037 and 94,325,311 of Grupo Mexico’s common shares, respectively. Employee Stock Purchase Plan: 2007 Plan : In January 2007, the Company offered to eligible employees a stock purchase plan (the “Employee Stock Purchase Plan”) through a trust that acquires shares of Grupo Mexico stock for sale to its employees, employees of subsidiaries, and certain affiliated companies. The purchase price was established at the approximate fair market value on the grant date. Every two years employees will be able to acquire title to 50% of the shares paid in the previous two years. The employees paid for shares purchased through monthly payroll deductions over the eight year period of the plan. At the end of the eight year period, the Company granted the participant a bonus of one share for every ten shares purchased by the employee. The participants were entitled to receive dividends in cash for dividends paid by Grupo Mexico for all shares that were fully purchased and paid by the employee as of the date that the dividend is paid. If the participant had only partially paid for shares, the entitled dividends were used to reduce the remaining liability owed for purchased shares. In the case of voluntary or involuntary resignation/termination of the employee, the Company paid to the employee the fair market sales price at the date of resignation/termination of the fully paid shares, net of costs and taxes. When the fair market sales value of the shares was higher than the purchase price, the Company applied a deduction over the amount to be paid to the employee based on a decreasing schedule specified in the plan. In case of retirement or death of the employee, the Company rendered the buyer or his legal beneficiary, the fair market sales value as of the date of retirement or death of the shares effectively paid, net of costs and taxes. This plan ended in January 2015. The following table presents the activity of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015: Shares Unit Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Outstanding shares at January 1, 2016 $ Granted — — Exercised — — Forfeited — — Outstanding shares at March 31, 2016 $ Outstanding shares at January 1, 2015 $ Granted — — Exercised ) $ Forfeited — — Outstanding shares at March 31, 2015 $ 2010 Plan : During 2010, the Company offered to eligible employees a stock purchase plan through a trust that acquires series B shares of Grupo Mexico stock for sale to its employees, employees of subsidiaries, and certain affiliated companies. The purchase price was established at 26.51 Mexican pesos (approximately $2.05) for the initial subscription. The terms of this plan are similar to the terms of the prior Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The stock based compensation expense for the first quarter 2016 and 2015 and the unrecognized compensation expense under this plan were as follows (in millions): 2016 2015 Stock based compensation expense $ $ Unrecognized compensation expense $ $ The unrecognized compensation expense under this plan is expected to be recognized over the remaining two year and nine month period. The following table presents the activity of this plan for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015: Shares Unit Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Outstanding shares at January 1, 2016 $ Granted — — Exercised ) Forfeited — — Outstanding shares at March 31, 2016 $ Outstanding shares at January 1, 2015 $ Granted — — Exercised — — Forfeited — — Outstanding shares at March 31, 2015 $ 2015 Plan : In January 2015, the Company offered to eligible employees a new stock purchase plan (the “New Employee Stock Purchase Plan”) through a trust that acquires series B of shares of Grupo Mexico stock for sale to its employees, and employees of subsidiaries, and certain affiliated companies. The purchase price was established at 38.44 Mexican pesos (approximately $2.63) for the initial subscription, which expires on January 2023. Every two years employees will be able to acquire title to 50% of the shares paid in the previous two years. The employees will pay for shares purchased through monthly payroll deductions over the eight year period of the plan. At the end of the eight year period, the Company will grant the participant a bonus of 1 share for every 10 shares purchased by the employee. Any future subscription will be at the average market price at the date of acquisition or the grant date. If Grupo Mexico pays dividends on shares during the eight year period, the participants will be entitled to receive the dividend in cash for all shares that have been fully purchased and paid as of the date that the dividend is paid. If the participant has only partially paid for shares, the entitled dividends will be used to reduce the remaining liability owed for purchased shares. In the case of voluntary or involuntary resignation/termination of the employee, the Company will pay to the employee the fair market sales price at the date of resignation of the fully paid shares, net of costs and taxes. When the fair market sales value of the shares is higher than the purchase price, the Company will apply a deduction over the amount to be paid to the employee based on a decreasing schedule specified in the plan. In case of retirement or death of the employee, the Company will render the buyer or his legal beneficiary, the fair market sales value as of the date of retirement or death of the shares effectively paid, net of costs and taxes. The stock based compensation expense for the first quarter 2016 and 2015 and the unrecognized compensation expense under this plan were as follows (in millions): 2016 2015 Stock based compensation expense $ — Unrecognized compensation expense $ — The following table presents the activity of this plan for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015: Shares Unit Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Outstanding shares at January 1, 2016 $ Granted — — Exercised — — Forfeited — — Outstanding shares at March 31, 2016 $ Outstanding shares at January 1, 2015 — — Granted $ Exercised — — Forfeited — — Outstanding shares at March 31, 2015 $ Non-controlling interest: The following table presents the non-controlling interest activity for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015: 2016 2015 Balance as of January 1, $ $ Net earnings Dividend paid — ) Balance as of March 31, $ $ |
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS_
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT: | |
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: | NOTE 12 — FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: Subtopic 820-10 of ASC “Fair value measurement and disclosures — Overall” establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under Subtopic 820-10 are described below: Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities. Level 2 - Inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, but do not qualify as Level 1 inputs. (i.e., quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities). Level 3 - Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity). The carrying amounts of certain financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable (other than accounts receivable associated with provisionally priced sales) and accounts payable approximate fair value due to their short maturities. Consequently, such financial instruments are not included in the following table that provides information about the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of other financial instruments that are not measured at fair value in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in millions): At March 31, 2016 At December 31, 2015 Carrying Value Fair Value Carrying Value Fair Value Liabilities: Long-term debt $ $ $ $ Long-term debt is carried at amortized cost and its estimated fair value is based on quoted market prices classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy except for the case of the Yankee bonds which qualify as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as they are based on quoted priced in market that are not active. Fair values of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were calculated as follows as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in millions): Fair Value at Measurement Date Using: Description Fair Value as of March 31, 2016 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) Assets: Short term investment: - Trading securities $ $ $ — $ — - Available-for-sale debt securities: Corporate bonds — — Asset backed securities — — — — Mortgage backed securities — — Accounts receivable: - Embedded derivatives - Not classified as hedges: Provisionally priced sales: Copper — — Molybdenum — — Total $ $ $ $ — Fair Value at Measurement Date Using: Description Fair Value as of December 31, 2015 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) Assets: Short term investment: - Trading securities $ $ $ — $ — - Available-for-sale debt securities: Corporate bonds — — Asset backed securities — — — — Mortgage backed securities — — Accounts receivable: - Embedded derivatives - Not classified as hedges: Provisionally priced sales: Copper — — Molybdenum — — Total $ $ $ $ — The Company’s short-term trading securities investments are classified as Level 1 because they are valued using quoted prices of the same securities as they consist of bonds issued by public companies and publicly traded. The Company’s short-term available-for-sale investments are classified as Level 2 because they are valued using quoted prices for similar investments. The Company’s accounts receivables associated with provisionally priced copper sales are valued using quoted market prices based on the forward price on the LME or on the COMEX. Such value is classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Molybdenum prices are established by reference to the publication Platt’s Metals Week and are considered Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. |
RESTRUCTURING PLAN_
RESTRUCTURING PLAN: | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
RESTRUCTURING PLAN: | |
RESTRUCTURING PLAN: | NOTE 13 — RESTRUCTURING PLAN: In 2016, the Company initiated a restructuring plan with the overall goal to improve its sustainable earnings potential, asset utilization and operational performance. The plan implementation began in the first quarter of 2016. The plan focuses on achieving the appropriate administrative workforce size, skill requirements, changes in management structure and consolidating functions for efficiency, including staff location and/or relocation. The plan is being developed and managed by senior management of the Company’s majority shareholder, with assistance from an independent consulting group and is being implemented in stages as functional areas of the Company are reviewed. The Company has recorded a provision related to this plan which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses. As part of the plan, 180 employees, located in Peru and Mexico, have accepted the severance package offered by the Company. As the restructuring plan is a work-in process the final cost is not yet known. The Company concluded that this or any additional provision necessary to complete the plan will not be material to the Company’s results. |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS_
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: | |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: | NOTE 14 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: Dividends : On April 21, 2016, the Board of Directors authorized a dividend of $0.05 per share payable on May 24, 2016 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 10, 2016. |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS_ (Tables
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: (Tables) | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: | |
Schedule of short-term investments | Short-term investments were as follows ($ in millions): At March 31, At December 31, 2016 2015 Trading securities $ $ Weighted average interest rate % % Available-for-sale $ $ Weighted average interest rate % % Total $ $ |
Summary of activities of short-term investments | The following table summarizes the activity of these investments by category (in millions): Three months ended March 31, 2016 2015 Trading: Interest earned $ $ Unrealized gain at the end of the period $ $ Available-for-sale: Interest earned (* ) (* ) Investment redeemed $ $ (*) Less than $0.1 million. |
INVENTORIES _ (Tables)
INVENTORIES : (Tables) | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
INVENTORIES: | |
Schedule of inventories | ` (in millions) At March 31, 2016 At December 31, 2015 Inventory, current: Metals at average cost: Finished goods $ $ Work-in-process Ore stockpiles on leach pads Supplies at average cost: Total current inventory $ $ Inventory, non-current: Ore stockpiles on leach pads $ $ |
INCOME TAXES _ (Tables)
INCOME TAXES : (Tables) | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
INCOME TAXES: | |
Schedule of income tax provision and effective income tax rate | The income tax provision and the effective income tax rate for the first quarter 2016 and 2015 consisted of ($ in millions): 2016 2015 Statutory income tax provision $ $ Peruvian royalty — Mexican royalty Peruvian special mining tax Income tax provision $ $ Effective income tax rate % % |
Summary of income tax rate and dividend tax rate due to change in enacted tax law | Year Income Tax Rate Dividend Tax Rate 2015- 2016 % % 2017- 2018 % % 2019 and later % % |
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES _ (T
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES : (Tables) | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: | |
Schedule of provisionally priced copper and molybdenum sales outstanding | Following are the provisionally priced copper and molybdenum sales outstanding at March 31, 2016: Sales volume (million lbs.) Priced at (per pound) Month of settlement Copper $ From April 2016 to July 2016 Molybdenum $ From April 2016 to June 2016 |
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION_ (T
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION: (Tables) | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION: | |
Summary of asset retirement obligation activity | The following table summarizes the asset retirement obligation activity for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in millions): 2016 2015 Balance as of January 1 $ $ Changes in estimates — — Additions — — Payments ) ) Accretion expense Balance as of March 31, $ $ |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS_ (Ta
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: (Tables) | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | |
Schedule of receivable and payable balances with related parties | Receivable and payable balances with related parties are shown below (in millions): At March 31, 2016 At December 31, 2015 Related parties receivable current : Asarco LLC $ $ — Compania Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V. and affiliates Ferrocarril Mexicano S.A. de C.V. — Grupo Mexico Mexico Generadora de Energia S. de R.L. (“MGE”) Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates Operadora de Cinemas S.A. de C.V. — Operadora de Generadoras de Energia Mexico S.A. de C.V. $ $ Related parties receivable non-current : MGE $ $ Related parties payable: Asarco LLC $ $ Boutique Bowling de Mexico S.A. de C.V. — Breaker S.A. de C.V. and affiliates (“Breaker”) Eolica El Retiro, S.A.P.I. de C.V. Ferrocarril Mexicano S.A. de C.V. — Grupo Mexico MGE Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates Mexico Transportes Aereos S.A. de C.V. (“Mextransport”) Operadora de Cinemas S.A. de C.V. Sempertrans and affiliates — $ $ |
Grupo Mexico and affiliates | |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | |
Schedule of purchase and sales activities with related parties | The following table summarizes the purchase and sale activities with Grupo Mexico and its affiliates in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in millions): 2016 2015 Purchase activity Asarco LLC $ $ Compania Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V and affiliates — Eolica El Retiro, S.A.P.I. de C.V. Ferrocarril Mexicano S.A de C.V. Grupo Mexico MGE Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates Total purchases $ $ Sales activity Asarco LLC $ $ Compania Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V and affiliates Grupo Mexico — MGE Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates — Total sales $ $ |
Companies with relationship to the controlling group | |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | |
Schedule of purchase and sales activities with related parties | The following table summarizes the purchase and sales activities with other Larrea family companies in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in millions): 2016 2015 Purchase activity Boutique Bowling de Mexico S.A. de C.V. $ $ — Mextransport — Operadora de Cinemas S.A. de C.V. — Total purchases $ $ Sales activity Boutique Bowling de Mexico S.A. de C.V. $ (* ) $ — Mextransport — Operadora de Cinemas S.A. de C.V. (* ) — Total sales $ — $ (*) amount is lower than $0.1 million |
Companies with relationship to SCC executive officers' families | |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | |
Schedule of purchase activity with related parties | The following table summarizes the purchase activities with companies with relationships to SCC executive officers in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in millions): 2016 2015 Purchase activity Breaker $ $ Higher Technology S.A.C. Pigoba, S.A. de C.V. — Sempertrans and affiliates — Servicios y Fabricaciones Mecanicas S.A.C. Total purchases $ $ |
BENEFIT PLANS_ (Tables)
BENEFIT PLANS: (Tables) | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
Post retirement defined benefit plans | |
Components of net periodic benefit costs | |
Schedule of the components of net periodic benefit costs | The components of net periodic benefit costs for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows (in millions): 2016 2015 Service cost $ $ Interest cost Expected return on plan assets ) ) Amortization of net actuarial loss (* ) (* ) Amortization of net loss/(gain) (* ) (* ) Net periodic benefit costs $ ) $ ) (*) amount is lower than $0.1 million |
Post-retirement Health care plans | |
Components of net periodic benefit costs | |
Schedule of the components of net periodic benefit costs | The components of net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows (in millions): 2016 2015 Interest cost $ $ Amortization of net loss (gain) ) ) Amortization of prior service cost (credit) (* ) (* ) Net periodic benefit cost $ $ (*) amount is lower than $0.1 million |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES_
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: (Tables) | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: | |
Schedule of environmental capital investments | Environmental capital investments in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows (in millions): 2016 2015 Peruvian operations $ $ Mexican operations $ $ |
SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATI29
SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION: (Tables) | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION: | |
Schedule of financial information relating to Company's segments | Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 (in millions) Mexican Open-Pit Mexican IMMSA Unit Peruvian Operations Corporate, other and eliminations Consolidated Net sales outside of segments $ $ $ $ Intersegment sales $ ) — Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion) ) Selling, general and administrative Depreciation, amortization and depletion Exploration Environmental remediation — — — — — Operating income $ $ $ $ Less: Interest, net ) Other income (expense) ) Income taxes ) Equity earnings of affiliate Non-controlling interest ) Net income attributable to SCC $ Capital investment $ $ $ $ $ Property and mine development, net $ $ $ $ $ Total assets $ $ $ $ ) $ Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 (in millions) Mexican Open-Pit Mexican IMMSA Unit Peruvian Operations Corporate, other and eliminations Consolidated Net sales outside of segments $ $ $ — $ Intersegment sales — — $ ) — Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion) ) Selling, general and administrative Depreciation, amortization and depletion Exploration Environmental remediation — — — Operating income $ $ $ $ ) Less: Interest, net ) Other income (expense) ) Income taxes ) Equity earnings of affiliate Non-controlling interest ) Net income attributable to SCC $ Capital investment $ $ $ $ $ Property and mine development, net $ $ $ $ $ Total assets $ $ $ $ ) $ |
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY_ (Tables)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: (Tables) | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: | |
Schedule of activity in treasury stock | Activity in treasury stock in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows (in millions): 2016 2015 Southern Copper common shares Balance as of January 1, $ $ Purchase of shares Balance as of March 31, Parent Company (Grupo Mexico) common shares Balance as of January 1, Other activity, including dividend, interest and foreign currency transaction effect ) Balance as of March 31, Treasury stock balance as of March 31, $ $ |
Schedule of share repurchase program activity | Period Total Number of Shares Average Price Paid per Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan Total Cost From To Purchased Share Announced Plan $27.71 (*) ($ in millions) 2008 2012 $ $ 2013 2014 2015 2016 01/01/16 01/31/16 Total first quarter Total purchased $ $ (*) NYSE closing price of SCC common shares at March 31, 2016. |
Summary of non-controlling interest activity | 2016 2015 Balance as of January 1, $ $ Net earnings Dividend paid — ) Balance as of March 31, $ $ |
Employee Stock Purchase 2007 Plan | |
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: | |
Schedule of stock award activity | Shares Unit Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Outstanding shares at January 1, 2016 $ Granted — — Exercised — — Forfeited — — Outstanding shares at March 31, 2016 $ Outstanding shares at January 1, 2015 $ Granted — — Exercised ) $ Forfeited — — Outstanding shares at March 31, 2015 $ |
Employee Stock Purchase 2010 Plan | |
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: | |
Schedule of stock based compensation expense and unrecognized compensation expense | The stock based compensation expense for the first quarter 2016 and 2015 and the unrecognized compensation expense under this plan were as follows (in millions): 2016 2015 Stock based compensation expense $ $ Unrecognized compensation expense $ $ |
Schedule of stock award activity | Shares Unit Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Outstanding shares at January 1, 2016 $ Granted — — Exercised ) Forfeited — — Outstanding shares at March 31, 2016 $ Outstanding shares at January 1, 2015 $ Granted — — Exercised — — Forfeited — — Outstanding shares at March 31, 2015 $ |
Employee Stock Purchase 2015 Plan | |
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: | |
Schedule of stock based compensation expense and unrecognized compensation expense | The stock based compensation expense for the first quarter 2016 and 2015 and the unrecognized compensation expense under this plan were as follows (in millions): 2016 2015 Stock based compensation expense $ — Unrecognized compensation expense $ — |
Schedule of stock award activity | Shares Unit Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Outstanding shares at January 1, 2016 $ Granted — — Exercised — — Forfeited — — Outstanding shares at March 31, 2016 $ Outstanding shares at January 1, 2015 — — Granted $ Exercised — — Forfeited — — Outstanding shares at March 31, 2015 $ |
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS_ (Tables)
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: (Tables) | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT: | |
Schedule of carrying amount and estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments | Consequently, such financial instruments are not included in the following table that provides information about the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of other financial instruments that are not measured at fair value in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in millions): At March 31, 2016 At December 31, 2015 Carrying Value Fair Value Carrying Value Fair Value Liabilities: Long-term debt $ $ $ $ |
Schedule of fair values of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Fair values of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were calculated as follows as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in millions): Fair Value at Measurement Date Using: Description Fair Value as of March 31, 2016 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) Assets: Short term investment: - Trading securities $ $ $ — $ — - Available-for-sale debt securities: Corporate bonds — — Asset backed securities — — — — Mortgage backed securities — — Accounts receivable: - Embedded derivatives - Not classified as hedges: Provisionally priced sales: Copper — — Molybdenum — — Total $ $ $ $ — Fair Value at Measurement Date Using: Description Fair Value as of December 31, 2015 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) Assets: Short term investment: - Trading securities $ $ $ — $ — - Available-for-sale debt securities: Corporate bonds — — Asset backed securities — — — — Mortgage backed securities — — Accounts receivable: - Embedded derivatives - Not classified as hedges: Provisionally priced sales: Copper — — Molybdenum — — Total $ $ $ $ — |
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS_ (D
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS: (Details) | Mar. 31, 2016 |
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS: | |
Percentage of ownership interest held by the parent company | 88.80% |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS_ (Detail
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |
Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 | |
Investments | |||
Trading securities | $ 279.6 | $ 600.2 | |
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent) | 0.87% | 0.71% | |
Available-for-sale | $ 3 | $ 3.3 | |
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent) | 0.79% | 0.72% | |
Total short-term investments | $ 282.6 | $ 603.5 | |
Trading: | |||
Interest earned | 0.4 | $ 0.3 | |
Unrealized gain at the end of the period | 0.1 | 2.8 | |
Available-for-sale: | |||
Investment redeemed | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
Maximum | |||
Available-for-sale: | |||
Interest earned | $ 0.1 | $ 0.1 |
INVENTORIES _ (Details)
INVENTORIES : (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | ||
Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 | |
Metals at average cost: | |||
Finished goods | $ 145.2 | $ 104.1 | |
Work-in-process | 178.5 | 188.6 | |
Ore stockpiles on leach pads | 271.1 | 243.2 | |
Supplies at average cost: | 336.5 | 321.3 | |
Total current inventory | 931.3 | 857.2 | |
Inventory, non-current: | |||
Ore stockpiles on leach pads | 770 | $ 752.3 | |
Total leaching costs capitalized as non-current inventory of ore stockpiles on leach pads | 124.8 | $ 104.6 | |
Leaching inventories recognized in cost of sales | $ 79.2 | $ 50.6 |
INCOME TAXES_ (Details)
INCOME TAXES: (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | |
Income Taxes | ||||
Statutory income tax provision | $ 82.6 | $ 111.2 | ||
Peruvian royalty | 0.5 | |||
Mexican royalty | 9.3 | 13.7 | ||
Peruvian special mining tax | 0.4 | 3.8 | ||
Income tax provision | $ 92.3 | $ 129.2 | ||
Effective income tax rate (as a percent) | 33.80% | 31.50% | ||
Increase in tax rate as effect of forecasted dividends | 1.00% | |||
Changes in the entity's uncertain tax positions | $ 0 | |||
Peru | ||||
Income Taxes | ||||
Peruvian royalty | $ 0 | $ 0.5 | ||
Increment in operating income margin for royalty tax (as a percent) | 5.00% | |||
Increase in royalty tax rate for each 5% increase up to 12% increase in operating income margin (as a percent) | 0.75% | |||
Royalty charges | $ 4.1 | $ 5.7 | ||
Increase in special mining tax rate for each 5% increase up to 85% increase in operating income margin (as a percent) | 0.40% | |||
Increment in operating income margin (as a percent) | 5.00% | |||
Accrued special mining tax | $ 0.4 | 3.8 | ||
Income tax rate ( as a percent) | 30.00% | |||
Dividend tax rate | 4.10% | |||
Peru | Minimum | ||||
Income Taxes | ||||
Mining royalty tax (as a percent) | 1.00% | |||
Royalty charge assessed as a percentage of net sales | 1.00% | |||
Increment in operating income margin (as a percent) | 2.00% | |||
Peru | Maximum | ||||
Income Taxes | ||||
Mining royalty tax (as a percent) | 12.00% | |||
Operating income margin for royalty tax (as a percent) | 10.00% | |||
Increment in operating income margin for royalty tax (as a percent) | 12.00% | |||
Special mine tax (as a percent) | 8.40% | |||
Operating income margin (as a percent) | 10.00% | |||
Increment in operating income margin (as a percent) | 85.00% | |||
Mexico | ||||
Income Taxes | ||||
Mexican royalty | $ 9.3 | $ 13.7 | ||
Mining royalty tax (as a percent) | 7.50% | |||
Royalty charges | $ 33.9 | |||
Additional royalty tax over net sales from sales of gold, silver and platinum (as a percent) | 0.50% | |||
2015 - 2016 | ||||
Income Taxes | ||||
Income tax rate ( as a percent) | 28.00% | |||
Dividend tax rate | 6.80% | |||
2017 - 2018 | ||||
Income Taxes | ||||
Income tax rate ( as a percent) | 27.00% | |||
Dividend tax rate | 8.00% | |||
2019 and later | ||||
Income Taxes | ||||
Income tax rate ( as a percent) | 26.00% | |||
Dividend tax rate | 9.30% |
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES_ (De
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: (Details) lb in Millions, $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)lb$ / item |
Copper | |
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: | |
Provisional price sales adjustment amounts included in accounts receivable and net sales | $ | $ (6.8) |
Copper | April 2016 to July 2016 | |
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: | |
Sales volume (in million lbs.) | lb | 141 |
Provisional price | $ / item | 2.19 |
Molybdenum | |
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: | |
Provisional price sales adjustment amounts included in accounts receivable and net sales | $ | $ 3.2 |
Molybdenum | April 2016 to June 2016 | |
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: | |
Sales volume (in million lbs.) | lb | 14.5 |
Provisional price | $ / item | 5.55 |
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION_ (D
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION: (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | |
Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)item | Mar. 31, 2015USD ($) | |
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION: | ||
Period after which successive reviews are required by the law (in years) | 5 years | |
Accepted value of the Lima office building | $ 27.8 | |
Cumulative guarantee amount | $ 21.7 | |
Number of units with future closure costs recognized as an asset retirement obligation | item | 3 | |
Environmental cost | ||
Environmental remediation | $ 5.9 | |
Asset retirement obligation activity | ||
Balance at the beginning of the year | $ 190.9 | 116.1 |
Payments | (0.7) | (4.2) |
Accretion expense | 6.8 | 2.9 |
Balance at the end of the year | 197 | $ 114.8 |
Mexico | ||
Environmental cost | ||
Plant demolition and soil remediation budgeted cost | 66.2 | |
Environmental remediation | $ 64.7 |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS_ (De
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: (Details) MXN in Millions, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||
May. 31, 2010USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2012USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012USD ($)itemMW | Dec. 31, 2005item | Dec. 31, 2015USD ($) | Aug. 04, 2014item | Mar. 31, 2012MXN | Mar. 31, 2012USD ($) | |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Related parties receivable current: | $ 46.5 | $ 15.8 | ||||||||
Related parties receivable non-current: | 111.2 | 111.2 | ||||||||
Related parties payable: | 100.7 | 69.3 | ||||||||
Asarco LLC | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Related parties receivable current: | 14.8 | |||||||||
Related parties payable: | 25.9 | 20.6 | ||||||||
Total purchases | 6.2 | $ 7.7 | ||||||||
Total sales | 19.5 | 35.9 | ||||||||
Compania Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V. and affiliates | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Related parties receivable current: | 0.8 | 0.7 | ||||||||
Total purchases | 0.3 | |||||||||
Total sales | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||||
Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Related parties receivable current: | 0.2 | |||||||||
Related parties payable: | 0.7 | |||||||||
Total purchases | 9.7 | 3.3 | ||||||||
Grupo Mexico | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Related parties receivable current: | 1.2 | 0.6 | ||||||||
Related parties payable: | 0.2 | 12 | ||||||||
Total purchases | 8.6 | 3.4 | ||||||||
Total sales | 0.1 | |||||||||
Mexico Generadora de Energia S. de R.L. ("MGE") | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Related parties receivable current: | 29.3 | 13.9 | ||||||||
Related parties receivable non-current: | 111.2 | $ 184 | 111.2 | |||||||
Related parties payable: | 68.3 | 23 | ||||||||
Total purchases | 56.7 | 37.8 | ||||||||
Total sales | 33 | 22.2 | ||||||||
Maximum amount of line of credit granted to related party | $ 350 | |||||||||
Interest rate (as a percent) | 4.40% | 5.75% | ||||||||
Loan repaid | $ 150 | |||||||||
Interest earned | 1.6 | 2.3 | ||||||||
Percentage of supply to third-party energy users | 12.00% | |||||||||
Mexico Generadora de Energia S. de R.L. ("MGE") | Mexico | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Number of power plants | item | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
Net total capacity (in megawatts) | MW | 516.2 | |||||||||
Mexico Generadora de Energia S. de R.L. ("MGE") | Controladora de Infraestructura Energetica Mexico, S. A. de C. V. | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Percentage of interest acquired | 99.999% | 99.999% | ||||||||
Value of interest acquired | MXN 1,928.6 | $ 150 | ||||||||
Mexico Generadora de Energia S. de R.L. ("MGE") | Controladora de Infraestructura Energetica Mexico, S. A. de C. V. | Mexico | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Percentage of interest acquired | 99.999% | |||||||||
Mexico Generadora de Energia S. de R.L. ("MGE") | Minera Mexico | Maximum | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Ownership percentage | 0.001% | 0.001% | ||||||||
Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Related parties receivable current: | 0.2 | 0.3 | ||||||||
Related parties payable: | 4 | 11.8 | ||||||||
Total purchases | 8.4 | 10.6 | ||||||||
Total sales | 0.2 | |||||||||
Operadora de Cinemas S.A. de C.V. | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Related parties receivable current: | 0.1 | |||||||||
Related parties payable: | 0.3 | 0.2 | ||||||||
Total purchases | 0.3 | |||||||||
Operadora de Cinemas S.A. de C.V. | Maximum | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Total sales | 0.1 | |||||||||
Operadora de Generadoras de Energia Mexico S.A. de C.V. | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Related parties receivable current: | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||||
Boutique Bowling de Mexico S.A. de C.V. | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Related parties payable: | 0.2 | |||||||||
Total purchases | 0.2 | |||||||||
Boutique Bowling de Mexico S.A. de C.V. | Maximum | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Total sales | 0.1 | |||||||||
Breaker, S.A. de C.V and affiliates ("Breaker") | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Related parties payable: | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||||||||
Total purchases | 0.4 | 0.3 | ||||||||
Eolica El Retiro, S.A.P.I. de C.V. | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Related parties payable: | 0.5 | 0.1 | ||||||||
Total purchases | $ 0.5 | 3.9 | ||||||||
Percentage of supply to third-party energy users | 12.00% | |||||||||
Number of wind turbines | item | 37 | |||||||||
Sempertrans and affiliates | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Related parties payable: | 0.6 | |||||||||
Total purchases | 0.2 | |||||||||
Mexico Transportes Aereos S.A. de C.V. ("Mextransport") | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Related parties payable: | $ 0.5 | $ 0.5 | ||||||||
Total purchases | 0.1 | |||||||||
Total sales | 0.1 | |||||||||
Higher Technology S.A.C. | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Total purchases | 0.2 | 0.3 | ||||||||
Pigoba S.A. de C.V. | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Total purchases | 0.1 | |||||||||
Servicios y Fabricaciones Mecanicas S.A.C. | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Total purchases | $ 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||||||
Equity investment in affiliate | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Ownership percentage | 44.20% | |||||||||
Grupo Mexico and affiliates | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Total purchases | $ 90.1 | 67 | ||||||||
Total sales | 52.7 | 58.4 | ||||||||
Companies with relationship to SCC executive officers' families | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Total purchases | 0.9 | 1 | ||||||||
Companies with relationship to the controlling group | ||||||||||
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||
Total purchases | $ 0.5 | 0.1 | ||||||||
Total sales | $ 0.1 |
BENEFIT PLANS_ (Details)
BENEFIT PLANS: (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | |
Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)plan | Mar. 31, 2015USD ($) | |
Benefit plans | ||
Number of noncontributory defined benefit pension plans | plan | 2 | |
Post retirement defined benefit plans | ||
Defined benefit plan, net periodic benefit costs | ||
Service cost | $ 0.2 | $ 0.2 |
Interest cost | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Expected return on plan assets | (0.6) | (0.7) |
Net periodic benefit cost | (0.2) | (0.3) |
Post retirement defined benefit plans | Maximum | ||
Defined benefit plan, net periodic benefit costs | ||
Amortization of net actuarial loss | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Amortization of net loss/(gain) | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Post-retirement Health care plans | ||
Defined benefit plan, net periodic benefit costs | ||
Interest cost | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Amortization of net loss/(gain) | (0.1) | (0.1) |
Net periodic benefit cost | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Post-retirement Health care plans | Maximum | ||
Defined benefit plan, net periodic benefit costs | ||
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) | $ 0.1 | $ 0.1 |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES40
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: (Details) $ in Millions, MXN in Billions | Mar. 02, 2015USD ($)item | Sep. 15, 2014MXN | Sep. 15, 2014USD ($) | Sep. 15, 2014item | Aug. 29, 2014 | Aug. 06, 2014kmm³ | Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2016MXNitem | Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)item | Sep. 30, 2015item | Jun. 30, 2015item | Mar. 31, 2015USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015item | Dec. 31, 2014item | Dec. 31, 2015item | Dec. 31, 2011categoryperson |
Environmental costs | ||||||||||||||||
Environmental capital investment | $ | $ 39.2 | $ 20.6 | ||||||||||||||
Amount of administrative fines and sanctions | $ | $ 1.7 | |||||||||||||||
Number of collective action lawsuits | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Number of subsidiaries against which lawsuits were filed | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Number of lawsuits dismissed | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Number of constitutional action lawsuits | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Buenavista del Cobre, S.A. de C.V | ||||||||||||||||
Environmental costs | ||||||||||||||||
Volume of copper sulfate solution (in cubic meters) | m³ | 40,000 | |||||||||||||||
Distance of pond under construction from mine (in kilometers) | km | 10 | |||||||||||||||
Number of zones | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Amount committed to the Mexican Federal Government to establish a trust | MXN 2 | $ 150 | ||||||||||||||
Amount contributed to the Mexican Federal Government (in peso) | MXN | MXN 1 | |||||||||||||||
Number of administrative proceedings | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Estimated total damages | $ | $ 136.4 | |||||||||||||||
Amount already paid | $ | 41.1 | |||||||||||||||
Amount deposited in the trust | MXN 1 | $ 74.9 | ||||||||||||||
Number of civil actions seeking damages | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Buenavista del Cobre, S.A. de C.V | Minimum | ||||||||||||||||
Environmental costs | ||||||||||||||||
Number of workers to clean the river | 1,200 | |||||||||||||||
Peru | ||||||||||||||||
Environmental costs | ||||||||||||||||
Environmental capital investment | $ | $ 10.1 | 17.4 | ||||||||||||||
Number of atmospheric basins established that require further attention | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Number of months for identification of contaminated sites and around in facilities | 12 months | |||||||||||||||
Period for preparation of decontamination plan | P24M | |||||||||||||||
Period of extension for preparation of decontamination plan | 1 year | |||||||||||||||
Number of days in which results of soil confirmation tests are to be presented to authorities | 30 days | |||||||||||||||
Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
Environmental costs | ||||||||||||||||
Environmental capital investment | $ | $ 29.1 | $ 3.2 | ||||||||||||||
Number of categories of collective actions | category | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Minimum number of people claiming injury due to collective action initiative in Civil Federal Procedures Code (CFPC) | person | 30 | |||||||||||||||
Francisca Garcia Enriquez | ||||||||||||||||
Environmental costs | ||||||||||||||||
Number of constitutional action lawsuits | 2 | 2 |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES41
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: (Details 2) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||
Mar. 31, 2015item | Mar. 31, 2012item | May. 31, 2011item | Aug. 31, 2009USD ($) | Apr. 30, 1996person | Mar. 31, 2016PENhaitemplaintiffitem / shares | Dec. 31, 2015item | Dec. 31, 2012item | Dec. 31, 2005item | Dec. 31, 1992 | Dec. 31, 1978 | Dec. 31, 1971 | Sep. 23, 2015shares | |
Tia Maria | |||||||||||||
Litigation Matter | |||||||||||||
Area of mining concession (in hectares) | ha | 32,989.64 | ||||||||||||
Number of lawsuits | 2 | ||||||||||||
Virgen Maria | |||||||||||||
Litigation Matter | |||||||||||||
Area of mining concession (in hectares) | ha | 943.72 | ||||||||||||
Percentage of mining concession | 2.90% | ||||||||||||
Purchase price of shares paid to former stockholders | $ | $ 2 | ||||||||||||
Garcia Ataucuri and Others against SCC's Peruvian Branch | |||||||||||||
Litigation Matter | |||||||||||||
Number of former Branch workers | 104 | 216 | |||||||||||
Armando Cornejo Flores Against SCC Peruvian Branch former workers | |||||||||||||
Litigation Matter | |||||||||||||
Number of former Branch workers | 37 | ||||||||||||
Garcia Ataucuri litigation | |||||||||||||
Litigation Matter | |||||||||||||
Number of plaintiffs involved in lawsuits filed | plaintiff | 800 | ||||||||||||
Mexico Generadora de Energia S. de R.L. ("MGE") | Controladora de Infraestructura Energetica Mexico, S. A. de C. V. | |||||||||||||
Litigation Matter | |||||||||||||
Acquisition percentage | 99.999% | ||||||||||||
Peru | |||||||||||||
Litigation Matter | |||||||||||||
Statutory participation of mine workers in pre-tax profit (as a percent) | 8.00% | 10.00% | |||||||||||
Statutory participation of mine workers in pre-tax profit paid in cash (as a percent) | 100.00% | 4.00% | 40.00% | ||||||||||
Statutory participation of mine workers in pre-tax profit received as equity interest of enterprise (as a percent) | 60.00% | ||||||||||||
Percentage of pre-tax profits delivered as "labor shares" | 5.50% | ||||||||||||
Peru | Garcia Ataucuri and Others against SCC's Peruvian Branch | |||||||||||||
Litigation Matter | |||||||||||||
Number of former employees who filed the complaint | person | 900 | ||||||||||||
Damages sought by the plaintiff (includes old soles and labor shares) | 38,763,806.80 | ||||||||||||
Damages sought by the plaintiff | PEN | PEN 3.876380680 | ||||||||||||
Face value of one labor share | item / shares | 100 | ||||||||||||
Labor shares issued by the Branch (as a percent) | 100.00% | ||||||||||||
Plaintiffs do not represent the percent of SCC's eligible employees | 100.00% | ||||||||||||
Soles de oro equivalent to today's one nuevo sol | 1,000,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Number of shares seized as security for damages sought (in shares) | shares | 10,501,857 | ||||||||||||
Peru | Labor Matters | |||||||||||||
Litigation Matter | |||||||||||||
Percentage of labor unionized | 75.00% | ||||||||||||
Total number of workers | 4,557 | ||||||||||||
Number of labor unions | 5 | ||||||||||||
Number of labor unions represent majority of workers | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Number of labor unions other than majority workers unions | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
Term of agreement | 3 years | ||||||||||||
Annual salary increase (as a percent) | 5.00% | ||||||||||||
Peru | Labor Matters | Ilo and Cuajone | |||||||||||||
Litigation Matter | |||||||||||||
Number of labor unions represent majority of workers | 2 | ||||||||||||
Peru | Labor Matters | Toquepala | |||||||||||||
Litigation Matter | |||||||||||||
Number of labor unions other than majority workers unions | 1 | ||||||||||||
Mexico | Mexico Generadora de Energia S. de R.L. ("MGE") | |||||||||||||
Litigation Matter | |||||||||||||
Number of power plants | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
Mexico | Mexico Generadora de Energia S. de R.L. ("MGE") | Controladora de Infraestructura Energetica Mexico, S. A. de C. V. | |||||||||||||
Litigation Matter | |||||||||||||
Acquisition percentage | 99.999% |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES42
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: (Details 3) PEN in Millions, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||
Jul. 31, 2014MW | Jun. 30, 2014MW | Mar. 31, 2016PENitemmkmT | Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)itemmkmT | Dec. 31, 2014PEN | Dec. 31, 2014USD ($) | Dec. 31, 1997 | |
Other commitments: | |||||||
Commitment for capital projects | $ 2,113 | ||||||
Tia Maria | Peru | |||||||
Other commitments: | |||||||
Project budget | 1,400 | ||||||
Amount Spend In the Current Year | $ 361.9 | ||||||
Annual production ( in tons) | T | 120,000 | 120,000 | |||||
Distance of sea water transportation | km | 25 | 25 | |||||
Additional investment in desalinization plant | $ 95 | ||||||
Height above sea level of the desalinization plant | m | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||
Term life of environmental project (in years) | 20 years | 20 years | |||||
Number of jobs expected to be generated | item | 3,500 | 3,500 | |||||
Number of workers expected to be directly employed | item | 600 | 600 | |||||
Number of workers expected to be indirectly employed | item | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||
Toquepala Concentrator Expansion | Peru | |||||||
Other commitments: | |||||||
Project budget | $ 1,200 | ||||||
Amount Spend In the Current Year | 405.7 | ||||||
Amount committed to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects | PEN 100 | $ 30 | |||||
Amount paid-out for development projects in the Candarave province | PEN 445 | $ 134 | |||||
Copper | Toquepala Concentrator Expansion | Peru | |||||||
Other commitments: | |||||||
Estimated increase in annual production (in tons) | T | 100,000 | 100,000 | |||||
Molybdenum | Toquepala Concentrator Expansion | Peru | |||||||
Other commitments: | |||||||
Estimated increase in annual production (in tons) | T | 3,100 | 3,100 | |||||
Enersur | Power purchase agreements | |||||||
Other commitments: | |||||||
Term of power purchase agreement related to sale of power plant | 20 years | ||||||
Electroperu S.A | Power purchase agreements | |||||||
Other commitments: | |||||||
Term of power purchase agreement related to sale of power plant | 20 years | ||||||
Purchase agreement, contracted power capacity (in megawatts) | MW | 120 | ||||||
Kallpa | Power purchase agreements | |||||||
Other commitments: | |||||||
Term of power purchase agreement related to sale of power plant | 10 years | ||||||
Purchase agreement, contracted power capacity (in megawatts) | MW | 120 |
SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATI43
SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION: (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | ||
Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)segment | Mar. 31, 2015USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015USD ($) | |
SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION: | |||
Number of reportable segments | segment | 3 | ||
Financial information relating to segments | |||
Net sales outside of segments | $ 1,245.1 | $ 1,274.8 | |
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion) | 726.8 | 679.8 | |
Selling, general and administrative | 26.3 | 24.9 | |
Depreciation, amortization and depletion | 135.3 | 117 | |
Exploration | 10.5 | 10.3 | |
Environmental remediation | 5.9 | ||
Operating income | 346.2 | 436.9 | |
Interest, net | (72.8) | (23.1) | |
Other income (expense) | (0.5) | (3.7) | |
Income taxes | (92.3) | (129.2) | |
Equity earnings of affiliate | 5.1 | 2.8 | |
Non-controlling interest | (0.6) | (1.3) | |
Net income attributable to SCC | 185.1 | 282.4 | |
Capital investment | 223.3 | 248.7 | |
Property and mine development, net | 8,400.5 | 7,545.6 | $ 8,262.8 |
Total assets | 12,807.7 | 11,090.1 | $ 12,593.2 |
Corporate, other and eliminations | |||
Financial information relating to segments | |||
Net sales outside of segments | (15.4) | (18.9) | |
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion) | (40.9) | (9.9) | |
Selling, general and administrative | 0.2 | 3.3 | |
Depreciation, amortization and depletion | 6.6 | 2.2 | |
Exploration | 3.7 | 4.6 | |
Operating income | 15 | (19.1) | |
Capital investment | 0.1 | 1.3 | |
Property and mine development, net | 256.6 | 148 | |
Total assets | (520.1) | (884.5) | |
Mexican Open-pit | Operating segment | |||
Financial information relating to segments | |||
Net sales outside of segments | 741.9 | 664.2 | |
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion) | 394.4 | 296.9 | |
Selling, general and administrative | 13.5 | 9.4 | |
Depreciation, amortization and depletion | 64.9 | 54.1 | |
Exploration | 1.6 | 0.8 | |
Environmental remediation | 5.9 | ||
Operating income | 267.5 | 297.1 | |
Capital investment | 109.1 | 187.6 | |
Property and mine development, net | 5,024.3 | 4,502.6 | |
Total assets | 8,542.5 | 7,569.8 | |
Mexican IMMSA Unit | Operating segment | |||
Financial information relating to segments | |||
Net sales outside of segments | 69.7 | 90.3 | |
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion) | 68.7 | 89.7 | |
Selling, general and administrative | 1.5 | 1.9 | |
Depreciation, amortization and depletion | 9.4 | 7.7 | |
Exploration | 1.8 | 2.2 | |
Operating income | 3.7 | 7.7 | |
Capital investment | 6.8 | 6.6 | |
Property and mine development, net | 460.1 | 388.3 | |
Total assets | 788.7 | 890.6 | |
Mexican IMMSA Unit | Intersegment sales | |||
Financial information relating to segments | |||
Net sales outside of segments | 15.4 | 18.9 | |
Peruvian Operations | Operating segment | |||
Financial information relating to segments | |||
Net sales outside of segments | 433.5 | 520.3 | |
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion) | 304.6 | 303.1 | |
Selling, general and administrative | 11.1 | 10.3 | |
Depreciation, amortization and depletion | 54.4 | 53 | |
Exploration | 3.4 | 2.7 | |
Operating income | 60 | 151.2 | |
Capital investment | 107.3 | 53.2 | |
Property and mine development, net | 2,659.5 | 2,506.7 | |
Total assets | $ 3,996.6 | $ 3,514.2 |
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY_ (Details)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 60 Months Ended | 99 Months Ended | |||
Jan. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2016 | |
Activity in treasury stock | ||||||||
Balance at the beginning of the period | $ 2,908.9 | $ 2,908.9 | ||||||
Purchase of shares | 53.7 | 53.7 | $ 1,004.4 | $ 682.8 | $ 281.4 | $ 878.1 | $ 2,900.4 | |
Balance at the end of the period | 2,966.3 | $ 2,267.9 | 2,908.9 | 2,966.3 | ||||
Treasury Stock: | Southern copper common shares | ||||||||
Activity in treasury stock | ||||||||
Balance at the beginning of the period | 2,697.6 | 2,697.6 | 1,693.5 | 1,693.5 | ||||
Purchase of shares | 53.7 | 370.1 | ||||||
Balance at the end of the period | $ 2,751.3 | $ 2,063.6 | 2,697.6 | 1,693.5 | $ 2,751.3 | |||
Treasury stock balance at the end of the period (in shares) | 110,889,016 | 85,058,843 | 110,889,016 | |||||
Treasury Stock: | Parent Company (Grupo Mexico) common shares | ||||||||
Activity in treasury stock | ||||||||
Balance at the beginning of the period | $ 211.3 | $ 211.3 | $ 207.2 | 207.2 | ||||
Other activity, including dividend, interest and foreign currency transaction effect | 3.7 | (2.9) | ||||||
Balance at the end of the period | $ 215 | $ 204.3 | $ 211.3 | $ 207.2 | $ 215 | |||
Treasury stock balance at the end of the period (in shares) | 118,278,037 | 94,325,311 | 118,278,037 |
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY_ (Details
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: (Details 2) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 60 Months Ended | 99 Months Ended | |||
Jan. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2008 | |
SCC share repurchase program: | ||||||||
