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Initials from the entity name. Click the row to open the full profile.Southern Copper CorpMining and processing ores and minerals. Mexico
211 thousand
cars driven for a year
970.1 kt CO₂e
Approximate — depends on local grid.Approximate — depends on local grid.Approximate — varies by species, climate and age of tree.
flat year-on-year

🔥 Southern Copper Corp ranks #1212 because its mining and ore-processing operations consume large amounts of fossil energy.

How much of this entity's emissions could be tied to a named owner.How sure we are about the numbers — based on data coverage, recency and source agreement.Number of power plants or sites attributed to this entity in the Climate TRACE dataset.
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Climate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.
#1212 of 1649

Southern Copper Corp, based in Mexico, mines and processes minerals and metals ores. Climate TRACE attributes 1 high-emitting asset to it.

Energy-intensive miningExtraction and processing consume large amounts of fossil energy.
Releases CO₂That energy use emits carbon dioxide.
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Power plants & sites behind it1 attributed asset · ownership split equally across listed owners

AssetSectorOwnershipAttributedConf.
Buenavista del Cobre MineMineral Extraction100%970.1 ktvery low
Where this comes from
Climate TRACE — asset-level emissions & ownership · CC BY 4.0
Mineral Extraction · reference year 2024
How it's allowed

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Permitted Emissions
These emissions appear to occur under existing permits and regulations. Operating legally is not the same as operating cleanly.
Rising Emissions Trend
Attributed emissions are rising (~1%/yr), moving in the wrong direction.
Low Measurement Confidence
Measurement confidence for this entity is low; figures are best-available estimates.
No Verified Enforcement or Lobbying Record
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Trend
Roughly flat▲ +1.3% rising
940.9 kt994.3 kt1 Mt20222024

Attributed emissions are roughly stable year on year. Attributed emissions, 2022–2024.

It ranks #1212 mainly because its attributed assets emitted about 970.1 kt CO₂e in 2024 (≈ 211k cars/yr).

The Climate Damage Score is driven by that absolute size on a log scale, with a +0.1-point flat adjustment.

Score breakdown

Absolute emissions
70 pts
Trend modifier
▲ +1.3% rising+0.1 pts
Data confidence
How sure we are about the measurement. A low score doesn't lower the polluter's rank — it just shows the data is fuzzier.

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What we know · what we don't

What we know

  • Attributed emissions: 970.1 kt CO₂e in 2024 (≈ 211k cars/yr).
  • Primary sector: Mineral Extraction; primary country: Mexico.
  • Evidence: 1 asset; ~100% ownership-attribution coverage.
  • Source: Climate TRACE (CC BY 4.0).

What we don’t

  • Exact ownership percentages — Climate TRACE lists owners but not stakes, so shared assets are split equally.
  • Indirect (supply-chain / financed / product-use) emissions are not included.
  • No PR claims, lobbying records, litigation history or policy-compliance data are included.
How sure we are about the measurement. A low score doesn't lower the polluter's rank — it just shows the data is fuzzier.How much of this entity's emissions could be tied to a named owner. Higher means a more complete picture.