SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:	NOTE 20—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: DIVIDENDS: On January 27, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized a dividend of $1.00 per share paid on March 2, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 15, 2022. LITIGATION MATTERS – CORPORATE OPERATIONS: Carla Lacey, on behalf of herself and all other similarly situated stockholders of Southern Copper Corporation, and derivatively on behalf of Southern Copper Corporation On February 1, 2022, the Judge approved the proposed settlement by the parties and awarded certain fees to the plaintiff’s attorneys. The Judge’s order for this decision was registered on February 2, 2022. Under applicable law, there was a 30-day period for parties to appeal the Judge's order. This period expired on March 4, 2022, therefore the Judge's order is considered final.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122774

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6842918&loc=SL6314017-165662

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