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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2014

 

or

 

o         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from        to        

 

Commission File Number: 1-14066

 

SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

13-3849074

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1440 East Missouri Avenue, Suite 160, Phoenix, AZ

 

85014

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (602) 264-1375

 

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 o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

 

Large accelerated filer

x

 

 

Accelerated filer  

o

 

Non-accelerated filer

o

 

 

Smaller reporting company  

o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  Yes o  No x

 

As of October 29, 2014 there were outstanding 818,167,302 shares of Southern Copper Corporation common, par value $0.01 per share.

 

 

 



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Southern Copper Corporation (“SCC”)

 

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

 

Page No.

Part I.  Financial Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item. 1

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

7-27

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

28-45

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

 

46-47

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and procedures

 

48

 

 

 

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

49

 

 

 

 

Part II. Other Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

50

 

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk factors

 

50

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

50

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

51

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

51-52

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

53

 

 

 

 

 

List of Exhibits

 

54-55

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 15

Independent Accountants’ Awareness Letter

 

56

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.1

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

57

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

58

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

59

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.2

Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

60

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 101

Financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 Formatted in XBRL: (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, and (v) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged in detail.

 

Submitted electronically with this report

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Southern Copper Corporation

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales (including sales to related parties, see note 7)

 

$

1,474,647

 

$

1,384,507

 

$

4,316,442

 

$

4,417,732

 

Operating costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion shown separately below)

 

729,505

 

663,342

 

2,097,988

 

2,097,322

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

26,282

 

24,106

 

76,178

 

76,932

 

Environmental remediation

 

37,163

 

 

37,163

 

 

Depreciation, amortization and depletion

 

113,923

 

101,489

 

340,467

 

285,577

 

Exploration

 

20,638

 

11,984

 

57,317

 

33,959

 

Total operating costs and expenses

 

927,511

 

800,921

 

2,609,113

 

2,493,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

547,136

 

583,586

 

1,707,329

 

1,923,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(67,728

)

(67,543

)

(198,943

)

(199,320

)

Capitalized interest

 

33,153

 

18,303

 

86,918

 

46,249

 

Other (expense) income

 

(22,522

)

1,724

 

(32,507

)

19,507

 

Interest income

 

3,765

 

5,516

 

12,017

 

15,791

 

Income before income taxes

 

493,804

 

541,586

 

1,574,814

 

1,806,169

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes (including royalty taxes, see note 4)

 

173,949

 

197,885

 

603,880

 

604,634

 

Net income before equity earnings of affiliate

 

319,855

 

343,701

 

970,934

 

1,201,535

 

Equity earnings of affiliate, net of income tax

 

5,926

 

1,865

 

17,825

 

15,169

 

Net income

 

325,781

 

345,566

 

988,759

 

1,216,704

 

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

 

1,463

 

1,345

 

3,800

 

4,354

 

Net income attributable to SCC

 

$

324,318

 

$

344,221

 

$

984,959

 

$

1,212,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per common share amounts attributable to SCC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income - basic and diluted

 

$

0.39

 

$

0.41

 

$

1.18

 

$

1.44

 

Dividends paid

 

$

0.12

 

$

0.12

 

$

0.34

 

$

0.56

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted

 

829,216

 

841,946

 

832,116

 

844,148

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Southern Copper Corporation

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net income

 

$

325,781

 

$

345,566

 

$

988,759

 

$

1,216,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) net of tax: - Amortization of actuarial gain net of income tax (for the three months ended September 30, 2014: $44 and 2013: $150 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014: $102 and 2013: $402)

 

65

 

(224

)

(152

)

(600

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

 

325,846

 

345,342

 

988,607

 

1,216,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest

 

1,463

 

1,345

 

3,800

 

4,354

 

Comprehensive income attributable to SCC

 

$

324,383

 

$

343,997

 

$

984,807

 

$

1,211,750

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Southern Copper Corporation

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,034,174

 

$

1,672,695

 

Restricted cash

 

37,163

 

 

Short-term investments

 

207,986

 

208,268

 

Accounts receivable trade

 

514,187

 

533,226

 

Accounts receivable other (including related parties 2014 - $28,400 and 2013 - $38,062)

 

84,228

 

64,552

 

Inventories

 

750,005

 

693,942

 

Deferred income tax

 

128,733

 

84,377

 

Other current assets

 

199,011

 

158,990

 

Total current assets

 

2,955,487

 

3,416,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, net

 

7,189,550

 

6,476,168

 

Leachable material

 

539,600

 

395,177

 

Intangible assets, net

 

110,115

 

110,219

 

Related parties receivable

 

161,244

 

161,244

 

Deferred income tax

 

250,012

 

180,707

 

Equity method investment

 

67,324

 

57,142

 

Other assets

 

263,775

 

199,322

 

Total assets

 

$

11,537,107

 

$

10,996,029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

$

200,000

 

$

 

Accounts payable (including related parties 2014 -$65,519 and 2013 - $28,373)

 

604,248

 

493,263

 

Accrued income taxes

 

84,558

 

7,474

 

Accrued workers’ participation

 

172,753

 

192,371

 

Accrued interest

 

92,602

 

70,787

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

69,986

 

19,689

 

Total current liabilities

 

1,224,147

 

783,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

4,005,746

 

4,204,915

 

Deferred income taxes

 

214,013

 

244,875

 

Other liabilities and reserves

 

63,905

 

76,000

 

Asset retirement obligation

 

149,217

 

124,835

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

4,432,881

 

4,650,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

8,846

 

8,846

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

3,348,641

 

