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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: | NOTE 18-RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: The Company has entered into certain transactions in the ordinary course of business with parties that are controlling shareholders or their affiliates. These transactions include the lease of office space, air transportation and construction services and products and services related to mining and refining. The Company lends and borrows funds among affiliates for acquisitions and other corporate purposes. These financial transactions bear interest and are subject to review and approval by senior management, as are all related party transactions. It is the Company’s policy that the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors shall review all related party transactions. The Company is prohibited from entering or continuing a material related party transaction that has not been reviewed and approved or ratified by the Audit Committee. Receivable and payable balances with related parties are shown below (in millions):
|  | As of December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Related parties receivable current: |  |  |  |  |
Grupo Mexico, S.A.B de C.V. (“Grupo Mexico”) and affiliates |  | $ | 0.8 |  | $ | 1.8 |
Mexico Generadora de Energia S. de R.L. (“MGE”) |  | 18.8 |  | — |
Compania Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V. |  | 0.7 |  | 0.5 |
Compania Minera Coimolache S.A. |  | 17.2 |  | 23.4 |
Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates |  | 0.6 |  | — |
|  | $ | 38.1 |  | $ | 25.7 |
Related parties receivable non-current: |  |  |  |  |
MGE |  | $ | 161.2 |  | $ | 184.0 |
Related parties payable: |  |  |  |  |
Grupo Mexico and affiliates |  | $ | 3.3 |  | $ | — |
MGE |  | 14.4 |  | — |
Asarco LLC |  | 6.2 |  | 15.3 |
Higher Technology S.A.C. |  | 0.1 |  | 0.2 |
Breaker, S.A. de C.V |  | 0.3 |  | — |
Sempertrans and affiliates |  | 0.1 |  | — |
Mexico Transportes Aereos S.A. de C.V. (“Mextransport”) |  | 0.6 |  | 0.1 |
Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates |  | — |  | 2.1 |
Ferrocarril Mexicano S.A. de C.V. |  | 3.3 |  | 2.6 |
|  | $ | 28.3 |  | $ | 20.3 |
Purchase and sale activity: Grupo Mexico and affiliates: The following table summarize the purchase and sale activities with Grupo Mexico and its affiliates in 2013, 2012 and 2011 (in millions):
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Purchase activity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grupo Mexico |  | $ | 13.8 |  | $ | 13.9 |  | $ | 13.9 |
Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A de C.V. |  | 19.7 |  | 13.9 |  | 11.6 |
Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates |  | 54.4 |  | 49.5 |  | 38.2 |
Compania Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V. |  | 6.1 |  | 2.2 |  | 1.8 |
MGE |  | 14.4 |  | — |  | — |
Asarco LLC |  | 98.0 |  | 58.6 |  | 23.4 |
Total Purchases |  | $ | 206.4 |  | $ | 138.1 |  | $ | 88.9 |
Sales activity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asarco |  | $ | 88.7 |  | $ | 23.5 |  | $ | 68.8 |
Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates |  | 0.8 |  | 0.5 |  | 0.5 |
Compania Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V. |  | 0.6 |  | — |  | 0.2 |
MGE |  | 27.3 |  | — |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 117.4 |  | $ | 24.0 |  | $ | 69.5 |
Grupo Mexico, the Company’s ultimate parent and the majority indirect stockholder of the Company, and its affiliates provide various services to the Company. These services are primarily related to accounting, legal, tax, financial, treasury, human resources, price risk assessment and hedging, purchasing, procurement and logistics, sales and administrative and other support services. The Company pays Grupo Mexico for these services and expects to continue these services in the future. The Company’s Mexican operations paid fees for freight services provided by Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A de C.V., and for drilling services provided by Compania Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V. both companies are subsidiaries of Grupo Mexico. The Company’s Mexican operations purchased from Asarco scrap and other residual copper mineral and from MGE power. Both companies are subsidiaries of Grupo Mexico. The Company paid fees for engineering, construction and consulting services provided by subsidiaries of Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C. V, a subsidiary of Grupo Mexico. In 2005, the Company organized MGE, as a subsidiary of Minera Mexico, for the construction of two power plants to supply power to the Company’s Mexican operations. In May 2010, the Company’s Mexican operations granted a $350 million line of credit to MGE for the construction of the power plants. That line of credit was due on December 31, 2012 and carried an interest rate of 4.4%. In the first quarter of 2012, Controladora de Infraestructura Energetica Mexico, S. A. de C. V., an indirect subsidiary of Grupo Mexico, acquired 99.999% of MGE through a capital subscription of 1,928.6 million of Mexican pesos (approximately $150 million), reducing Minera Mexico’s participation to less than 0.001%. As consequence, of this change in control MGE became an indirect subsidiary of Grupo Mexico. Additionally, at the same time, MGE paid $150 million to the Company’s Mexican operations partially reducing the total debt. At December 31, 2012, the outstanding balance of $184.0 million was restructured as subordinated debt of MGE with an interest rate of 5.75%. The $184.0 million includes $37.6 million drawn on the line of credit in 2012 and $146.4 million drawn through December 31, 2011. MGE