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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 $160.77B, about 13.0x MP ($12.34B).
  • Over the past year, MP is up 238.0% and SCCO is up 110.5% - MP leads by 127.4 points.
  • MP has been more active in the news (9 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for SCCO).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceMP+237.95%SCCO+110.53%
2025-06-02+0.00%2026-06-01
MetricMPSCCO
Company
MP Materials Corp.
Southern Copper Corporation
Price
$69.42+7.26%
$194.63+1.76%
Market cap
$12.34B
$160.77B
1M return
+4.91%
+13.47%
1Y return
+237.95%
+110.53%
Industry
Metal Mining
Metal Mining
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2020
News (4w)
9
3
Recent ratings
25
25
MP

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.

SCCO

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.

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