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HISTORY

HISTORY

2017
(Mexico / transportation)
Grupo México Transportes starts trading on the Mexican Stock Exchange.

Florida East Coast Railway acquired.
2016
(México / Mining)
Start of operations at the Buenavista del Cobre Concentrator Plant II, with the largest capacity in México.
2015
(México / Infrastructure)
Salamanca-Leon highway opens.
(Spain / Mining)
Grupo México is granted the international tender for the exploration and exploitation of the Aznalcollar Mine.
2014
(México / Infrastructure)
Operations at El Retiro wind farm in Oaxaca are launched.
(México / Mining)
Operations at the Buenavista del Cobre SX/EW Plant III (electrolytic extracted copper cathode plant),begin. This plant operates the largest volume of solutions in the world.
2013
(México / Infrastructure)
Start of operations at La Caridad combined cycle power plants.
(México / Mining)
Start of operations at the new Buenavista del Cobre Molybdenum Plant.
2012
(México / Infrastructure)
Grijalva Tunnels open.
2011
(México / Infrastructure)
Grupo México acquires outright control of Consutec and creates Grupo México Servicios de Ingeniería.

Grupo México is granted the highway concession to build and operate the high-specification A4S Salamanca-Leon highway in Guanajuato.
2009
(México / Infrastructure)
Integral drilling of 159 wells begins in the Gulf Tertiary Oil project, completed in 2013.
2008
(México / Infrastructure)
State of the art units are added to build a fleet of 7 shallow-water drilling rigs in the Gulf of México.
2007
(México / Infrastructure)
Grupo México becomes a majority partner in the firm Consutec.
(Peru / Mining)
Start of operations at the new Ilo Smelter.
2005
(Peru / Mining)
Southern Peru Copper Corporation merges with Minera México and subsidiaries, changing the company name to Southern Copper Corporation (SCC) and trading on the New York Stock Exchange, becoming the most important mining company in México and Peru.
(México / Transportation)
The railroad division of Grupo México acquires 75% of Ferrosur S.A. de C.V.
2003
(Peru / Mining)
Ground is broken on the Toquepala Concentrator Plant expansion.
2002
(México / Mining)
Ground is broken on the SX/EW Plant in Cananea.
2000
Grupo México S. A. de C. V. begins trading under its new name: Grupo México.
1999
Grupo México acquires Asarco and its majority ownership of Southern Peru to become an inter-national company, taking control of the Asarco mine operations in the United States and SPCC in Peru. Grupo México also ranks first in copper reserves, is the 4th largest copper producer and the 4th largest silver producer worldwide.
1998
(México / TRANSPORTATION)
Ferrocarril Mexicano S. A. de C. V. "Ferromex" is formed
(México / MINING)
The capacity of the Buenavista del Cobre Concentrator Plant increased. Start of operations at the Rod and Precious Metals Plants at the Smelter Complex.
1997
(México / TRANSPORTATION)
Grupo México acquires the concessions on the Pacifico Norte and Chihuahua Pacifico rail lines and the Nacozari-Nogales short line.
(México / MINING)
Operations start at the Copper Refinery in the Smelter Complex. Ground is broken on the Smelter expansion.
1996
Southern Peru Copper Corporation trades on the New York Stock Exchange and the Lima Stock Exchange, ticker PCU, which was replaced with SCCO in 2010 to reflect the international nature of Southern Copper Corporation.
1995
(México / MINING)
Work begins at the La Caridad SX/EW Plant in La Caridad.
1994
Grupo México trades on the Mexican Stock Exchange, with the ticker GIMMEX.
(PERU / MINING)
Southern Peru Copper Corporation acquires the Copper Refinery in Ilo.
1990
(México / MINING)
The historic Compañía Minera de Cananea (now Buenavista del Cobre) is acquired in Sonora.
1989
(México / MINING)
Start of operations at the Copper Smelter Complex. Ground is broken on the La Caridad Concen-trator Plant expansion.
1987
(México / INFRASTRUCTURE)
The first semi-submersible deep water platform is added to the fleet.
1982
(México / MINING)
Start of operations at the Zinc Electrolytic Refinery in San Luis Potosi.
1980
(México / INFRASTRUCTURE)
Pemex adds the first jackup rigs in México.
1979
(México / MINING)
Operations launched at the La Caridad Mine.
1976
(PERU / MINING)
Start of operations at the Cuajone Mine complex.
1974
(México / MINING)
Construction begins on the Smelter Complex in Sonora, one of the largest in the world. Asarco Mexicana begins trading under its new name: Industrial Minera México.
1968
(MEXICO / MINING)
Explorations begin at the La Caridad deposit in Nacozari, Sonora.
1966
(México / INFRASTRUCTURE)
Pemex adds its first drillships, Reforma and Revolución, for oil exploration along México's coast-lines. Asarco Mexicana S.A. begins trading on the Mexican Stock Exchange.
1965
(México / MINING)
Asarco Mexicana S.A. is created with 51% Mexican capital.
1960
(México / INFRASTRUCTURE)
Construction begins on large irrigation systems in México.
1959
(México / INFRASTRUCTURE)
Start of operations of Perforadora México.
1956
(PERU / MINING)
Work begins to develop in the Toquepala mine in Tacna.
1952
(USA / MINING)
Southern Peru Copper Corporation (SPCC) is incorporated in the state of Delaware.
1936
(México / MINING)
México Compañía Constructora, whose first project is the Southeast Railway, begin to operate.
1890
(MÉXICO / MINING)
Asarco starts operations in México.