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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 28, 2020 (July 28, 2020)

SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware |  | 1-14066 |  | 13-3849074
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification Number)

1440 E. Missouri Ave., Suite 160, Phoenix, AZ 85014

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(602) 264-1375

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class: |  | Trading Symbol |  | Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share |  | SCCO |  | New York Stock Exchange Lima Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

| ITEM 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 28, 2020, Southern Copper Corporation (“SCC”) issued a press release announcing financial results for the quarter ended on June 30, 2020. In this press release, SCC reported that on July 23, 2020, the Board of Directors authorized a dividend of $0.40 per share payable on August 25, 2020, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 12, 2020. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this report and the exhibit attached hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed as “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934. Accordingly, this information will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed by Southern Copper Corporation pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as expressly stated in such filing.

| ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits

| (d) | Exhibits:

| 99.1 | Press release of Southern Copper Corporation dated July 28, 2020, furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K.

| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibits |
99.1 | Press release of Southern Copper Corporation dated July 28, 2020, furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K.
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

| SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION
| By: | /s/ Andres Carlos Ferrero
| Name: | Andres Carlos Ferrero
| Title: | General Counsel

Date: July 28, 2020

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