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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: |
Schedule of receivable and payable balances with related parties | Receivable and payable balances with related parties are shown below (in millions): ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | At December 31,
​ |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Related parties receivable current: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Grupo Mexico and affiliates: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Asarco LLC | ​ | $ | 10.8 | ​ | $ | 74.4
Americas Mining Corporation (“AMC”) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 11.0
AMMINCO Apoyo Administrativo, S.A. de C.V. (“AMMINCO”) | ​ |  | 0.1 | ​ |  | 0.2
Compania Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V. and affiliates | ​ |  | 0.3 | ​ |  | 1.4
Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 0.1
Grupo Mexico | ​ |  | 2.7 | ​ |  | 2.7
Mexico Generadora de Energia S. de R.L. ("MGE") | ​ | ​ | 15.3 | ​ | ​ | 10.3
Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates | ​ | ​ | 0.2 | ​ | ​ | 0.6
Related to the controlling group: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Boutique Bowling de Mexico S.A. de C.V. | ​ | ​ | 0.1 | ​ | ​ | 0.3
Mexico Transportes Aereos, S.A. de C.V. ("Mextransport") | ​ | ​ | 0.4 | ​ | ​ | 0.1
Operadora de Cinemas S.A. de C.V. | ​ | ​ | 0.1 | ​ | ​ | 0.4
​ | ​ | $ | 30.0 | ​ | $ | 101.5
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Related parties receivable non-current: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Grupo Mexico and affiliates: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Asarco LLC | ​ | $ | 59.5 | ​ | ​ | —
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Related parties payable: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Grupo Mexico and affiliates: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Asarco LLC | ​ | $ | 4.3 | ​ | $ | 4.1
AMMINCO | ​ | ​ | 16.9 | ​ | ​ | 8.0
Eolica El Retiro, S.A.P.I. de C.V. | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 1.0
Ferrocarril Mexicano S.A. de C.V. | ​ |  | 6.4 | ​ |  | 6.4
Grupo Mexico | ​ |  | 1.1 | ​ |  | 0.6
MGE | ​ | ​ | 40.2 | ​ | ​ | 40.6
Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos S.A. de C.V. and affiliates | ​ | ​ | 16.0 | ​ | ​ | 14.4
Related to the controlling group: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Boutique Bowling de Mexico S.A. de C.V. | ​ |  | 0.2 | ​ |  | 0.1
Mexico Transportes Aereos S.A. de C.V. (“Mextransport”) | ​ |  | 1.2 | ​ |  | —
Operadora de Cinemas S.A. de C.V. | ​ | ​ | 0.1 | ​ | ​ | 0.1
​ | ​ | $ | 86.4 | ​ | $ | 75.3
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Grupo Mexico and affiliates |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: |
Schedule of purchase and sales activities with related parties | The following table summarizes the purchase and sale activities with Grupo Mexico and its affiliates in 2019, 2018 and 2017 (in millions):
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Purchase activity | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Asarco LLC | ​ | $ | 37.6 | ​ | $ | 37.2 | ​ | $ | 37.2
AMMINCO | ​ | ​ | 17.8 | ​ | ​ | 8.0 | ​ | ​ | —
Eolica El Retiro, S.A.P.I. de C.V. | ​ |  | 2.9 | ​ |  | 3.6 | ​ |  | 3.3
Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. | ​ |  | 44.1 | ​ |  | 41.7 | ​ |  | 43.5
Grupo Mexico | ​ | ​ | 10.0 | ​ | ​ | 10.1 | ​ | ​ | 14.0
MGE | ​ |  | 202.2 | ​ |  | 200.1 | ​ |  | 223.7
Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos S.A. de C.V. and affiliates | ​ |  | 71.0 | ​ |  | 79.8 | ​ |  | 152.9
Total purchases | ​ | $ | 385.6 | ​ | $ | 380.5 | ​ | $ | 474.6
Sales activity | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Asarco LLC | ​ | $ | 11.3 | ​ | $ | 81.8 | ​ | $ | 96.2
AMMINCO | ​ | ​ | 0.1 | ​ | ​ | 0.3 | ​ | ​ | —
Compania Perforadora Mexico, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and affiliates | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 0.2
Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. | ​ |  | 0.1 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | —
Grupo Mexico | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 0.2
MGE | ​ | ​ | 47.4 | ​ | ​ | 68.2 | ​ | ​ | 101.0
Total sales | ​ | $ | 58.9 | ​ | $ | 150.3 | ​ | $ | 197.6
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Related to the controlling group |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: |
Schedule of purchase and sales activities with related parties | The following table summarizes the purchase and sales activities with other Larrea family companies in 2019, 2018 and 2017 (in millions): ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Purchase activity | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Boutique Bowling de Mexico S.A. de C.V. | ​ | $ | 0.4 | ​ | $ | 0.3 | ​ | $ | 0.3
Mextransport | ​ | ​ | 2.3 | ​ | ​ | 12.4 | ​ | ​ | 1.3
Operadora de Cinemas S.A. de C.V. | ​ | ​ | 0.2 | ​ | ​ | 0.2 | ​ | ​ | 0.1
Total purchases | ​ | $ | 2.9 | ​ | $ | 12.9 | ​ | $ | 1.7
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Sales activity | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Boutique Bowling de Mexico S.A. de C.V. | ​ | $ | 0.1 | ​ | $ | 0.2 | ​ | $ | 0.2
Empresarios Industriales de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. | ​ | ​ | 0.2 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | —
Mextransport | ​ | ​ | 1.8 | ​ | ​ | 1.2 | ​ | ​ | 0.3
Operadora de Cinemas S.A. de C.V. | ​ | ​ | 0.1 | ​ | ​ | 0.1 | ​ | ​ | 0.2
Total sales | ​ | $ | 2.2 | ​ | $ | 1.5 | ​ | $ | 0.7
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