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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021
Share based Compensation Plan |
Schedule of activity in treasury stock | ​ Activity in treasury stock in the six-month period ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 is as follows (in millions): ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Southern Copper common shares | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Balance as of January 1, | ​ | $ | 2,767.5 | ​ | $ | 2,767.9
Used for corporate purposes | ​ |  | (0.1) | ​ |  | —
Balance as of June 30, | ​ |  | 2,767.4 | ​ |  | 2,767.9
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Parent Company (Grupo Mexico) common shares | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Balance as of January 1, | ​ |  | 296.0 | ​ |  | 281.0
Other activity, including dividend, interest and foreign currency transaction effect | ​ |  | 12.4 | ​ |  | (7.4)
Balance as of June 30, | ​ |  | 308.4 | ​ |  | 273.6
Treasury stock balance as of June 30, | ​ | $ | 3,075.8 | ​ | $ | 3,041.5
Summary of non-controlling interest activity | The following table presents the non-controlling interest activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (in millions): ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Balance as of January 1, |  | $ | 51.2 |  | $ | 47.9
Net earnings | ​ |  | 7.0 | ​ |  | 2.8
Dividend paid | ​ |  | (2.9) | ​ |  | (2.6)
Balance as of June 30, |  | $ | 55.3 |  | $ | 48.1
Employee Stock Purchase 2015 Plan |
Share based Compensation Plan |
Schedule of stock based compensation expense and unrecognized compensation expense | ​ The stock based compensation expense for the first semester of 2021 and 2020 and the unrecognized compensation expense under this plan were as follows (in millions):
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Stock based compensation expense | ​ | $ | 0.3 | ​ | $ | 0.3
Unrecognized compensation expense | ​ | $ | 1.1 | ​ | $ | 1.7
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Schedule of stock award activity | ​
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​ |  | ​ |  | Unit Weighted Average
​ | ​ | Shares | ​ | Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding shares at January 1, 2021 |  | 1,264,410 | ​ | $ | 2.63
Granted |  | — | ​ |  | —
Exercised |  | (370,959) | ​ | $ | 2.63
Forfeited |  | — | ​ |  | —
Outstanding shares at June 30, 2021 |  | 893,451 | ​ | $ | 2.63
Outstanding shares at January 1, 2020 |  | 1,379,734 | ​ | $ | 2.63
Granted |  | — | ​ |  | —
Exercised |  | (54,221) | ​ | $ | 2.63
Forfeited |  | — | ​ |  | —
Outstanding shares at June 30, 2020 |  | 1,325,513 | ​ | $ | 2.63
​
Employee Stock Purchase 2018 Plan |
Share based Compensation Plan |
Schedule of stock based compensation expense and unrecognized compensation expense | ​ The stock based compensation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 and the unrecognized compensation expense under this plan were as follows (in millions):
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | 2021 | ​ | 2020
Stock based compensation expense | ​ | $ | 0.3 |  | $ | 0.3
Unrecognized compensation expense | ​ | $ | 3.6 |  | $ | 4.2
​
Schedule of stock award activity | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Unit Weighted Average
​ |  | Shares |  | Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding shares at January 1, 2021 |  | 3,918,458 | $ | 1.86
Granted |  | — | ​ | —
Exercised |  | (625,742) | $ | 1.86
Forfeited |  | — | ​ | —
Outstanding shares at June 30, 2021 |  | 3,292,716 | $ | 1.86
Outstanding shares at January 1, 2020 | ​ | 4,002,898 | $ | 1.86
Granted | ​ | — | ​ | —
Exercised | ​ | (37,940) | ​ | 1.86
Forfeited | ​ | — | ​ | —
Outstanding shares at June 30, 2020 |  | 3,964,958 | $ | 1.86

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