Thank you very much, Carmen. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Southern Copper's second quarter of 2026 results conference call.

At today's conference, I'm accompanied by Mr. Leonardo Contreras, COO of Southern Copper and also a board member.

Let me first begin by mentioning that Southern Copper delivered another exceptional quarter, registering record-breaking results in sales, adjusted EBITDA, and net income. These outstanding achievements are driven by operating excellence and reflect our commitment to creating long-term value for our stakeholders in a context marked by sustained demand for copper and the other minerals we produce.

Today, we will begin with an update on our view of the copper market, and then review Southern Copper's key results related to production, sales, operating cash cost, financial results, expansion projects, and ESG. After this, we will open the session for questions.

The London Metal Exchange copper price increased 40% from an average of $4.32 per pound in the second quarter of 2025 to $6.04 this past quarter. In the COMEX market, we saw a 31% increase with an average of $6.16 per pound this quarter.

Based on current supply and demand dynamics, we estimate a slight copper market deficit for 2026. Copper inventories worldwide, the total combining stock holding in London Metal Exchange, COMEX, Shanghai, and bonded warehouses, that the sum of these inventories stood at 1,123,000 tons as of yesterday, July 21st.

We estimate that this inventory can currently cover approximately 15 days of global demand. Now let's look at Southern Copper's production for the past quarter.

Copper represented 73% of our sales in the second quarter of 2026. Copper production registered a decrease of 3.5% compared to the print in the second quarter of last year, standing at 230,662 tons this past quarter.

Our quarterly result reflects a 12% drop in production in Peru, mainly attributable to lower ore grades and recoveries at both Toquepala and Cuajone. However, these results were partially offset by an increase in production at our Mexican operations of 3.2%, which was driven by higher production at our Buenavista, La Caridad, and IMMSA mines.

For 2026, we expect to produce 917,000 tons of copper, an increase of about 1% over our initial plan. For molybdenum, it represented 11% of our sales in the second quarter and is currently our first byproduct.

Molybdenum prices averaged $29.44 per pound this quarter, compared to $20.57 in the second quarter of 2025. This represents an increase of 43%.

Molybdenum production dropped 11% in the second quarter of this year compared to the to the same period of last year. This was mainly driven by a decrease in production at all our mines due to lower ore grades.

In 2026, we expect to produce 27,900 tons of molybdenum, which is 7% above our initial plan. For silver, it represented 9% of the company's sales value in the second quarter of this year.

Silver prices averaged $73.49 per pound per ounce, excuse me, per ounce this quarter, compared to $33.62 in the second quarter of last year. This represents an increase of 118% in price.

Silver is currently our second byproduct. Despite higher production at our La Caridad and IMMSA mines, silver production fell 4% in the second quarter of 2026, driven by lower production at the Toquepala, Cuajone, and Buenavista mines.

Refined silver production decreased 0.3% quarter-over-quarter, driven mainly by a drop in production at the Ilo refinery in Peru. In 2026, we expect compliance with our plan to produce 24 million ounces of silver.

Zinc was 4% of our sales value in the second quarter of 2026, with an average price of $1.57 per pound in the quarter, which represents a 31% increase compared to last year's second quarter. Mined zinc production decreased 14% quarter-on-quarter to total 39,250 tons, 57 tons.

This decrease was mainly driven by lower production at the Buenavista, San Martin, and Charcas mines. Refined zinc production decreased 6% in in the second quarter of this year vis-a-vis the same second quarter of 2025.

This was principally due to lower ore grades. For this year, 2026, we expect to produce 163,900 tons of zinc.

Financial results. For the second quarter of 2026, sales were $4.3 billion.

This is $1.2 billion higher than print in the second quarter of 2025, a 41% increase. Copper sales increased 38%, while volume fell 1.5% in a scenario of the mentioned better prices.

Regarding our main byproducts, we registered higher sales for molybdenum by 34%. Zinc sales in turn rose 24%.

Silver were up 86%. In the three cases of these byproducts due to higher prices, and these sales were partially offset by a decrease in volume.

