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PZG vs SCCO

Side-by-side comparison of Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. (PZG) and Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both PZG and SCCO operate in Metal Mining (Basic Materials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • SCCO is the larger of the two at $140.83B, about 1403.1x PZG ($100.4M).
  • Over the past year, PZG is up 90.4% and SCCO is up 75.9% - PZG leads by 14.5 points.
  • SCCO has been more active in the news (5 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for PZG).
  • SCCO has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 1 for PZG).
PerformancePZG+90.39%SCCO+75.89%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricPZGSCCO
Company
Paramount Gold Nevada Corp.
Southern Copper Corporation
Price
$1.17-0.85%
$170.47-1.44%
Market cap
$100.4M
$140.83B
1M return
-20.75%
-5.07%
1Y return
+90.39%
+75.89%
Industry
Metal Mining
Metal Mining
Exchange
AMEX
NYSE
IPO
2015
News (4w)
2
5
Recent ratings
1
25
PZG

Paramount Gold Nevada Corp.

Paramount Gold Nevada Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious metal properties in the United States. The company primarily explores for gold and silver ores. It holds principal interest in the Sleeper gold project with 2,322 unpatented mining claims totaling approximately 38,300 acres located in Humbolt County, Nevada. The company also holds 100% interest in the Grassy Mountain gold project with 442 federal mining claims and 3 patented lode claims covering approximately 9,300 acres located in Malheur County, Oregon. Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Winnemucca, 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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