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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): February 16, 2010 (February 16, 2010)
 
SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

DELAWARE
File No. 1-14066
13-3849074
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
  
Identification Number)


11811 North Tatum Blvd., Suite 2500, Phoenix, AZ 85028
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
 
(602) 494-5328
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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ITEM 8.01   OTHER EVENTS
 
On February 16, 2010, Southern Copper Corporation, or SCC, issued a press release announcing that, as anticipated in a press release issued by SCC on February 1, 2010, in an effort to enhance the recognition of SCC's common stock in the market and better reflect SCC's global presence, effective as of the opening of business on February 17, 2010, the ticker symbol under which SCC's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange will change from "PCU" to "SCCO".
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.



 
SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION
   
   
 
By:
/s/ Armando Ortega Gómez
 
Name:
Armando Ortega Gómez
 
Title:
Vice President, Legal General Counsel, and Secretary

Date:  February 16, 2010

INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibits
 
99.1             Press release of Southern Copper Corporation dated as of February 16, 2010.