Our total operating costs and expenses increased $202 million or 14% compared to the second quarter of 2025. Main cost increments were in operating materials, purchased copper, diesel and fuel, workers' participation, and translation difference, as well as other factors.

These cost increments were partially offset by a decrease in repair materials and inventory consumption. The second quarter 2026 adjusted EBITDA hit a record high of $2,856 million, which represented an increase of 60% with regard to the $1,791 million registered in the second quarter of 2025.

The adjusted EBITDA margin in the second quarter of this year stood at 67% versus 59% in the second quarter of last year. Adjusted EBITDA year-to-date was $5,569 million, which is 58% higher than print in the six months of 2025.

The adjusted EBITDA margin in the six months of this year stood at 65% versus 57% for the six months of 2025. Operating cash cost.

The pound of copper before byproduct credit was $2.29 per pound in the second quarter of 2026. That is $0.02 lower than the value for the first quarter of this year.

1% decrease in operating cash cost is a result of lower cost per pound from production and administrative expenses and higher premiums. This result was partially offset by a decrease in treatment and refining charges.

Southern Copper operating cash cost, including the benefit of byproduct credit, was $0.05 per pound in the second quarter of 2026. Even though these cash costs were $0.15 higher than the cash cost of -$0.11 for the first quarter, we think that this is an excellent mark for the company.

Regarding byproducts, we had a total credit of $1,106 million or $2.24 per pound in the second quarter of 2026. These figures represent a 7% decrease compared to a credit of $1,189 million or $2.41 per pound reported in the first quarter of 2026.

Total credits have increased for molybdenum and zinc and decreased for silver and sulfuric acid. The second quarter of 2026 net income hit a record high of $1,670 million, up 72% versus the $973 million registered in the second quarter of last year.

This was the result of higher net sales, mainly the result of higher net sales and the cost control measures that we impose in our operations. The net income margin in the second quarter of 2026 stood at 39% versus 32% in the second quarter of 2025.

On a year-to-date basis, net income was 69% higher than in 2025 due to higher net sales. Cash flow from operating activities in the six months of this year was $3,682 million, which represents an increase of 117% compared to the $1,698 million posted in the six months of last year.

This improvement was attributable to strong cash generation at our operations, which was driven by higher sales and a decrease of $719 million in operating assets and liability requirements. This year, on June 24th, the company issued $1.25 billion in a 10-year fixed-rate senior unsecured notes.

This debt is due in 2036 with an annual interest rate of 5.35%. Demand for the notes was $4 billion, which was 3.2 times greater than the total issuance amount.

Proceeds will be used exclusively by Southern Peru Copper Corporation, our Peruvian branch, to develop the Tia Maria project, finance its capital expenditure program, as well as general corporate purposes for Southern Peru Copper Corporation. Regarding capital investments, Southern Copper current capital investment program for this decade exceeds $15 billion and includes investments in projects in Peru and Mexico.

In the second quarter of this year, we spent $423 million in capital investments, which reflected a 79% increase over the figure reported in the second quarter of 2025, and represents 25% of this quarter's net income. In the first half of the year, we spent $865 million in capital investments, which represent a 27% of net income and reflects the impact of a 56% increase in capital expenses year-on-year.

Looking at our Peruvian projects, as Peru is poised to begin a new executive cycle, we are encouraged by the initial statements made by President-elect Mrs. Keiko Fujimori.

Accordingly, SCC reiterates its commitment to work with the incoming administration to promote economic growth and social development in Peru through the advancement of our Peruvian projects: Tia Maria, Los Chancas, and Michiquillay, which represent a combined investment of approximately $10.3 billion. Given that there is a description of our main capital projects in Southern Copper's press release, I'm going to focus on updating new developments for each of them.

In the case of the Tia Maria project, located in the Peruvian region of Arequipa, as of June of this year, June 30th, the company has committed $1,101 million to various project activities, of which $693 million has already been invested. Mass earthwork has moved 13.8 million metric tons of material from La Tapada deposit.

This is a 71% progress. Also, most purchase orders for the project's major major equipment have been issued.

Regarding the leaching process, purchase orders have been placed for key state-of-the-art equipment, and procurement activities for the remaining major equipment continue. Regarding the power supply, electromechanical works are underway at the main electrical substations, and efforts continue to build the 220 kW transmission line.

Concurrently, the mass earthworks required to develop both the dry and wet areas are in their final stage. Civil works and steel structure assembly have commenced in key facilities, including primary, secondary, and tertiary crushing circuits, as well as the solvent extraction and electrowinning facilities, among others.

At the close of June, the Tia Maria project had reached 42% completion, and 5,817 new jobs had been created. Of these positions, 1,254 have been filled with local applicants.

For the Los Chancas project, in the Peruvian in the region of Apurimac in Peru, as of June 30th, the presence of illegal miners within the project area continues despite the state's ongoing enforcement efforts through the environmental prosecutor's office. This has hindered the project's progress.

Meanwhile, community development and environmental management programs continue in the communities of Tiaparo and Tapairihua, both located within our direct area of influence. In the case of the Michiquillay project in the Peruvian region of Cajamarca, studies to estimate mineral reserves and develop the mine plan, coupled with hydrological and hydrogeological assessments, are currently underway.

In addition, geotechnical research is progressing and entering its final phase. Focusing in our Mexican projects, Southern Copper has several projects in its Mexican pipeline that may boost organic growth if they are found to be of value for both stakeholders and the communities in which we operate.

These projects are Angangueo and Chalchihuites, which are part of the Mexican Copper Circuit, and the Empalme smelter, which are expected to bolster our position as a fully integrated copper producer. We are engaged in talks with the current administration to continue rolling out SCC's Mexican investment for $10.2 billion.

El Pilar, in the Sonora state, is a greenfield project that has obtained the necessary environmental permits and will begin early site preparation works in September of this year—next September, in other words—to develop energy lines, water pipelines, roads, workers' accommodation, and some other facilities. The project construction will commence in the first quarter of 2027, and production is expected to begin in the second half of 2029.

This project is located in Sonora, Mexico, approximately 45 km away from the Cananea and Buenavista mine. Its copper oxide mineralization contains estimated proven and probable reserves of 317 million tons of ore with an average copper grade of 0.249% and a life mine of 13 years.

It will operate as an open-pit mine with annual production capacity of 36,000 tons of copper cathode, utilizing cost-efficient and environmentally friendly SX-EW technology. SX-EW stands for solvent extraction and electrowinning.

With an investment of $551 million, this project will employ a direct workforce of 450 people during the construction phase and 300 during the operational phase. For environmental, social, and corporate governance or ESG practices, over the last five years, we have reported several times on the Cularjahuira dam, located in the Candarave area in southern Peru—this is in the Tacna region in Peru.

This dam has transformed the lives of 18% farmers of the area and their facilities by providing year-round access to water. According to the Ministry of Agricultural Development, crop yields in the area have risen around 20%.

This infrastructure, with a capacity of 2.5 million cubic meters, was built by our company through an alliance with the Peruvian state and local farmers. We continue to work with authorities to build the Callazas and Calientes dams, also in the Candarave area, and these additional dams, more than 90% of farmers' water needs will be covered.

Moving to Mexico, students from Nacozari and Esqueda schools, both in Sonora, Mexico, performed admirably in national and international competitions, including the Mexican Mathematics Olympiad and Informatics 2026. These achievements reflect the company's commitment to education and the development of STEM skills.

The company currently benefits 3,000 students through 11 education centers it operates in Mexico and Peru. Sports for community integration and well-being.

To promote integration and well-being through sports, our company joined the global social initiatives of the Mexican government. Our efforts, which focus on communities neighboring our operations, has brought together 2,629 participants, who are organized into 216 teams of employees and community members, with categories for children and youth.

Alongside these initiatives, 580 volunteers worked to create 14 community murals and recondition sports venues, which strengthens harmonious relations, inclusion, and the social fabric. These sports and cultural programs cover approximately 41% of the young population close to our Mexican operations.

