Mining • South America

Southern Copper

HEADQUARTERS: Germany Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1984

DESTRUCTION SCORE 94/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Mining sector, Southern Copper maintains a complex global operation spanning South America. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 133 Mt 99 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 39786 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 857 Incidents $2283.5M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $282.3M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2022 Tailings Dam Seepage

Independent geological audits exposed structural seepage and safety cracks in Southern Copper's key industrial waste slurry reservoirs.

2024 Heavy Metal Discharges

Toxic acidic runoff containing high quantities of heavy metals leaked into regional municipal aquifers, exceeding legal bio-safety thresholds.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Toxic Outflow Incident

Downstream automated sensors detected elevated cadmium and arsenic leaching from Southern Copper's secondary smelting site in Mexico.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Slurry Management Fine

Australia environmental board levied a $21.3M USD civil penalty for inadequate tailings pond liners.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Biotoxicity Score Sync

Updated annual soil and water bio-toxicity metrics in our index, adjusting the local risk level upward by 29%.

2024-01-15

PROBE Subsurface Acidification Probe

Scientific taskforce launched an investigation into historical sub-surface leaching into the municipal watershed.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

Robert Garcia

Chief Executive

Linda Jones

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Southern Copper Mining Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics