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  <xsd:element name="TreasuryStockSharesAcquiredCumulative" id="scco_TreasuryStockSharesAcquiredCumulative" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
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  <element id="scco_NumberOfMegawattSupplyEnergyForWhichEntitySignedAgreement" name="NumberOfMegawattSupplyEnergyForWhichEntitySignedAgreement" nillable="true" type="num:powerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="scco_KallpaGeneracionSaMember" name="KallpaGeneracionSaMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="scco_AmountCommittedForFundingSocialAndInfrastructureImprovementProjects" name="AmountCommittedForFundingSocialAndInfrastructureImprovementProjects" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="scco_AmountContributedToMexicanFederalGovernmentToEstablishTrust" name="AmountContributedToMexicanFederalGovernmentToEstablishTrust" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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