Dividend announcement. Regarding dividends, as it is the company policy to review our cash position, expected cash flow generation from operations, capital investment plans, and other financial needs at each board meeting to determine the proper quarterly dividend.

Accordingly, on July 16 of this year, Southern Copper Corporation announced a quarterly cash dividend of $1.10 per share of common stock and a stock dividend of 0.012 shares of common stock per share. This will be payable on August 27th of this year, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 11th, 2026.

Let me mention that factoring in both the cash dividend and the equivalent value of the stock dividend, the total estimated dividend payment is $3.23 per share. Ladies and gentlemen, with these comments, we end our presentation today.

Thank you very much for joining us, and now we would like to open the forum for questions.

Great. Thank you for taking my question.

Just wanted to talk about copper production in the quarter was down 3.5% year-over-year. Can you just talk about how the grades have progressed at Toquepala and Cuajone and what do you see that doing in the second half of this year and is that impacting your full-year production expectations at all?

Thank you very much for your question, Richard. We have been reporting and we mentioned this at the beginning of the year that our expectation was at the first part of the year, we were expecting to produce in 2026 about 910,000 tons of copper.

Now, we're expecting for this year 917,000 tons of copper. We're improving a little bit on our plan, but the main reason for the change or for the lower production vis-a-vis last year, it's ore grades, particularly at the Cuajone mine, where we had a reduction that translates into about 35,000 tons of lower copper production, and the difference comes from Toquepala.

As I mentioned, we have been at the same time doing some important efforts to increase production for the Mexican operations, and that has allowed to maintain our production levels in Mexico, but having a lower volume in the range of 40,000 tons in total at the Peruvian sites.

Great. If I can just ask a bigger picture question.

You talked about the $10.3 billion in capex required for your Peruvian projects, and with the new administration, is there expectations that there'll be some additional funding incentives that could be potentially in place for local production and growth? Then, relative to that, you did issue $1.25 billion of debt for Tia Maria.

Is funding going to be the main expectation for financing these new projects, or how do you think about financing the remainder of the projects?

The latest bond issue, the one that we mentioned in our press release for $1.25 billion, was mainly for financing the Tia Maria project. As we expect to spend in total $1.8 billion in Tia Maria.

With this bond, we should cover a significant portion of it. If by any reason we finish Tia Maria before spending this money, we'll have some other projects that could absorb a portion of the funds, but if that would be the case, that would be a very small amount.

For the Peruvian projects, we are indicating the expected capital expenditures for each of them, for Los Chancas and Michiquillay. Those numbers will be review and updated when we have a goal for the project, as we have done in this past quarter with El Pilar, where we have already a budget that is what we expect to spend in the construction of El Pilar.

Generally speaking, the company considers use of some debt at a certain point in the developing of the projects of the company, well, as a good practice to have a balance or a better balance debt-capital structure in our financial statements. That's basically it.

Even though I cannot assure you that we will issue bonds or some other forms of financing at each time that we go on with a project, this is what we have been doing in the last few years, I believe that we could move on in that same direction for the future projects as well.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Hello. Good morning, everyone.

I have two questions. The first of them, I just wanted to double check

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the Tia Maria project. I understand that the fiscal progress is advancing, right?

There is a critical component which is the desalination plant. I just wanted to double

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if the order to purchase that equipment has already happened, and if not, if there is a risk for delay in the project. If I recall well, last quarter was mentioned the start up in the third quarter of 2027, and in this press release, the company mentions start up in the second half.

Just trying to understand if you guys see risk of some delays in the project. That's for Tia Maria.

Also, on the Mexican project, El Pilar, just trying to understand here if the company was able to obtain the water licenses that was expired. You mentioned that all environmental licenses have been obtained, but just double-checking if everything is indeed well-placed to start the early works.

These on the projects. Then I have to see another question, but I'll do later on.

Okay. Let me start by El Pilar because that's the easiest to answer.

