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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001001838
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		IRS NUMBER:				133849074
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11811 NORTH TATUM BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2500
		CITY:			PHOENIX
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85028
		BUSINESS PHONE:		602-494-5328

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11811 NORTH TATUM BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2500
		CITY:			PHOENIX
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85028

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SOUTHERN PERU COPPER CORP/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960726

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SOUTHERN PERU COPPER HOLDING CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19951006
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 4.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">January&nbsp;28, 2008</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 3.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ms.&nbsp;Jill
S. Davis</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Branch
Chief</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Division
of Corporation Finance</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities
and Exchange Commission</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">100F
Street, NE</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Washington,
D.C. 20549-7010</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Re:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b>Southern Copper Corporation<br>
Response Letter Dated November&nbsp;16, 2007</b></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">File No.&nbsp;001-14066</font></u></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Ms.&nbsp;Davis:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On behalf of our client, Southern Copper Corporation
(&#147;Southern Copper&#148;), we submit this response to your letter dated January&nbsp;15,
2008 related to our Response Letter dated November&nbsp;16, 2007 to your
comments about Southern Copper&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31,
2006 (&#147;Form&nbsp;10-K&#148;) and Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30,
2007 (&#147;Form&nbsp;10-Q&#148;).&#160; To assist in
the Staff&#146;s review of the responses, we precede each response with the text (in
bold type) of the comment as stated in your letter.&#160; Southern Copper believes that it has replied
to your comments in full.&#160; As requested,
this letter is being filed on EDGAR as correspondence and a copy is being faxed
to your attention.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Capitalized terms used in the responses set forth
below and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Form&nbsp;10-K.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Form&nbsp;10-K
for the Fiscal Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2006</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Note 2 &#151;
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, page&nbsp;A105</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Property,
page&nbsp;A107</font></u></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We have
considered your response to prior comment number one.&#160; &#160;Based
on the proposed disclosures you intend to include in future filings, please
address the following:</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">You
propose to indicate that your accounting for drilling costs depends upon
whether or not at the time the cost is incurred, the expenditure meets the
criteria identified in our previous comment.&#160;
However, based on review of your proposed disclosure, it does not appear
that you fully identify the criteria referenced in our prior comment.&#160; Please expand your proposed disclosure
accordingly or otherwise advise why you believe your proposed revision is
responsive to our comment.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Drilling and other costs are classified as exploration
costs and expensed as incurred until the point that we determine that these
costs embody a probable future benefit that involves a capacity, singly or in
combination with other assets to contribute directly or indirectly to future
net cash inflows.&#160; Once this
determination has been made, drilling and other costs are classified as
development costs and are capitalized and amortized using the units of
production method over the estimated life of the ore body.&#160; This determination is generally made based on
the results of a feasibility study that shows proven and probable reserves. We
have expanded our disclosure to more fully explain the practices followed by
the Company in determining when an exploration cost is expensed and when it
meets our criteria for capitalization.&#160;
At the end of our response, we have included the revised disclosure for the
staff&#146;s consideration.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Based on
review of your proposed disclosure, we do not believe you have clearly
indicated that your use of the terms &#147;mine development costs&#148; and &#147;costs
incurred prospectively to develop the property&#148; may include drilling and other
related costs that are incurred during the production stage of your mining
operations.&#160; Please review your proposed
disclosure accordingly or otherwise advise why you believe your proposed
revision is responsive to our comment.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As requested by the staff we have revised our proposed
disclosure to be more responsive to the staff&#146;s request.&#160; Please see revised disclosure at end of this
letter.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Please
confirm, if true, that your statement in response to prior comment number one
that &#147;For the years ended December&nbsp;31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 the Company did
not capitalize any drilling and related costs&#148; takes into consideration any
drilling and other related costs incurred at a producing mine to define and
delineate residual mineral deposits that have not been classified as proven and
probable reserves or otherwise advise.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We confirm that the Company did not capitalize any
drilling or related costs incurred at a producing mine or at an exploration
property.&#160; In making this statement, the
Company has considered any drilling and other related costs incurred at a
producing mine to define and delineate residual mineral deposits that have not
been classified as proven and probable reserves.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">It must be clarified that prior to 2006, the Company did
follow the practice of capitalizing a portion of its mine stripping costs.&#160; Therefore, a portion of the Company&#146;s mine
cost, which included drilling expense, was capitalized.&#160; On January&nbsp;1, 2006 the Company adopted
the consensus of the EITF issue 04-06, &#147;Accounting for Stripping Costs Incurred
during Production in the Mining Industry&#148;, and wrote-off the net cumulative
capitalized stripping cost carried on the balance sheet.&#160; Since the adoption of EITF issue 04-06, no
further mine stripping costs have been capitalized.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Please
disclose that diversity in practice exists within participants in the mining
industry and that some mining companies expense drilling and related costs to
convert mineral resources to reserves at their development or production stage
properties.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The staff&#146;s recommendation has been incorporated in
the Company&#146;s revised disclosure, which follows:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended Accounting Policy Disclosure</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">There is a diversity of practices in the mining
industry in the treatment of drilling and other related costs to delineate new
ore reserves.&#160; The Company follows the
practices delineated in the next two paragraphs in its treatment of drilling
and related costs.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Drilling and other associated costs incurred in the
Company&#146;s efforts to delineate new resources, whether near-mine or Greenfield
are expensed as incurred.&#160; These costs
are classified as mineral exploration costs.&#160;
Once the Company determines through feasibility studies that proven and
probable reserves exist and that the drilling and other associated costs embody
a probable future benefit that involves a capacity, singly or in combination
with other assets, to contribute directly or indirectly to future net cash
inflow, then the costs are classified as mine development costs.&#160;&#160; These mine development costs incurred
prospectively to develop the property are capitalized as incurred, until the
commencement of production, and are amortized using the units of production
method over estimated life of the ore body.&#160;
During the production stage, drilling and other related costs incurred
to maintain production are included in production cost in the period in which
they are incurred.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Drilling and other related costs incurred in the
Company&#146;s efforts to delineate a major expansion of reserves at an existing
production property are expensed as incurred.&#160;
Once the Company determines through feasibility studies that proven and
probable incremental reserves exist and that the drilling and other associated
costs embody a probable future benefit that involves a capacity, singly or in
combination with other assets, to contribute directly or indirectly to future
net cash inflow, then the costs are classified as mine development costs. These
incremental mine development costs are capitalized as incurred, until the
commencement of production and amortized using the units of production over the
estimated life of the ore body.&#160; A major
expansion of reserves is one that increases total reserves at a property by
approximately 10%.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For the years ended December&nbsp;31, 2007, 2006 and
2005 the Company did not capitalize any drilling and related costs.&#160; The net balance of capitalized mine
development costs at December&nbsp;31, 2007 and 2006 were $48.7 million and
$54.4 million, respectively.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:27.9pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As
requested in your letter, Southern Copper acknowledges the following:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Southern Copper is
responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure on the filing;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Staff comments or changes to
disclosure in response to Staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from
taking any action with respect to the filing; and</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Southern Copper may not
assert Staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the
Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United
States.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; *&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; *</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:27.9pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Should
you have any questions about the responses in this letter, kindly contact the
undersigned at (212) 530-5224.</font></p>

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