3,340,349

 

Retained earnings

 

4,096,772

 

3,394,827

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

6,087

 

6,239

 

Treasury stock, at cost, common shares

 

(1,611,495

)

(1,216,599

)

Total Southern Copper Corporation stockholders’ equity

 

5,848,851

 

5,533,662

 

Non-controlling interest

 

31,228

 

28,158

 

Total equity

 

5,880,079

 

5,561,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

11,537,107

 

$

10,996,029

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Southern Copper Corporation

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

325,781

 

$

345,566

 

$

988,759

 

$

1,216,704

 

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, amortization and depletion

 

113,923

 

101,489

 

340,467

 

285,577

 

Equity earnings of affiliate, net of dividends received

 

(3,184

)

(1,079

)

(10,181

)

(6,588

)

(Gain) loss on currency translation effect

 

(14,856

)

(573

)

(20,663

)

10,490

 

(Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes

 

(76,230

)

(9,769

)

(133,052

)

912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash provided from (used for) operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

68,956

 

1,148

 

19,039

 

182,111

 

Inventories

 

(39,741

)

(69,104

)

(200,486

)

(132,731

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

161,321

 

170,346

 

203,400

 

(17,546

)

Other operating assets and liabilities

 

(100,417

)

(72,848

)

(68,201

)

(176,842

)

Net cash provided from operating activities

 

435,553

 

465,176

 

1,119,082

 

1,362,087

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(411,603

)

(488,249

)

(1,110,964

)

(1,190,501

)

Proceeds from (purchase of) short-term investments, net

 

81,823

 

29,469

 

208

 

(229,166

)

Loan repaid by related party

 

 

9,454

 

 

22,706

 

Sale of property

 

15

 

19

 

4,896

 

1,046

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(329,765

)

(449,307

)

(1,105,860

)

(1,395,915

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt repaid

 

 

 

 

(5,000

)

Dividends paid to common stockholders

 

(99,641

)

(101,028

)

(283,013

)

(473,062

)

Distributions to non-controlling interest

 

(207

)

(231

)

(706

)

(1,097

)

Repurchase of common shares

 

(323,436

)

(59,431

)

(388,945

)

(123,991

)

Other

 

278

 

263

 

1,079

 

1,053

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(423,006

)

(160,427

)

(671,585

)

(602,097

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

16,028

 

175

 

19,842

 

(28,264

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(301,190

)

(144,383

)

(638,521

)

(664,189

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period

 

1,335,364

 

1,939,682

 

1,672,695

 

2,459,488

 

Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period

 

$

1,034,174

 

$

1,795,299

 

$

1,034,174

 

$

1,795,299

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Southern Copper Corporation

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

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 September 30, 2014, Grupo Mexico through its wholly-owned subsidiary Americas Mining Corporation (“AMC”) owned 83.5% 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 September 30, 2014 and the results of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.  The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The December 31, 2013 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 (U.S. GAAP).  The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2013 and notes included in the Company’s 2013 annual report on Form 10-K.

 

NOTE 2 — SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

 

Short-term investments were as follows ($ in millions):

 

 

 

At September 30,
2014

 

At December 31,
2013

 

Trading securities

 

$

202.8

 

$

202.6

 

Weighted average interest rate

 

2.36

%

3.78

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale

 

$

5.2

 

$

5.7

 

Weighted average interest rate

 

0.42

%

0.42

%

Total

 

$

208.0

 

$

208.3

 

 

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 September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, included corporate bonds and asset and mortgage backed obligations.  As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 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.

 

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The following table summarizes the activity of these investments by category (in millions):

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

Trading securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest earned

 

$

1.1

 

$

1.9

 

$

3.6

 

$

3.9

 

Unrealized gain (loss) at the end of the period

 

1.0

 

0.1

 

1.0

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest earned

 

(*

)

(*

)

(*

)

(*

)

Investment redeemed

 

$

0.3

 

$

 

$

0.5

 

$

0.4

 

 


(*) Less than $0.1 million

 

NOTE 3 - INVENTORIES:

 

Inventories were as follows:

 

(in millions)

 

At September 30,
2014

 

At December 31,
2013

 

Inventory, current:

 

 

 

 

 

Metals at lower of average cost or market:

 

 

 

 

 

Finished goods

 

$

93.9

 

$

84.2

 

Work-in-process

 

349.3

 

305.4

 

Supplies at average cost

 

306.8

 

304.3

 

Total current inventory

 

$

750.0

 

$

693.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventory, long-term

 

 

 

 

 

Leach stockpiles

 

$

539.6

 

$

395.2

 

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 total leaching costs added as long-term inventory of leachable material amounted to $265.5 million and $218.7 million, respectively. Long-term leaching inventories recognized as cost of sales amounted to $118.8 million and $82.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

NOTE 4 — INCOME TAXES:

 

The income tax provision and the effective income tax rate for the nine months of 2014 and 2013 were as follows ($ in millions):

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Income tax provision

 

$

603.9

 

$

604.6

 

Effective income tax rate

 

38.3

%

33.5

%

 

These provisions include income taxes for Peru, Mexico and the United States. The increase in the effective tax rate in the nine months of 2014 from the same period in the prior year is primarily due to a new Mexican royalty tax instituted for 2014, which added 4.0% to the nine months effective tax rate and the provision for environmental remediation, which is being treated as a non-deductible expense and had a 0.8% effect on the tax rate.

