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Southern Copper (SCCO) Is Up 11.2% After CEO’s Sudden Death and Peru Permit Setback - What's Changed
Southern Copper Corporation reported that its long-serving President and CEO, Oscar Gonzalez Rocha, who also sat on the Board, passed away unexpectedly on April 7, 2026, with the Board planning to appoint a successor or interim chief executive.
At the same time, the company is managing the revocation of its Tía María project permit in Peru while benefiting from renewed analyst support tied to tighter copper market conditions.
We’ll now examine how the CEO’s sudden passing shapes Southern...