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BVN vs SCCO
Side-by-side comparison of Buenaventura Mining Company Inc. (BVN) and Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BVN and SCCO operate in Metal Mining (Basic Materials), so they compete in similar markets.
- SCCO is the larger of the two at $142.88B, about 18.6x BVN ($7.69B).
- Over the past year, BVN is up 77.0% and SCCO is up 79.1% - SCCO leads by 2.2 points.
- SCCO has hit the wire 5 times in the past 4 weeks while BVN has been quiet.
- SCCO has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 5 for BVN).
- Company
- Buenaventura Mining Company Inc.
- Southern Copper Corporation
- Price
- $30.01-0.92%
- $173.60+0.36%
- Market cap
- $7.69B
- $142.88B
- 1M return
- -11.73%
- -3.33%
- 1Y return
- +76.96%
- +79.12%
- Industry
- Metal Mining
- Metal Mining
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 1996
- News (4w)
- 0
- 5
- Recent ratings
- 5
- 25
Buenaventura Mining Company Inc.
CompañÃa de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A., a precious metals company, engages in the exploration, mining, concentration, smelting, and marketing of polymetallic ores and metals in Peru, the United States, Europe, and Asia. It explores for gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper metals. The company operates four operating mining units, including Uchucchacua, Orcopampa, Julcani, and Tambomayo in Peru; and San Gabriel, a mining unit under development stage. It also owns interests in Colquijirca, La Zanja, Yanacocha, Cerro Verde, El Brocal, Coimolache, Yumpaq, and San Gregorio mines, as well as Trapiche, a mining unit at the development stage. In addition, the company produces manganese sulphate, which is used in agriculture and mining industries. Further, it provides energy generation and transmission services through hydroelectric power plants; chemical processing services; insurance brokerage services; and industrial activities. The company was founded in 1953 and is based in Lima, Peru.
Southern Copper Corporation
Southern Copper Corporation engages in mining, exploring, smelting, and refining copper and other minerals in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, and Chile. The company is involved in the mining, milling, and flotation of copper ore to produce copper and molybdenum concentrates; smelting of copper concentrates to produce blister and anode copper; refining of anode copper to produce copper cathodes; production of molybdenum concentrate and sulfuric acid; production of refined silver, gold, and other materials; and mining and processing of zinc and lead. It operates the Toquepala and Cuajone open-pit mines, and a smelter and refinery in Peru; and La Caridad, an open-pit copper mine, as well as a copper ore concentrator, a SX-EW plant, a smelter, refinery, and a rod plant in Mexico. The company also operates Buenavista, an open-pit copper mine, as well as two copper concentrators and two operating SX-EW plants in Mexico. In addition, it operates five underground mines that produce zinc, lead, copper, silver, and gold; a coal mine that produces coal and coke; and a zinc refinery. The company has interests in 59,252 hectares of exploration concessions in Peru; 503,104 hectares of exploration concessions in Mexico; 229,312 hectares of exploration concessions in Argentina; 27,353 hectares of exploration concessions in Chile; and 7,299 hectares of exploration concessions in Ecuador. Southern Copper Corporation was incorporated in 1952 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Southern Copper Corporation is a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation.
Latest BVN
- New insider Benavides Raul Eduardo Pedro claimed ownership of 2,780,287 units of American Depositary Shares representing one common share per (SEC Form 3)
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Massa Peschiera Aldo Oreste
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Buenaventura Mining Company Inc.
- SEC Form 20-F filed by Buenaventura Mining Company Inc.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Buenaventura Mining Company Inc.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Buenaventura Mining Company Inc.
- Buenaventura Announces First Quarter Results
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Bernex Weiss De Falen Nicole Edel Laure Marie
- Buenaventura Announces First Quarter 2026 Results for Production and Volume Sold per Metal
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Buenaventura Mining Company Inc.
Latest SCCO
- Director Palomino Bonilla Luis Miguel sold $724 worth of shares (4 units at $181.00), decreasing direct ownership by 0.23% to 1,703 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Palomino Bonilla Luis Miguel sold $20,000 worth of shares (100 units at $200.00), decreasing direct ownership by 6% to 1,707 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Palomino Bonilla Luis Miguel sold $35,565 worth of shares (200 units at $177.82), decreasing direct ownership by 10% to 1,807 units (SEC Form 4)
- Barclays initiated coverage on Southern Copper with a new price target
- Director Palomino Bonilla Luis Miguel sold $17,820 worth of shares (100 units at $178.20), decreasing direct ownership by 5% to 2,007 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Ariztegui Andreve Vicente was granted 400 shares, increasing direct ownership by 4% to 10,670 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Arrigunaga Gomez Del Campo Javier was granted 400 shares, increasing direct ownership by 8% to 5,148 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Castillo Sanchez Mejorada Enrique was granted 400 shares, increasing direct ownership by 67% to 1,000 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Executive Officer Contreras Lerdo De Tejada Leonardo was granted 400 shares, increasing direct ownership by 67% to 1,000 units (SEC Form 4)
- CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Velasco German Larrea Mota was granted 400 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.10% to 404,526 units (SEC Form 4)