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INCOME TAXES: (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Schedule of income tax provision and effective income tax rate

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The income tax provision and the effective income tax rate for the first six months of 2019 and 2018 consisted of ($ in millions):

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​		2019			2018		​
Statutory income tax provision	​	$	429.1	​	$	473.3	​
GILTI Tax	​	​	—	​	​	8.4	​
Peruvian royalty	​		6.5	​		4.4	​
Mexican royalty	​		35.2	​		45.0	​
Peruvian special mining tax	​		18.2	​		14.6	​
Total income tax provision	​	$	489.0	​	$	545.7	​
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Effective income tax rate	​	​	38.1	%	​	38.3	%

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Disclosure of the income tax provision attributable to continuing operations and the effective income tax rate.

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