 

Components of the income tax provision for the nine-month periods of 2014 and 2013 include the following ($ in millions):

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Statutory income tax provision

 

$

504.1

 

$

568.3

 

Peruvian royalty

 

6.6

 

7.7

 

Mexican royalty

 

64.9

 

 

Peruvian special mining tax

 

28.3

 

28.6

 

Total income tax provision

 

$

603.9

 

$

604.6

 

 

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Royalty mining charge:

 

Peruvian operations: In 2011, the Peruvian congress approved an amendment to the mining royalty charge.  The new 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 $25.5 million and $26.9 million of royalty charge in the nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively, of which $6.6 million and $7.7 million, respectively, were included in income taxes.

 

Mexican operations:  In December 2013, the Mexican government enacted a new law which, among other things, established a mining royalty charge of 7.5% on taxable EBITDA and an additional royalty charge of 0.5% on the net sales value of gold, silver and platinum.  These charges became effective January 2014 and the Company has accrued $64.9 million of royalty taxes as part of the income tax provision for the nine months of 2014.

 

Special Mining Tax:

 

In 2011, the Peruvian government enacted a tax for the mining industry.  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 $28.3 million and $28.6 million of special mining tax in the income tax provision for the nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes:

 

In the third quarter and nine months of 2014, there were no changes in the Company’s uncertain tax positions.

 

In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or “FASB,” issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2013-11 on the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits. The update clarifies that unrecognized tax benefits related to a net operating loss carry forward, or similar tax loss, or tax credit carry forward, should generally be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013.  Accordingly, the Company is presenting applicable uncertain tax positions as reductions to deferred income tax assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014.

 

NOTE 5 — PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES:

 

At September 30, 2014, the Company has recorded provisionally priced sales of copper at average forward prices per pound, and molybdenum at the September 30, 2014 market price per pound.  These sales are subject to final pricing based on the average monthly copper prices on the London Metal Exchange (“LME”) or New York Commodities Exchange (“COMEX”) and Dealer Oxide molybdenum prices in the future month of settlement.

 

Following are the provisionally priced copper and molybdenum sales outstanding at September 30, 2014:

 

Copper
(million lbs.)

 

Priced at
(per pound)

 

Month of
Settlement

 

34.7

 

$

3.04

 

October and November 2014

 

 

Molybdenum
(million lbs.)

 

Priced at
(per pound)

 

Month of
Settlement

 

11.1

 

$

10.55

 

October 2014 through January 2015

 

 

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.

 

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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 reviews 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 September 2014, the Company has provided guarantees of $14.2 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, including the Ilo marine trestle. In the last quarter of 2012, the Company submitted updates to the closure plans for Toquepala, Cuajone and Ilo in accordance with the law. As a result of these revised plans, the Company adjusted its asset retirement obligation.

 

In 2010, the Company communicated 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. In January 2014, the Company approved an increase in the budget for this program to $62.4 million, of which the Company has spent $43.8 million through September 30, 2014. Plant demolition and construction of a confinement area at the south of the property were completed in 2012 and the Company expects to complete soil remediation and the construction of a second confinement area by the end of 2014.  The Company expects that once the site is remediated, a decision will be made on whether sell or develop the property.

 

In 2012, the Company recognized an estimated asset retirement obligation for its mining properties in Mexico as part of its environmental commitment. Even though, there is currently no enacted law, statute, ordinance, or written or oral contract requiring the Company to carry out mine closure and environmental remediation activities, the Company believes that a constructive obligation presently exists based on, among other things, the remediation caused by the closure of the San Luis Potosi smelter in 2010. Consequently, according to ASC- 410-20 on December 31, 2012 the Company recorded an asset retirement obligation of $25.1 million and increased net property by $20.3 million. The overall cost recognized for mining closure 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 nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (in millions):

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of January 1

 

$

124.8

 

$

122.3

 

Changes in estimates

 

26.7

 

 

Closure payments

 

(8.1

)

(2.3

)

Accretion expense

 

5.8

 

6.7

 

Balance as of September 30,

 

$

149.2

 

$

126.7

 

 

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, 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):

 

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At September 30,
 2014

 

At December 31,
2013

 

Related parties receivables, current:

 

 

 

 

 

Grupo Mexico S.A. de C.V.

 

$

0.8

 

$

0.8

 

Mexico Generadora de Energia S. de R.L. (“MGE”)

 

26.4

 

18.8

 

Compania Perforadora Mexico, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and affiliates

 

1.2

 

0.7

 

Compania Minera Coimolache S.A.

 

 

17.2

 

Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

$

28.4

 

$

38.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related parties receivable, non-current:

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico Generadora de Energia S. de R.L.

 

$

161.2

 

$

161.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related parties payables:

 

 

 

 

 

Grupo Mexico S.A. de C.V.

 

$

0.8

 

$

3.3

 

Mexico Generadora de Energia S. de R.L.

 

39.9

 

14.4

 

Asarco LLC

 

18.4

 

6.2

 

Higher Technology S.A.C.

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

Breaker S.A. de C.V and affiliates (“Breaker”)

 

0.6

 

0.3

 

Sempertrans and affiliates

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

Mexico Transportes Aereos, S.A. de C.V. (“Mextransport”)

 

1.0

 

0.6

 

Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates

 

0.7

 

 

Pigoba

 

0.1

 

 

Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A. de C.V.

 

3.8

 

3.3

 

 

 

$

65.5

 

$

28.3

 

 

Purchase and sale activity:

 

Grupo Mexico and its affiliates:

 

The following table summarizes the purchase and sales activities with Grupo Mexico and its affiliates in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (in millions):

 

 

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Purchase activity

 

 

 

 

 

Grupo Mexico S.A. de C.V.