We already have the water license renewed, we're ready to go, and that's why we are reporting it to begin initial works of construction in September, and then a full construction process in the first quarter of next year. For Tia Maria, well, we're putting purchase orders and doing the proper contacts to different suppliers of the major parts of equipment, among them, the desal plant.

For now, we don't expect a delay in the project. That's what we are reporting.

If there is a perception that the project will delay a little bit, we'll certainly report that to the market. For now, we don't have nothing to report on this.

All right. Thank you.

Just a second one right now on sales, right? There was a gap this quarter.

Sales was a little bit below production. Just trying to understand if you guys expect to see a reversal in the second half, I don't know, maybe inventories being consumed so that we see sales coming above production for the second half of this year.

Thank you.

No, I think we should do a little bit better in terms of volume in the second half. The reason for that is that we have been increasing a little bit our material in process at our operations in the first half of the year.

I expect that metal to show up and being available for sales at certain point in the second half of this year. That's my personal view.

For now, we are advising the market on 917,000 tons of total production for the year. That's basically what we are thinking now.

Okay. Thank you.

You're welcome.

Good morning, and thanks for taking my questions. The first question, just wanted to get your views on the overall political environment in Peru.

We're about to start a new government, if you can give your broad view on what can change going forward on the regulatory backdrop. On top of that, if you can comment specifically about two projects, right, of course.

The first one, Tia Maria, what can change for the project? I understood from the last question that you see Tia Maria on track, but I just wanted to get more insights on where are the main risks for us to keep an eye on here on the execution of the project, particularly because 2027 is a key year in terms of capex disbursements, right?

I just wanted to understand where do you see the risks. In the case of Los Chancas, also in this context on the political environment, you have been facing these illegal mining activities, right?

I just wanted also to understand how can those things change given the new government. As a second question, can you comment a bit more on the outlook that you see for copper and byproducts production for the second half of the year and 2027?

I'm understanding that you have a chance to beat the previous guidance for the year, which was 911 9 911,000 tons, right? I just wanted to understand how does it change your view for 2027 as well.

Thank you.

Okay. Thank you for your questions, Rafael.

On the political environment, well, we we see We have reviewed the the plan that was presented by the elected president for the elections, for Keiko Fujimori. It was very She They They are considering several initiatives that we believe would be positive for the mining industry in Peru.

In general for the economy, but particularly in the mining industry. I think that that at the same time, the priorities that the I mean the new incoming administration has has mentioned are are important.

One of them is the the fight to illegal mining, which is something that is affecting us on Los Chancas. We believe that some initiatives that are two-fold, a new law for artisan mining, which is something that is widespread in Peru and and has centuries of activities, being Peru a strong mining country.

For that, I think that we will see some positive developments. Some of them will be favorable for for Los Chancas, we believe so.

For the Tia Maria project deployment, I think that that the risks are the the usual ones that you may expect for for a project under construction. Even though we have reviewed very detail with very strong detail all the matters that may impact the project.

Sometimes things are not as expected, but for now, we don't see anything like that showing up. The social The social environment is positive for the project.

We are working with the local population in several initiatives. They are, as we reported, a significant amount of people from the area.

In many cases were former protesters of the project, or family of those persons, and they're okay. We're we're fine in that regard.

I already commented on the on the on the what we're seeing, how we're seeing right now the project. On the outlook for copper and byproducts for the second half, I mentioned already for this year our goals for for the the four materials that we copper copper, moly, silver, and and sulfuric acid and zinc and sulfuric acid.

You already have this information. For next year, for copper, we we will we will we're expecting to produce more or less the same that we have this year.

For now, that's what we have to report. In 2028, we will I believe we will have for next year some help for We expect to have it some some help from Tia Maria's tonnage, hopefully in the in the later part of 2027.

For 2028 and on, we expect Tia Maria to to fill fill in and increase our production level to about 970,000 tons. In 2029, our copper production should be should be over a million tons, 1,060,000 tons.

That's our current expectation. A portion of that will come from Tia Maria and from recoveries in ore grades at Toquepala and and Cuajone.

Basically, in 2029, we will have the the positive benefit of of El Pilar and some other better ore grades at the at the Mexican operations. We we are very positive.

