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  <xsd:element name="PercentageOfDeductionsForTaxExemptSalariesAndForContributionsToPensionPlans" id="scco_PercentageOfDeductionsForTaxExemptSalariesAndForContributionsToPensionPlans" type="num:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element name="ScheduleOfIncomeTaxProvisionAndEffectiveIncomeTaxRateTableTextBlock" id="scco_ScheduleOfIncomeTaxProvisionAndEffectiveIncomeTaxRateTableTextBlock" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element name="ScheduleOfPercentageDeductionFromAmountPayableUnderEmployeeStockPurchasePlanOnServiceTerminationTableTextBlock" id="scco_ScheduleOfPercentageDeductionFromAmountPayableUnderEmployeeStockPurchasePlanOnServiceTerminationTableTextBlock" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfTitleAcquiredByEmployeeEveryTwoYearsOnSharesPaidInPreviousTwoYears" id="scco_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfTitleAcquiredByEmployeeEveryTwoYearsOnSharesPaidInPreviousTwoYears" type="num:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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</xsd:schema>
