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MP vs SCCO
Side-by-side comparison of MP Materials Corp. (MP) and Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both MP and SCCO operate in Metal Mining (Basic Materials), so they compete in similar markets.
- SCCO is the larger of the two at $183.30B, about 17.1x MP ($10.72B).
- Over the past year, MP is down 13.9% and SCCO is up 124.8% - SCCO leads by 138.6 points.
- MP has been more active in the news (5 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for SCCO).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
- Company
- MP Materials Corp.
- Southern Copper Corporation
- Price
- -
- -
- Market cap
- $10.72B
- $183.30B
- 1M return
- +39.37%
- +22.62%
- 1Y return
- -13.85%
- +124.79%
- Industry
- Metal Mining
- Metal Mining
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 2020
- News (4w)
- 5
- 3
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 25
MP Materials Corp.
MP Materials Corp. engages in the ownership and operation of integrated rare earth mining and processing facilities. It owns and operates the Mountain Pass facility located in the Western Hemisphere. The company holds the mineral rights to the Mountain Pass mine and surrounding areas, as well as intellectual property rights related to the processing and development of rare earth minerals. It offers neodymium and praseodymium that are rare earth elements, which in combination form neodymium-praseodymium. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Southern Copper Corporation
Southern Copper Corporation engages in mining, exploring, smelting, and refining copper and other minerals in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, and Chile. The company is involved in the mining, milling, and flotation of copper ore to produce copper and molybdenum concentrates; smelting of copper concentrates to produce blister and anode copper; refining of anode copper to produce copper cathodes; production of molybdenum concentrate and sulfuric acid; production of refined silver, gold, and other materials; and mining and processing of zinc and lead. It operates the Toquepala and Cuajone open-pit mines, and a smelter and refinery in Peru; and La Caridad, an open-pit copper mine, as well as a copper ore concentrator, a SX-EW plant, a smelter, refinery, and a rod plant in Mexico. The company also operates Buenavista, an open-pit copper mine, as well as two copper concentrators and two operating SX-EW plants in Mexico. In addition, it operates five underground mines that produce zinc, lead, copper, silver, and gold; a coal mine that produces coal and coke; and a zinc refinery. The company has interests in 59,252 hectares of exploration concessions in Peru; 503,104 hectares of exploration concessions in Mexico; 229,312 hectares of exploration concessions in Argentina; 27,353 hectares of exploration concessions in Chile; and 7,299 hectares of exploration concessions in Ecuador. Southern Copper Corporation was incorporated in 1952 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Southern Copper Corporation is a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation.
Latest MP
- Greenland Fjords Mappedas Skaergaard Advances Marine-Logistics Planning
- Boots on the Ground. The Tungsten System That Was Never Drilled Is About to Be
- MP Materials to Participate in Canaccord Genuity’s 46th Annual Growth Conference
- MP Materials Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
- MP Materials Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- A Junior Just Pulled Rock Grading Double the Historical Numbers From a Nevada Tungsten District the U.S. Badly Needs
- MP Materials Announces Date for Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Webcast
- The West Wants a Critical-Minerals Supply Chain Outside China. One Nasdaq Company Is Trying to Build a Piece of It in Greenland.
- Director Duckworth Connie K was granted 624 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 41,774 units (SEC Form 4)
- As Global Nickel & Cobalt Demand Accelerates, Awaruite Showing Potential to Become a Strategic Source of Supply
Latest SCCO
- Director Palomino Bonilla Luis Miguel sold $39,830 worth of shares (200 units at $199.15), decreasing direct ownership by 11% to 1,703 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Palomino Bonilla Luis Miguel sold $19,500 worth of shares (100 units at $195.00), decreasing direct ownership by 5% to 1,903 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 144 filed by Southern Copper Corporation
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Southern Copper Corporation
- Director Ariztegui Andreve Vicente was granted 400 shares, increasing direct ownership by 4% to 11,070 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Arrigunaga Gomez Del Campo Javier was granted 400 shares, increasing direct ownership by 8% to 5,548 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Castillo Sanchez Mejorada Enrique was granted 400 shares, increasing direct ownership by 40% to 1,400 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Executive Officer Contreras Lerdo De Tejada Leonardo was granted 400 shares, increasing direct ownership by 40% to 1,400 units (SEC Form 4)
- CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Velasco German Larrea Mota was granted 400 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.10% to 404,926 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Palomino Bonilla Luis Miguel was granted 400 shares, increasing direct ownership by 25% to 2,003 units (SEC Form 4)