 

$

10.4

 

$

10.4

 

Asarco LLC.

 

39.5

 

82.0

 

Ferrocarril Mexicano S.A de C.V.

 

17.3

 

14.9

 

Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates

 

76.8

 

36.5

 

Mexico Generadora de Energia S. de R.L.

 

137.2

 

 

Compania Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V and affiliates

 

2.6

 

4.1

 

Total purchases

 

$

283.8

 

$

147.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales activity

 

 

 

 

 

Asarco LLC

 

$

22.1

 

$

71.8

 

Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates

 

0.6

 

0.6

 

Compania Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V and affiliates

 

0.4

 

0.4

 

Mexico Generadora de Energia S. de R.L.

 

75.5

 

11.6

 

Total sales

 

$

98.6

 

$

84.4

 

 

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 to pay for these services 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 Desarrollos 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.

 

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The Company’s Mexican operations purchased scrap and other residual copper mineral from Asarco, and power from MGE. Both companies are subsidiaries of Grupo Mexico.

 

The Company paid fees for engineering, construction and consulting services provided by subsidiaries of Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C. V, a subsidiary 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 will repay its debt to the Company using a percentage of its profits until such time as the debt is satisfied. At September 30, 2014 the remaining balance of the debt was $161.2 million and was recorded as non-current related party receivable on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Related to this loan, the Company received interest income of $7.0 million and $7.6 million in the nine months of 2014 and 2013, 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 first quarter of 2014. MGE is currently awaiting the authorization for interconnection with the Mexican electrical system to start operations at the second plant. MGE began supplying power to the Company in December 2013. It is expected that MGE will supply a portion of its power output to third-party energy users. See also Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies, Other commitments.

 

The Company sold copper cathodes, rod and anodes, as well as sulfuric acid, silver, gold and lime to Asarco. 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 with the controlling group:

 

The following tables summarize the purchase and sales activities with other Larrea family companies in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (in millions):

 

 

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Mextransport:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase activity

 

$

2.1

 

$

2.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales activity

 

$

0.2

 

$

0.2

 

 

The Larrea family controls a majority of the capital stock of Grupo Mexico, and has extensive interests in other businesses, including aviation and real estate.  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 and air transportation.

 

Companies with relationships with SCC executive officers:

 

The following table summarizes the purchase activities with companies with relationships with SCC executive officers in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (in millions):

 

 

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Higher Technology S.A.C.

 

$

2.1

 

$

1.7

 

Servicios y Fabricaciones Mecanicas S.A.C.

 

1.1

 

0.2

 

Sempertrans and affiliates

 

0.9

 

1.0

 

Breaker

 

5.7

 

2.7

 

Pigoba S.A. de C.V.

 

0.4

 

0.1

 

Total purchases

 

$

10.2

 

$

5.7

 

 

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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, the 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 employ Mr. Alejandro Gonzalez as a sales representative.  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 Gonzales, 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. To support the cost of the development of Tantahuatay, the Company loaned $56.6 million to Coimolache. The repayment of this loan was completed in August 2014.

 

In the nine months of 2013, Coimolache paid to the Company $18.4 million, as a reimbursement of funds expensed during the exploration stage of the Tantahuatay mine, which was recorded as other income in the condensed consolidated statement of income.

 

NOTE 8- BENEFIT PLANS:

 

Post retirement defined benefit plans

 

The Company has two non-contributory defined benefit pension plans covering former salaried employees in the United States and certain former 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 noncontributory defined benefit pension plan for union employees.

 

The components of the net periodic benefit costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Service cost

 

$

0.9

 

$

1.0

 

Interest cost

 

0.9

 

0.8

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(2.7

)

(2.5

)

Amortization of net actuarial loss

 

(0.2

)

(0.6

)

Amortization of net loss (gain)

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

(1.0

)

$

(1.2

)

 

Post-retirement Health care plan

 

Peru: The Company adopted a post-retirement health care plan for retired salaried employees eligible for Medicare in 1996. The plan is unfunded. 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 the net periodic benefit cost for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are as follows (in millions):

 

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2014

 

2013

 

Interest cost

 

$

1.0

 

$

1.2

 

Amortization of net loss (gain)

 

(0.2

)

 

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

0.8

 

$

1.2

 

 

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 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 expenditures in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Peruvian operations

 

$

92.8

 

$

75.4

 

Mexican operations

 

17.5

 

30.3

 

 

 

$

110.3

 

$

105.7

 

 

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 closure and reclamation. In accordance with the requirements of this law, the Company’s closure plans were approved by MINEM. As part of the closure plans, the Company is providing guarantees to ensure that sufficient funds will be available for the asset retirement obligation. See Note 6, “Asset retirement obligation,” for further discussion of this matter.

 

In 2008, the Peruvian government enacted environmental regulations establishing more stringent air quality standards (“AQS”) for daily sulfur dioxide (“SO2”) emissions for the Peruvian territory. These regulations, as amended in 2013, recognize distinct zones/areas, as atmospheric basins. As part of these regulations, MINAM was required to carry-out a 12 month ambient air monitoring period, prior to January 1, 2014, to establish SO2 levels. Those areas with a mean 24-hour SO2 concentration equal or less than 20 micrograms per cubic meter (“ug/m3”) are required to develop programs to maintain this level of compliance. Those areas or cities exceeding the mean 24-hour SO2 concentration of 20 ug/m3 will be required to establish an Action Plan to address this problem and are required to achieve the 20 ug/m3 AQS in the future. Meanwhile they are required to achieve mean 24-hour AQS equal to 80 ug/m3 of SO2. MINAM has established three atmospheric basins that require further attention to comply with 80ug/m3 of SO2. 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 the Company should review its compliance with these regulations and develop a modification plan to reach compliance.  The plan must be reported to the government within one year, or by April 8, 2015. The Company is working with an environmental technical study group, established by a MINAM resolution to identify air quality issues and develop plans to comply with the pertinent regulations.

