Southern Copper Corp. Board of Directors of elected the executive officers. Mr. Julian Jorge Lazalde was elected as Secretary, effective April 28, 2016.

He replaces Mr. Hans A. Flury, former Secretary. Mr. Flury received $288,052 as compensation for his separation from SCC. Ms. Lina Vingerhoets was elected Comptroller replacing Mr. Agustin Avila Martinez, effective April 28, 2016.

Mr. Rafael Lopez Abad was elected General Auditor. There were no disagreements between the departing officers and the Company or management. Mr. Daniel Mu iz, currently a director of SCC, was elected as Executive President.

Mr. Raul Jacob, current Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, was also elected Treasurer of the Company. Mr. Daniel Mu iz Quintanilla (42 years old) has been a Director of the Company since May 28, 2008. Effective April 28, 2016, he was elected to hold the office of Executive Vice President of the Company.

Mr. Mu iz has been the Chief Financial Officer of Grupo Mexico since April 2007. Mr. Raul Jacob (57 years old) has served as its Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer since April 18, 2013. Effective April 28, 2016, he will hold the additional office of Treasurer of the Company.

Mr. Juli n Jorge Lazalde (48 years old), newly elected Secretary, has been a Director, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Asarco LLC since December 2009. Mr. Andr s Carlos Ferrero (47 years old), new General Counsel, has been a member of the Legal Department of its Peruvian Branch since December 1995. Ms. Lina Vingerhoets (55 years old), the new Comptroller, has been the Assistant Comptroller of the Company since April 2015 and Controller of the Peruvian Branch of the Company since July 2015.

Mr. Rafael Fernando L pez Abad (52 years old), the new General Auditor, with 30 years of auditing experience, has been the Manager of Internal Audit of the Peruvian Branch of the Company since September 1994.