UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
April 30, 2007
(Date of Report/Date of earliest event reported)
SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware |
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1-14066 |
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13-3849074 |
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(IRS Employer |
11811 North Tatum Blvd., Suite 2500,
Phoenix, AZ 85028
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
(602) 494-5328
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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On April 30, 2007, Southern Copper Corporation (“the Company”) issued a press release announcing that some of its unionized employees in Peru at the Ilo smelter and refinery and at the Toquepala and Cuajone mines commenced an illegal work stoppage. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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/s/ Armando Ortega Gómez |
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Armando Ortega Gómez |
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Vice President, Legal General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: April 30, 2007
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Press release of Southern Copper Corporation dated April 30, 2007. |
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