 

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 has twelve months to identify contaminated sites in and around its facilities and present a report of identified contaminated sites. If such sites exist, the Company must submit a decontamination plan for approval within 24 months from the date it is notified by the authority. This decontamination plan shall include remediation actions, a schedule and compliance deadlines. Also, under this rule, if deemed necessary, the Company may request a one year extension, 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 the 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 schedule, companies cannot be penalized for non-compliance with the SQS. In the second quarter of 2014, the Company requested bids from third-party testing consultants to

 

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prepare the necessary studies, as well as address any other requirements of the rules. The Company is reviewing these bids and expects to reach a decision and select the testing consultant early in the fourth quarter of 2014.

 

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. PROFEPA may 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 January 2011, Article 180 of the General Law was amended. This amendment, gives 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, natural resources, flora, fauna or human health, 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 published in the Official Gazette and are now in force. 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 June 2013, the Environmental Liability Federal Law was published in the Official Gazette and became effective one month thereafter. The law establishes general guidelines in order to determine which environmental actions will be considered to cause environmental harm that will give rise to administrative responsibilities (remediation or compensations), criminal responsibilities as well as monetary fines.

 

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, a branch of the Sonora River.

 

On August 19, 2014, PROFEPA, as part of the administrative proceedings initiated after the spill, announced the filing of a criminal complaint against BVC and those determined to be responsible for the environmental damages.  According to the Mexican Environmental Responsibilities Federal Law, administrative fines and sanctions could go upward to 40 million Mexican pesos (approximately $3 million). Additional sanctions or fines may be imposed, including the cost of cleanup and remediation of the polluted sites, as well as economic compensation to individuals who may have suffered damages as a result of the spill, provided that direct damages are proven in a trial.

 

On September 11, 2014, BVC, in agreement with the Mexican Federal Government, established a trust of two billion pesos (approximately $150 million) to support the remedial efforts that BVC had already undertaken, to comply with the environmental remediation plan and to pay, as the case may be, material damages to the riverside residents of the seven counties affected by the spill. In the third quarter, BVC deposited 500 million pesos (approximately $37 million) in the trust, which are now available to compensate claims as they arise. This deposit has been transferred to restricted cash and is recorded as an operating expense in the third quarter results. A technical committee was created to manage the funds, comprised of representatives from the federal government, the Company and specialists assisted by a team of environmental experts. BVC and the Company cannot reasonably predict the likelihood of any additional cost related to this matter.

 

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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 expenditures.

 

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 “nuevo sol.” Due to a past period of high inflation between 1985 and 1990, one billion of old soles is equivalent to today’s one nuevo 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. None of the court decisions state the manner by which the Branch must comply with the delivery of such labor shares or make a liquidation of the amount to be paid for past dividends and interest, if any.

 

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

 

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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.  In view of this, SCC´s Peruvian Branch continues to analyze the manner in which the competent lower court will enforce the Supreme Court’s decision and its financial impact.

 

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: Armando Cornejo Flores and others v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed May 10, 2006); Alejandro Zapata Mamani and others v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed June 27, 2008); Edgardo Garcia Ataucuri, in representation of 216 of SCC’s Peruvian Branch former workers, v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed May 2011); Juan Guillermo Oporto Carpio v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed August 2011); Rene Mercado Caballero v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed November 2011); Enrique Salazar Alvarez and others v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed December 2011); Indalecio Carlos Perez Cano and others v. SCC Peruvian Branch (filed March 2012); Jesus Mamani Chura and others v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed March 2012); Armando Cornejo Flores, in representation of 37 of SCC’s Peruvian Branch former workers v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed March 2012), Porfirio Ochochoque Mamani and others v. SCC´s Peruvian Branch (filed July 2012); Alfonso Claudio Flores Jimenez and others v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed July 2013) and Micaela Laura Alvarez de Vargas and others v. SCC’s Peruvian Branch (filed August 2013). SCC’s Peruvian Branch has answered the complaints and denied the validity of the 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 lawsuits:

 

a)             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.  As of September 30, 2014, the case remains in the discovery stage.

 

b)             Sociedad Minera de Responsabilidad Limitada Virgen Maria de Arequipa (SMRL Virgen Maria): In August 2010, a lawsuit was filed against SCC’s Branch and others by SMRL Virgen Maria, a company which until July 2003 owned the mining concession Virgen Maria.  SMRL Virgen Maria sold this mining concession in July 2003 to Excomet (see a) above).  The plaintiff alleges that the sale of the mining concession Virgen Maria to Excomet is null and void because the persons who attended the shareholders’ meeting of SMRL Virgen Maria, at which the purchase was agreed upon, were not the real owners of the shares.  The plaintiff is also pursuing the nullity of all the subsequent acts regarding the mining property (acquisition of the shares of Excomet by SCC’s Branch, noted above, and the sale of this concession to SCC’s Branch by Excomet). In October 2011, the civil court dismissed the case on the grounds that the claim had been barred by the statute of limitations.  Upon appeal by the plaintiffs, the superior court remanded the proceedings to the lower court, ordering the issuance of a new decision.  On June 25, 2013, the lower court dismissed the case due to procedural defects. Upon appeal by the plaintiff, on December 2, 2013 the Superior Court reversed the lower court’s decision due to procedural defects and ordered the issuance of a new resolution. In July 2014, once again the lower court dismissed the case on the grounds that the claim had barred by the statute of limitations. The plaintiff appealed this resolution before the Superior Court. As of September 30, 2014, the case remains pending resolution.

 

c)              Omar Nunez Melgar: In May 2011, Mr. Omar Nunez Melgar commenced a lawsuit against the Peruvian Mining and Metallurgical Institute and MINEM challenging the denial of his request of a new mining concession that conflicted with SCC’s Branch’s Virgen Maria mining concession.  SCC’s Branch has been made a party to the proceedings as the owner of the Virgen Maria concession.  SCC’s Branch has answered the complaint and denied the validity of the claim.  As of September 30, 2014, the case remains pending resolution without further developments.

 

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The Company asserts that the lawsuits are without merit and is vigorously defending against these lawsuits.

 

Special Regional Pasto Grande Project (“Pasto Grande Project”)

 

In the last quarter of 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 September 30, 2014, the case remains pending resolution without further developments.

 

Labor matters:

 

In recent years the Company has experienced a positive labor environment in its operations in Mexico and Peru which is allowing an increase in productivity as well as helping to achieve the goals of its capital expansion program.

 

Peruvian operations: Approximately 68% of the Company’s 4,528 Peruvian employees were unionized at September 30, 2014, represented by seven separate unions. Three of these unions, one at each major production area, represent the majority of the Company´s workers. There are also four smaller unions, representing the balance of workers.  The Company conducted negotiations with the unions whose collective bargaining agreements expired in 2012. In 2013, the Company signed three-year agreements with all the unions. The agreements included, among other things, annual salary increases of 6.5%, 5% and 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, who are still under the National Mining Union, 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 September 30, 2014, the resolution of this case remains pending resolution without further developments.

 

On August 1, 2013, the National Union of Workers Engaged in Exploration, Exploitation and Processing of Mines in the Mexican Republic, which is the union operating at Mexicana del Cobre and IMMSA, filed a new petition before the labor authorities to replace the National Mining Union at the San Martin mine, because it believes that it represents more workers at the San Martin mine than the National Mining Union. As of September 30, 2014, the resolution of this 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 of the Taxco mine (including 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 requested that the federal labor court review the procedure. After several legal proceedings on January 25, 2013, the Company filed a new proceeding before the labor court on the basis of the Supreme Court decision in the San Martin case, which recognized the right of the labor court to define responsibility for the strike and the termination payment for each unionized worker. On June 16, 2014, the labor court denied the petition of the Company. The resolution issued by the labor court will be vigorously challenged by the Company before a federal court, by considering that it was issued against the Supreme Court decision. A favorable decision would have the effect of terminating the protracted strike at Taxco.

 

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It is expected that operations at these mines will remain suspended until these labor issues are resolved.

 

In view of these length strikes, the Company has reviewed the carrying value of the San Martin and Taxco mines to ascertain whether impairment exists. The Company concluded that the assets located at these mines are not impaired.

 

Other legal matters:

 

The Company is involved in various other legal proceedings incidental to its operations, but the Company does not believe that decisions adverse to it in any such proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations.

 

Other Contingencies:

 

Tia Maria:

 

Tia Maria, a Peruvian investment project, was suspended by governmental action in April 2011 in light of protests and disruptions carried out by a small group of activists who alleged, among other things, that the project would result in severe environmental contamination and the diversion of agricultural water resources.

 

The Company prepared a new Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) study, taking into account local community concerns and new government guidance, which was approved by MINEM on August 1, 2014. The Company expects to be granted the authorization to move forward with the construction phase by the end of the year and begin construction in the first quarter of 2015. However, no assurances can be given as to the specific timing of such authorization.

 

The Company has legal and valid title to the Tia Maria mining concessions and the over-lapping surface land in the area. None of above noted activities have in any way challenged, revoked, impaired or annulled the Company´s legal rights to the Tia Maria mining concessions and/or the over-lapping surface land titles acquired in the past. All the Company’s property rights on these areas are in full force.

 

Toquepala Concentrator Expansion

 

In connection with the EIA for the Toquepala expansion project, some community groups raised concerns related to water usage and pollution. As a result of these issues the Peruvian government started discussions with the local communities and the regional authorities to resolve this impasse. In February 2013, the Company reached a final agreement with the province of Candarave, one of the provinces neighboring the Toquepala unit, which commits the Company to funding S/.255 million (approximately $100 million) for development projects in the province.  In the second quarter of 2013, the Company made a first contribution of S/.45 million (approximately $17 million) to the development fund of the Candarave province The Company continued working with the authorities of the Candarave province and in June 2013 signed an agreement with the National Water Authority, local authorities and the Candarave Board of Water Users for the hydrogeological study of the Locumba river basin in order to improve the water utilization in the province.

 

In November 2013, the Company reached a final agreement with the Jorge Basadre province which commits the Company to fund S/.100 million (approximately $36 million) for social development projects in the province. In addition, the Company has agreed to fund various other social programs with the use of advance income tax payments.

 

The contributions to Candarave and Jorge Basadre provinces are contingent upon receiving approval for the project and will be expended through the life of the Toquepala expansion project. With these agreements the Company is close to establishing accords with the principal communities and interested parties in the area.

 

On April 16, 2014, the Company successfully held the public hearing required as a pre-condition for approval of the project’s EIA.  On July 1, 2014, the Company received comments and observations from the governmental authorities and other stakeholders, related to the EIA for the Toquepala concentrator expansion, and on September 25, 2014, the Company responded to these comments and observations. The Company expects that approval of the EIA will be received in the fourth quarter. The Company expects to continue the development of this project which will increase annual production by 100,000 tons of copper and 3,100 tons of molybdenum.

 

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Other commitments:

 

Peruvian Operations

 

Power purchase agreements

 

·                  Enersur:  In 1997, SCC signed a power purchase agreement with an independent power company, Enersur S.A. under which SCC agreed to purchase all of its power needs for its current Peruvian operations from Enersur for twenty years, through April 2017.

 

·                  Electroperu S.A.: In June 2014, the Company signed a power purchase agreement for 120 megawatt (“MW”) with the state company Electroperu S.A., under which Electroperu S.A. will supply energy for the Peruvian operations for twenty years starting on April 17, 2017 and ending on April 30, 2037.

 

·                  Kallpa Generacion S.A. (“Kallpa”): In July 2014, the Company signed a power purchase agreement for 120MW with Kallpa, an independent Israeli owned power company, under which Kallpa will supply energy for the Peruvian operations for ten years starting on April 17, 2017 and ending on April 30, 2027.

 

Mexican operations

 

Power purchase agreement - MGE

 

MGE, a subsidiary of Grupo Mexico, has completed the construction of the two power plants in Mexico designed to supply power to some of the Company’s Mexican operations.  It is expected that MGE will supply approximately 12% of its power output to third-party energy users.  In 2012, the Company signed a power purchase agreement with MGE, whereby MGE will supply the Company with power through 2032.  The first plant was completed in June 2013 and the second in the first quarter of 2014.  MGE is currently waiting the authorization for the interconnection with the Mexican electrical system to start operations at the second plant.  The first plant began to supply power to the Company in December 2013.

 

Commitment for Capital projects

 

As of September 30, 2014, the Company has committed approximately $600 million for the development of its capital investment projects at its Mexican and Peruvian operations.

 

Tax contingency matters:

 

Tax contingencies are provided for under ASC 740-10-50-15 Uncertain tax positions (see Note 4, “Income taxes”).

 

NOTE 10 — SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION:

 

Company management views Southern Copper as having three reportable segments and manages 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 the Chief Operating Officer on the segment basis.  The Chief Operating Officer of the Company focuses 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.

 

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Financial information relating to Southern Copper’s segments is as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

Mexican
Open-pit

 

Mexican
IMMSA Unit

 

Peruvian
Operations

 

Corporate, other
and eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

Net sales outside of segments

 

$

750.8

 

$

75.7

 

$

648.1

 

 

$

1,474.6

 

Intersegment sales

 

 

20.3

 

 

$

(20.3

)

 

Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion)

 

316.8

 

78.3

 

376.8

 

(42.4

)

729.5

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

9.7

 

4.1

 

11.7

 

0.8

 

26.3

 

Environmental remediation

 

37.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37.2

 

Depreciation, amortization and depletion

 

50.7

 

8.7

 

50.2

 

4.3

 

113.9

 

Exploration

 

0.8

 

8.4

 

3.5

 

7.9

 

20.6

 

Operating income

 

$

335.6

 

$

(3.5

)

$

205.9

 

$

9.1

 

547.1

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(30.8

)

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(22.5

)

Income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(173.9

)

Equity earnings of affiliate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.9

 

Non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1.5

)

Net income attributable to SCC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

324.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditure

 

$

311.1

 

$

12.6

 

$

84.9

 

$

3.0

 

$

411.6

 

Property, net

 

$

4,149.6

 

$

376.8

 

$

2,535.7

 

$

127.5

 

$

7,189.6

 

Total assets

 

$

6,516.3

 

$

877.6

 

$

3,472.0

 

$

671.2

 

$

11,537.1

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

Mexican
Open-pit

 

Mexican
IMMSA
Unit

 

Peruvian
Operations

 

Corporate, other
and eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

Net sales outside of segments

 

$

640.3

 

$

88.9

 

$

655.3

 

 

$

1,384.5

 

Intersegment sales

 

 

18.2

 

 

$

(18.2

)

 

Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion)

 

265.4

 

74.2

 

338.2

 

(14.5

)

663.3

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

8.2

 

3.5

 

11.7

 

0.7

 

24.1

 

Depreciation, amortization and depletion

 

46.2

 

7.6

 

43.5

 

4.2

 

101.5

 

Exploration

 

0.7

 

6.7

 

2.2

 

2.4

 

12.0

 

Operating income

 

$

319.8

 

$

15.1

 

$

259.7

 

$

(11.0

)

583.6

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(43.7

)

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.7

 

Income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(197.9

)

Equity earnings of affiliate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.8

 

Non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1.3

)

Net income attributable to SCC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

344.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditure

 

$

335.0

 

$

13.1

 

$

122.1

 

$

18.0

 

$

488.2

 

Property, net

 

$

3,266.5

 

$

372.5

 

$

2,330.5

 

$

62.6

 

$

6,032.1

 

Total assets

 

$

5,474.7

 

$

882.0

 

$

3,527.8

 

$

1,051.2

 

$

10,935.7

 

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

Mexican
Open-pit

 

Mexican
IMMSA
Unit

 

Peruvian
Operations

 

Corporate, other
and eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

Net sales outside of segments

 

$

2,170.9

 

$

259.5

 

$

1,886.0

 

 

$

4,316.4

 

Intersegment sales

 

 

67.2

 

