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INCOME TAXES: (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021
INCOME TAXES: |
Schedule of income tax provision and effective income tax rate | ​ The income tax provision and the effective income tax rate for the first six months of 2021 and 2020 consisted of (in millions):
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​ |  | 2021 |  | 2020 | ​
Statutory income tax provision | ​ | $ | 956.4 | ​ | $ | 406.8 | ​
Peruvian royalty | ​ |  | 38.9 | ​ |  | 4.3 | ​
Mexican royalty | ​ |  | 107.9 | ​ |  | 21.4 | ​
Peruvian special mining tax | ​ |  | 52.0 | ​ |  | 13.7 | ​
Total income tax provision | ​ | $ | 1,155.2 | ​ | $ | 446.2 | ​
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Effective income tax rate | ​ | ​ | 40.6 | % | ​ | 48.2 | %

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