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IMC vs SCCO

Side-by-side comparison of IMC Rare Earths Ltd (IMC) and Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both IMC and SCCO operate in Metal Mining (Basic Materials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • SCCO is the larger of the two at $141.23B, about 172.3x IMC ($819.8M).
  • SCCO has been more active in the news (11 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for IMC).
  • SCCO has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 0 for IMC).
MetricIMCSCCO
Company
IMC Rare Earths Ltd
Southern Copper Corporation
Price
-
-
Market cap
$819.8M
$141.23B
1M return
-
-15.87%
1Y return
-
+22.35%
Industry
Metal Mining
Metal Mining
Exchange
AMEX
NYSE
IPO
2026
News (4w)
3
11
Recent ratings
0
25
IMC

IMC Rare Earths Ltd

IMC Rare Earths Ltd is a mineral exploration and development company focused on the exploration, development and long-term supply of rare earth elements. Its principal project is the Itarantim Project, an ionic adsorption clay rare earth deposit in the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais, Brazil.

SCCO

Southern Copper Corporation

Southern Copper Corporation engages in mining, exploring, smelting, and refining copper and other minerals in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, and Chile. The company is involved in the mining, milling, and flotation of copper ore to produce copper and molybdenum concentrates; smelting of copper concentrates to produce blister and anode copper; refining of anode copper to produce copper cathodes; production of molybdenum concentrate and sulfuric acid; production of refined silver, gold, and other materials; and mining and processing of zinc and lead. It operates the Toquepala and Cuajone open-pit mines, and a smelter and refinery in Peru; and La Caridad, an open-pit copper mine, as well as a copper ore concentrator, a SX-EW plant, a smelter, refinery, and a rod plant in Mexico. The company also operates Buenavista, an open-pit copper mine, as well as two copper concentrators and two operating SX-EW plants in Mexico. In addition, it operates five underground mines that produce zinc, lead, copper, silver, and gold; a coal mine that produces coal and coke; and a zinc refinery. The company has interests in 59,252 hectares of exploration concessions in Peru; 503,104 hectares of exploration concessions in Mexico; 229,312 hectares of exploration concessions in Argentina; 27,353 hectares of exploration concessions in Chile; and 7,299 hectares of exploration concessions in Ecuador. Southern Copper Corporation was incorporated in 1952 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Southern Copper Corporation is a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation.