SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                2000 FORM 10-K/A

                ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


 For the fiscal year ended DECEMBER 31, 2000     Commission File Number: 1-14066

                        SOUTHERN PERU COPPER CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


             DELAWARE                               13-3849074
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      (State or other jurisdiction of            (I.R.S. Employer
      incorporation or organization)             Identification No.)

                1150 North 7th Avenue, Tucson, AZ.     85705-0747
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             (Address of principal executive offices)  (zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (520) 798-7747
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           Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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                                                Name of each exchange
                Title of each class              on which registered
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      Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   New York Stock Exchange
                                                Lima Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                                      Yes [X]      No [ ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best knowledge of the registrant, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment of this
Form 10-K. [ ]

As of February 28, 2001, there were of record 14,100,192 shares of Common Stock,
par value $0.01 per share, outstanding, and the aggregate market value of the
shares of Common Stock (based upon the closing price on such date as reported on
the New York Stock Exchange - Composite Transactions) of Southern Peru Copper
Corporation held by nonaffiliates was approximately $204 million. As of the
above date, there were also 65,900,833 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share, outstanding. Class A Common Stock is convertible on a
one-to-one basis into Common Stock.

PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

Part IV:      Exhibit index is on page B1 through B3.




                        Southern Peru Copper Corporation

                                   FORM 10-K/A
                                December 31, 2000


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FORM 10-K/A                                                                i

ITEM 14                                                                   ii

EXHIBIT INDEX                                                            B1-B3

FORM 11-K                                                               B22-B34






                Southern Peru Copper Corporation and Subsidiaries

                                   FORM 10-K/A

                                December 31, 2000



The undersigned registrant hereby amends the 2000 Annual Report on Form 10-K as
set forth in the pages attached hereto to add the information, financial
statements and exhibits required by Form 11-K filed with respect to the Savings
Plan of Southern Peru Copper Corporation and Participating Subsidiaries pursuant
to Rule 15d-21.

The following item has been refiled to reflect such amendments:

Item 14.   Exhibits, Financial Statements Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.


      The Exhibits Index has been amended and is refiled herewith to include as
Exhibit 99 the report on Form 11-K relating to the Savings Plan for Salaried
Employees of Southern Peru Copper Corporation and Participating Subsidiaries,
which is filed herewith.

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                          Southern Peru Copper Corporation

                                          By  /s/ Oscar Gonzalez Rocha
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                                                  Oscar Gonzalez Rocha
                                                  President

Dated: June 27, 2001


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                                     PART IV

    ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K





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                        Southern Peru Copper Corporation
                                  Exhibit Index




Sequential
Exhibit                                                                  Page
Number                        Document Description                      Number
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 3.   Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws

 3.1  Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed December 29,
      1995 (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's 1995 Annual
      Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference)

 3.2  Certificate of Decrease, filed February 29, 1996 (Filed as
      Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's 1995 Annual Report on Form
      10-K and incorporated herein by reference)

 3.3  Certificate of Increase, filed February 29, 1996 (Filed as
      Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's 1995 Annual Report on Form
      10-K and incorporated herein by reference)

 3.4  Certificate of Decrease, filed March 24, 1997 (Filed as
      Exhibit 3.6 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
      for the quarter ended March 31, 1997 and incorporated
      herein by reference)

 3.5  Certificate of Increase, filed March 24, 1997 (Filed as
      Exhibit 3.5 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
      for the quarter ended March 31, 1997 and incorporated
      herein by reference)

 3.6  By-Laws, as last amended on February 3, 1998

 4.   Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders

 4.1  Indenture, dated as of May 30, 1997, among Southern Peru
      Limited, Southern Peru Copper Corporation, as guarantor,
      and Citibank, NA, as trustee.
      (Filed as Exhibit 4.1(a) to the Company's Registration
      Statement on Form S-4, as amended by Amendment No. 1
      thereto, File No. 333-34505, and incorporated herein by
      reference)

 4.2  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 30, 1997, among
      Southern Peru Limited, Southern Peru Copper Corporation,
      as guarantor, and Citibank, N.A., as trustee.
      (Filed as Exhibit 4.1(b) to the Company's Registration
      Statement on Form S-4, as amended by Amendment No. 1
      thereto, File No. 333-34305, and incorporated herein by
      reference)

 4.3  Form of Amended and Restated Collateral Trust Agreement,
      dated as of July 15, 1997, between Southern Peru Limited
      and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as collateral
      trustee.
      (Filed as Exhibit 4.1(c) to the Company's Registration
      Statement on Form S-4, as amended by Amendment No. 1
      thereto, File No. 333-34305, and incorporated herein by
      reference)



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                 Southern Peru Copper Corporation
                          Exhibit Index




Sequential
Exhibit                                                                  Page
Number                        Document Description                      Number
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 4.4  Form of Series A-1 Secured Export Notes due 2007
      (Filed as Exhibit 4.1(d) to the Company's Registration
      Statement on Form S-4, as amended by Amendment No. 1
      thereto, File No. 333-34305, and incorporated herein by
      reference)

 4.5  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 15, 1998 among
      Southern Peru Limited, Southern Peru Copper Corporation as
      guarantor, and Citibank, N.A., as trustee (Filed as Exhibit
      4.5 to the Company's 1998 Annual Report on form 10-K and
      incorporated herein by reference)

 4.6  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 22, 1998
      between Southern Peru Copper Corporation and Citibank, N.A.
      as trustee (Filed as Exhibit 4.6 to the Company's 1998
      Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by
      reference)

10.   Material Contracts

10.1  Form of Agreement Among Certain Stockholders of the Company
      (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Registration
      Statement on Form S-4, as amended by Amendments No. 1 and 2
      thereto, File No 33-97790 (the "Form S-4"), and
      incorporated herein by reference)

10.2  Tax Stability Agreement, dated August 8, 1994, between the
      Government of Peru and the Company regarding SX/EW facility
      (and English translation) (Filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the
      Company's Form S-4 and incorporated herein by reference)

10.3  Incentive Compensation Plan of the Company
      (Filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the Company's Form S-4 and
      incorporated herein by reference)

10.4  Supplemental Retirement Plan of the Company, as amended
      restated as of November 4, 1999. (Filed as Exhibit 10.4 to
      the Company's 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K and
      incorporated herein by reference). Effective as of October
      31, 2000, the Supplemental Retirement Plan was terminated.

10.5  Stock Incentive Plan of the Company (Filed as an Exhibit to
      the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated
      March 25, 1996 (Registration No. 333-2736) and incorporated
      herein by reference)

10.6  Form of Directors Stock Award Plan of the Company
      (Filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the Company's Form S-4 and
      incorporated herein by reference)

10.7  Deferred Fee Plan for Directors, as amended and restated as
      of November 4, 1999 (Filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's
      1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by
      reference)



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                          Exhibit Index




Sequential
Exhibit                                                                  Page
Number                        Document Description                      Number
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10.8  Form of Agreement Accepting Membership in the Plan,
      containing text of Retirement Plan and Trust for Selected
      Employees (Filed as Exhibit 10.17 to the Company's Form S-4
      and incorporated herein by reference)

10.9  Compensation Deferral Plan, as amended and restated as of
      November 4, 1999. (Filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the Company's
      1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by
      reference). Effective as of October 31, 2000, the
      Compensation Deferral Plan was terminated.

10.10 Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 1997 among Southern
      Peru Limited, as borrower, Southern Peru Copper
      Corporation, as guarantor, several banks and other
      financial institutions from time to time parties to the
      Credit Agreement, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New
      York, as administrative agent, The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
      documentation agent, Citicorp Securities, Inc., as
      syndication agent, and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch,
      as security and collateral agent. (Filed as Exhibit 10.9 to
      the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4, File No.
      333-3405, and incorporated herein by reference)

10.11 First Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated July 14,
      1997. (Filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company's Registration
      Statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-34305, and incorporated
      herein by reference)

10.12 Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated as of December
      30, 1998 between Southern Peru Copper Corporation, a
      Delaware Corporation, and Southern Peru Limited. (Filed as
      Exhibit 10.12 to the Company's 1998 Annual Report on Form
      10-K and incorporated herein by reference)

21.1  Subsidiaries of the Company

23.1  Consent of Independent Accountants                                 B36

99.   Report on Form 11-K relating to the Savings Plan of
      Southern Peru Copper Corporation and Participating
      Subsidiaries                                                       B22-B35


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