will repay its debt to the Company using a percentage of its profits until such time as the debt is satisfied. At December 31, 2013 the remaining balance of the debt was $161.2 million and was recorded as non-current related party receivable on the consolidated balance sheet. Related to this loan, the Company recorded interest income of $9.9 million in 2013. In December 2012, the Company signed a power purchase agreement with MGE, whereby MGE will supply some of the Company’s Mexican operations with power through 2032. MGE completed construction of its first power plant in June 2013 and expects to complete the construction of the second plant in the second quarter of 2014. MGE began supplying power to the Company in December 2013. It is expected that MGE will supply a portion of its power output to third-party energy users. See also Note 13 - Commitments and Contingencies, Other commitments. The Company sold copper cathodes, rod and anodes, as well as sulfuric acid, silver, gold and lime to Asarco. In addition, the Company received fees for building rental and maintenance services provided to Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and its affiliates and to Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I de C.V., and for natural gas and services provided to MGE, all subsidiaries of Grupo Mexico. Companies with relationships to the controlling group: The following table summarize the purchase and sales activities with other Larrea family companies in 2013, 2012 and 2011 (in millions):
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Purchase activity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mexico Compania de Productos Automotrices, S.A. de C.V. |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 0.2 |
Mextransport |  | 2.7 |  | 2.7 |  | 2.8 |
Total purchase |  | $ | 2.7 |  | $ | 2.7 |  | $ | 3.0 |
Sales activity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mextransport |  | $ | 0.3 |  | $ | 0.9 |  | $ | — |
The Larrea family controls a majority of the capital stock of Grupo Mexico, and has extensive interests in other businesses, including aviation and real estate. The Company engages in certain transactions in the ordinary course of business with other entities controlled by the Larrea family relating to the lease of office space and air transportation. In connection with this, the Company paid fees for maintenance services and sale of vehicles provided by Mexico Compania de Productos Automotrices, S.A. de C.V., a company controlled by the Larrea family liquidated in 2011. In 2007, the Company’s Mexican subsidiaries provided guaranties for two loans obtained by Mextransport, a company controlled by the Larrea family, from Bank of Nova Scotia in Mexico. Mextransport provides aviation services to the Company´s Mexican operations. The repayment of these loans was completed in August 2013. The Company also received fees from Mextransport. Companies with relationships to SCC executive officers: The following table summarize the purchase activity with companies with relationships to SCC executive officers’ families in 2013, 2012 and 2011 (in millions):
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Higher Technology S.A.C. |  | $ | 2.2 |  | $ | 3.1 |  | $ | 1.9 |
Servicios y Fabricaciones Mecanicas S.A.C. |  | 0.4 |  | 0.2 |  | 0.6 |
Sempertrans |  | 1.1 |  | 0.3 |  | 0.2 |
PIGOBA, S.A. de C.V. |  | 0.3 |  | 0.8 |  | 0.2 |
Breaker, S.A. de C.V. |  | 3.9 |  | 2.3 |  | 5.3 |
Total purchased |  | $ | 7.9 |  | $ | 6.7 |  | $ | 8.2 |
The Company purchased industrial materials from Higher Technology S.A.C., and paid fees for maintenance services provided by Servicios y Fabricaciones Mecanicas S.A.C. Mr. Carlos Gonzalez, the son of SCC’s Chief Executive Officer, has a proprietary interest in these companies. The Company purchased industrial material from Sempertrans France Belting Technology and Sempertrans Belchatow SP Z.O.O., in which Mr. Alejandro Gonzalez is employed as a sales representative. Also, the Company purchased industrial material from PIGOBA, S.A. de C.V., a company in which Mr. Alejandro Gonzalez has a proprietary interest. Mr. Alejandro Gonzalez is the son of SCC’s Chief Executive Officer. The Company purchased industrial material and services from Breaker, S.A. de C.V., a company in which Mr. Jorge Gonzalez, son-in-law of SCC’s Chief Executive Officer, has a proprietary interest, and from Breaker Peru S.A.C., a company in which Messrs. Jorge Gonzalez and Carlos Gonzalez, son-in-law and son, respectively, of SCC´s Chief Executive Officer have a proprietary interest. Equity Investment in Affiliate: The Company has a 44.2% participation in Coimolache S.A. (“Coimolache”), which it accounts for on the equity method. Coimolache owns Tantahuatay, a gold mine located in the northern part of Peru. To support the cost of the development of Tantahuatay, the Company loaned $56.6 million to Coimolache. Conditions and balance of the loan as of December 31, 2013 are as follows (in millions):
|  | Loan |
Total loan granted |  | $ | 56.6 |
Interest rate |  | 6 months Libor + 3% |
|  | (approximately 3.35%) |
Remaining balance at December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 17.2 |
Interest (in millions):
|  | Years ended December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Interest earned |  | $ | 0.9 |  | $ | 1.9 |
In 2013, Coimolache paid the Company $18.4 million, as a return of funds expensed during the exploration stage of the Tantahuatay mine, which amount was recorded as other income in the consolidated statement of income. It is anticipated that in the future the Company will enter into similar transactions with these same parties.

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