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SCCO vs TMC

Side-by-side comparison of Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) and TMC the metals company Inc. (TMC): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both SCCO and TMC operate in Metal Mining (Basic Materials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • SCCO is the larger of the two at $142.88B, about 64.4x TMC ($2.22B).
  • Over the past year, SCCO is up 75.9% and TMC is up 16.4% - SCCO leads by 59.5 points.
  • TMC has been more active in the news (15 items in the past 4 weeks vs 5 for SCCO).
  • SCCO has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 9 for TMC).
PerformanceSCCO+75.89%TMC+16.44%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricSCCOTMC
Company
Southern Copper Corporation
TMC the metals company Inc.
Price
$170.47-1.44%
$5.10-0.20%
Market cap
$142.88B
$2.22B
1M return
-5.07%
-10.68%
1Y return
+75.89%
+16.44%
Industry
Metal Mining
Metal Mining
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
News (4w)
5
15
Recent ratings
25
9
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.

TMC

TMC the metals company Inc.

TMC the metals company Inc. engages in exploring of battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules. The company, through its subsidiaries, holds exploration and commercial rights to three contract areas, which host polymetallic nodules containing nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese in the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada.

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