 

$

(67.2

)

 

Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion)

 

858.2

 

245.9

 

1,047.0

 

(53.1

)

2,098.0

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

27.4

 

11.7

 

34.1

 

3.0

 

76.2

 

Environmental remediation

 

37.2

 

 

 

 

37.2

 

Depreciation, amortization and depletion

 

160.3

 

24.3

 

145.8

 

10.0

 

340.4

 

Exploration

 

2.5

 

20.8

 

11.2

 

22.8

 

57.3

 

Operating income

 

$

1,085.3

 

$

24.0

 

$

647.9

 

$

(49.9

)

1,707.3

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(100.0

)

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(32.5

)

Income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(603.9

)

Equity earnings of affiliate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.9

 

Non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3.8

)

Net income attributable to SCC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

985.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditure

 

$

834.1

 

$

30.9

 

$

240.3

 

$

5.7

 

$

1,111.0

 

Property, net

 

$

4,149.6

 

$

376.8

 

$

2,535.7

 

$

127.5

 

$

7,189.6

 

Total assets

 

$

6,516.3

 

$

877.6

 

$

3,472.0

 

$

671.2

 

$

11,537.1

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

Mexican
Open-pit

 

Mexican
IMMSA
Unit

 

Peruvian
Operations

 

Corporate, other
and eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

Net sales outside of segments

 

$

2,226.7

 

$

269.1

 

$

1,921.9

 

 

$

4,417.7

 

Intersegment sales

 

 

75.6

 

 

$

(75.6

)

 

Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and depletion)

 

982.9

 

235.7

 

968.9

 

(90.2

)

2,097.3

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

26.1

 

11.2

 

37.0

 

2.6

 

76.9

 

Depreciation, amortization and depletion

 

129.7

 

21.4

 

127.1

 

7.4

 

285.6

 

Exploration

 

2.4

 

19.4

 

7.1

 

5.1

 

34.0

 

Operating income

 

$

1,085.6

 

$

57.0

 

$

781.8

 

$

(0.5

)

1,923.9

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(137.3

)

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19.5

 

Income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(604.6

)

Equity earnings of affiliate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.2

 

Non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4.4

)

Net income attributable to SCC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,212.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditure

 

$

902.2

 

$

44.5

 

$

225.3

 

$

18.5

 

$

1,190.5

 

Property, net

 

$

3,266.5

 

$

372.5

 

$

2,330.5

 

$

62.6

 

$

6,032.1

 

Total assets

 

$

5,474.7

 

$

882.0

 

$

3,527.8

 

$

1,051.2

 

$

10,935.7

 

 

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NOTE 11 — STOCKHOLDERS´EQUITY:

 

Treasury Stock:

 

Activity in treasury stock in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 is as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Southern Copper common shares

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of January 1,

 

$

1,011.0

 

$

729.8

 

Purchase of shares

 

388.9

 

124.0

 

Used for corporate purposes

 

(0.2

)

(0.3

)

Balance as of September 30,

 

1,399.7

 

853.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parent Company (Grupo Mexico) common shares

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of January 1,

 

205.6

 

189.0

 

Other activity, including dividend, interest and currency translation effect

 

6.2

 

12.9

 

Balance as of September 30,

 

211.8

 

201.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury stock balance as of September 30,

 

$

1,611.5

 

$

1,055.4

 

 

The following table summarizes share distributions in the nine months of 2014 and 2013:

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Southern Copper common shares

 

 

 

 

 

Directors’ Stock Award Plan

 

12,000

 

12,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parent Company (Grupo Mexico) common shares

 

 

 

 

 

Employee stock purchase plan (shares in millions)

 

0.9

 

2.5

 

 

Southern Copper Common Shares:

 

At September 30, 2014 and 2013, there were in treasury 61,740,460 and 43,337,548 SCC’s common shares, respectively.

 

SCC share repurchase program:

 

In 2008, the Company´s Board of Directors authorized a $500 million share repurchase program.  On July 28, 2011, the Company´s Board of Directors authorized an increase of the share repurchase program to $1 billion and on October 17, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized an additional increase to $2 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

 

Average
Price Paid

 

Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly

 

Maximum Number of
Shares that May Yet Be
Purchased Under

 

Total Cost

 

From

 

To

 

Shares Purchased

 

per Share

 

Announced Plan

 

the Plan @ $29.65 (*)

 

($ in millions)

 

2008:

 

 

 

28,510,150

 

$

13.49

 

28,510,150

 

 

 

$

384.7

 

2009:

 

 

 

4,912,000

 

14.64

 

33,422,150

 

 

 

71.9

 

2010:

 

 

 

15,600

 

29.69

 

33,437,750

 

 

 

0.5

 

2011:

 

 

 

9,034,400

 

30.29

 

42,472,150

 

 

 

273.7

 

2012:

 

 

 

4,442,336

 

33.17

 

46,914,486

 

 

 

147.3

 

2013:

 

 

 

10,245,000

 

27.47

 

57,159,486

 

 

 

281.4

 

2014:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

01/01/14

 

01/31/14

 

1,768,000

 

28.06

 

58,927,486

 

 

 

49.6

 

03/01/14

 

03/21/14

 

106,079

 

27.04

 

59,033,565

 

 

 

2.9

 

Total first quarter

 

 

 

1,874,079

 

28.00

 

 

 

 

 

52.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/01/14

 

06/30/14

 

450,532

 

28.92

 

59,484,097

 

 

 

13.0

 

Total second quarter

 

 

 

450,532

 

28.92

 

 

 

 

 

13.0