Amount authorized for share repurchase program | $ 3,000 | $ 3,000 | $ 500 | |||||
Total Number of Shares Purchased | 2,235,200 | 2,235,200 | 36,689,052 | 22,711,428 | 10,245,000 | 46,914,486 | 118,795,166 | |
Average Price Paid per Share (in dollars per share) | $ 24.05 | $ 24.05 | $ 27.38 | $ 30.06 | $ 27.47 | $ 18.72 | $ 24.41 | |
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan | 118,795,166 | 116,559,966 | 79,870,914 | 57,159,486 | 46,914,486 | |||
Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan @ $27.71 | 3,595,217 | 3,595,217 | ||||||
Total Cost | $ 53.7 | $ 53.7 | $ 1,004.4 | $ 682.8 | $ 281.4 | $ 878.1 | $ 2,900.4 | |
Percentage of ownership interest held by the parent company | 88.80% | 88.80% |
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY_ (Detail46
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: (Details 3) | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016 | |
Employee Stock Purchase 2007 Plan | |
Share based compensation | |
Percentage of title acquired by employee in every two years on shares paid in previous two years | 50.00% |
Period of plan | 8 years |
Ratio of bonus shares granted to participant | 0.1 |
Employee Stock Purchase 2015 Plan | |
Share based compensation | |
Percentage of title acquired by employee in every two years on shares paid in previous two years | 50.00% |
Period of plan | 8 years |
Ratio of bonus shares granted to participant | 0.1 |
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY_ (Detail47
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: (Details 4) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||
Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)MXN / shares | Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)$ / sharesshares | Mar. 31, 2015USD ($)$ / sharesshares | Dec. 31, 2010$ / shares | Dec. 31, 2010MXN / shares | |
Non-controlling interest activity | |||||
Balance at the beginning of the period | $ 36.3 | ||||
Net earnings | 0.6 | $ 1.3 | |||
Dividend paid | $ (0.2) | ||||
Balance at the end of the period | $ 36.9 | ||||
Employee Stock Purchase 2007 Plan | |||||
Stock award activity, Shares | |||||
Outstanding shares at the beginning of the year | shares | 109,241 | 4,298,612 | |||
Exercised (in shares) | shares | (3,660,945) | ||||
Outstanding shares at the end of the year | shares | 109,241 | 637,667 | |||
Unit Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |||||
Outstanding shares at the beginning of the year (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 1.16 | $ 1.16 | |||
Exercised (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | 1.16 | ||||
Outstanding shares at the end of the year (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 1.16 | $ 1.16 | |||
Employee Stock Purchase 2010 Plan | |||||
Information related to compensation cost | |||||
Stock based compensation expense | $ 0.1 | $ 0.1 | |||
Unrecognized compensation expense | $ 1.3 | $ 1.3 | $ 2 | ||
Period over which unrecognized compensation expense expected to be recognized | 2 years 9 months | ||||
Stock award activity, Shares | |||||
Outstanding shares at the beginning of the year | shares | 2,227,582 | 2,287,891 | |||
Exercised (in shares) | shares | (338,989) | ||||
Outstanding shares at the end of the year | shares | 1,888,593 | 2,287,891 | |||
Unit Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |||||
Outstanding shares at the beginning of the year (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 2.05 | $ 2.05 | |||
Exercised (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | 2.05 | ||||
Outstanding shares at the end of the year (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 2.05 | $ 2.05 | |||
Non-controlling interest activity | |||||
Purchase price for initial subscription (in dollars per share) | (per share) | $ 2.05 | MXN 26.51 | |||
Employee Stock Purchase 2015 Plan | |||||
Information related to compensation cost | |||||
Stock based compensation expense | $ 0.2 | ||||
Unrecognized compensation expense | $ 4.2 | $ 4.2 | |||
Stock award activity, Shares | |||||
Outstanding shares at the beginning of the year | shares | 2,652,386 | ||||
Granted (in shares) | shares | 2,652,386 | ||||
Outstanding shares at the end of the year | shares | 2,652,386 | 2,652,386 | |||
Unit Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |||||
Outstanding shares at the beginning of the year (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 2.63 | ||||
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 2.63 | ||||
Outstanding shares at the end of the year (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 2.63 | $ 2.63 | |||
Non-controlling interest activity | |||||
Balance at the beginning of the period | $ 36.3 | $ 32.1 | |||
Net earnings | 0.6 | 1.3 | |||
Dividend paid | (0.2) | ||||
Balance at the end of the period | $ 36.9 | $ 33.2 | |||
Purchase price for initial subscription (in dollars per share) | (per share) | $ 38.44 | $ 2.63 |
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS_ (Details
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 |
Liabilities: | ||
Long-term debt, Carrying Value | $ 5,952.1 | $ 5,951.5 |
Long-term debt, Fair Value | 5,705.6 | 5,211.5 |
Short term Investment: | ||
Trading securities | 279.6 | 600.2 |
Fair value measurements recurring | Fair value as of the end of the period | ||
Short term Investment: | ||
Trading securities | 279.6 | 600.2 |
Derivative: | ||
Total assets, fair value | 672.6 | 1,016.9 |
Fair value measurements recurring | Fair value as of the end of the period | Copper | ||
Derivative: | ||
Provisionally priced sales | 309.3 | 351 |
Fair value measurements recurring | Fair value as of the end of the period | Molybdenum | ||
Derivative: | ||
Provisionally priced sales | 80.7 | 62.4 |
Fair value measurements recurring | Corporate bonds | Fair value as of the end of the period | ||
Available-for-sale debt securities: | ||
Available-for-sale debt securities | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Fair value measurements recurring | Mortgage backed securities | Fair value as of the end of the period | ||
Available-for-sale debt securities: | ||
Available-for-sale debt securities | 2.9 | 3.1 |
Fair value measurements recurring | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) | ||
Short term Investment: | ||
Trading securities | 279.6 | 600.2 |
Derivative: | ||
Total assets, fair value | 669.6 | 1,013.6 |
Fair value measurements recurring | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) | Copper | ||
Derivative: | ||
Provisionally priced sales | 309.3 | 351 |
Fair value measurements recurring | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) | Molybdenum | ||
Derivative: | ||
Provisionally priced sales | 80.7 | 62.4 |
Fair value measurements recurring | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) | ||
Derivative: | ||
Total assets, fair value | 3 | 3.3 |
Fair value measurements recurring | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) | Corporate bonds | ||
Available-for-sale debt securities: | ||
Available-for-sale debt securities | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Fair value measurements recurring | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) | Mortgage backed securities | ||
Available-for-sale debt securities: | ||
Available-for-sale debt securities | $ 2.9 | $ 3.1 |
RESTRUCTURING PLAN_ (Details)
RESTRUCTURING PLAN: (Details) | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2016employee | |
RESTRUCTURING PLAN: | |
Number of employees accepted severance package | 180 |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS_ (Details)
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: (Details) | Apr. 21, 2016$ / shares |
Subsequent Event | |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: | |
Quarterly cash dividend authorized (in cents per share) | $ 0.05 |