As as our goal is to be over 1.6 million tons of copper by 2033-2034, and that's what we're aiming towards with organic growth in projects pretty much fully owned by the company.

Thanks. Just as a follow-up, can you be more specific when you say about the expectations for a new or a revision on the mining law in Peru, which sort of aspects you believe could improve in the medium term?

No, it's more than reviewing the mining law. It's improving the security environment in the country.

That by itself, while would be very useful for mining projects in Peru. Besides that, we expect the government to maintain the fiscal accounts in order, and on top of that, there has been some changes in the institutional arrangements of the country.

We will have a Senate in Peru that we haven't had for over 30 years, and some other changes that would make the political environment much more stable. That's our expectations.

We have to see what the elected president, Fujimori, proposes in her speech in July 28th, when she would take over the position of a president. That's when we will see specifically what their goals are and have more clarity on this.

The general view is it's a positive one, as I mentioned.

Okay. Very clear.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Hi. Good morning, Raul and team.

Thanks for taking my question. My first question is a follow-up question on the new administration.

We saw that the incoming administration has proposed distributing up to 40% of the mining canon directly to the residents in producing areas. Based on your experience in local communities in Peru, do you believe this would materially improve community acceptance or could it make the existing community agreements more complicated?

In this case, David, we will not comment on this until we see specifically what's the proposal. If it holds, that's the very first thing, if it will hold or they have to review it, and we will know that as the policies of the new administration are deployed.

For now, we don't have anything to comment on this.

Okay. Understood.

I have another question on the Tia Maria. We saw that you have provided a cash cost estimate of $1.16 per pound $1 per pound.

Just would like to double confirm, is it after byproduct credits, and if so, what byproduct price assumptions underpinning this estimate, and should we expect it to be a life-of-mine average cost or cost can be lower in the initial years of the project, let's say 2028 or 2029?

Okay. Tia Maria has no byproducts.

It's just copper what will be produced, and as you mentioned, the cash cost estimate that we have, it's $1.16. It's $1.16.

That's the cash cost that we have as an estimate right now. Hopefully, well, we have seen some changes in fuel prices and some other materials, but so far, this is the estimate that we're looking at right now.

Thank you so much. That helps.

You're welcome.

Thank you very much. I want to try to understand a little better some of the project delays, and maybe El Pilar is a simple one, just 36,000 tons copper production, smaller open pit.

The predecessor Mercator bought it in 2009 for $40 million from Stingray. You bought it out for $100 million in 2015 from the Mercator bankruptcy.

It's now 11 years that you've had it. Please explain the delays in engineering and permitting and why it takes so long.

This seems to be much easier than Tia Maria, Michiquillay, Los Chancas, some of the other projects.

Thank you for your question, John. Each project has its own challenges, and in the case of El Pilar, we had an in-depth technical review in order to be absolutely sure that we will get in the recoveries on copper that we were expecting for the project.

That was something that took us a little bit longer than what we believed when we acquired the project, and you mentioned already the year. Besides this, in the meantime, we had to renew some of the permits that we have for the project, and we have finished this process recently, and that's why our last board meeting, the project was presented for approval and got it, so that's why we're moving forward with it.

Usually, projects have different challenges. In this case was at the very beginning, as I say, some technical issues that have to be quite clear before we go into the investment, and the second one, some permitting that given the time we spent in solving the technical issues took a little bit longer as well.

How much was the impact when Obrador wanted to halt the open pits in Mexico? Did that delay it?

For us, it had not impact, since we already have our concessions, including the open-pit ones, and so there's no point on this. For instance, El Pilar is open pit, and we're fine moving forward with it with all the permitting for the project.

Thank you. I wait many years, and I hope God gives me enough years to see everything get built.

We hope so.

Thank you.

Thank you, Carmen. With this, we conclude our conference call for Southern Copper's second quarter 2026 results.

We certainly appreciate your participation and hope to have you back with us when we report the third quarter of this year results. Thank you very much for being with us today, and have a nice day.