UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 24, 2013 (September 23, 2013)

SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1440 E. Missouri Ave., Suite 160, Phoenix, AZ 85014

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(602) 264-1375

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 8.01 Other Events

On September 23, 2013, Mr. Oscar Gonzalez Rocha, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Copper Corporation (“SCC”) in a telephone interview and responding to questions of reporters in Lima said that three or four years ago SCC had expressed to Anglo American its preliminary interest in a potential joint development of  Anglo American’s Quellaveco mine.  Mr. Gonzalez Rocha said that he told reporters that SCC was still interested in discussing with Anglo American a potential investment in Quellaveco.

Southern Copper Corporation is one of the largest integrated copper producers in the world and we believe we currently have the largest copper reserves in the industry.  SCC is a NYSE and Lima Stock Exchange listed company that is 81.7 % owned by Grupo Mexico, a Mexican company listed on the Mexican stock exchange.  The remaining 18.3 % ownership interest is held by the international investment community.  SCC operates mining units and metallurgical facilities in Mexico and Peru and conducts exploration activities in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 24, 2013

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