GENERAL INFORMATION,  DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS AND  DEVELOPMENT  INFORMATION RELATED TO INCORPORATION  AND INSCRIPTION IN THE PUBLIC REGISTRY  the Toquepala mine since 1960 and the Cuajone mine  since 1976, both in southern Peru’s Andes highlands,  approximately 612 miles southeast of Lima, in the de- partments of Tacna and Moquegua, respectively. It also  operates a smelter and refinery located west of the mines  on the Pacific Ocean coast, close to the city of Ilo, depart- ment of Moquegua. SPCC is a business entity incorporated according to the  laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America.  It operates in Peru through a branch, established under  public instrument certified by Public Notary from Lima,  Dr. Ricardo Fernandini Arana, on the 6th of November,  1954. By public instrument dated April 6, 1998, certified  by Public Notary from Lima, Dr. Carlos A. Sotomayor  Bernós, the Company complied with the provisions  of Law Nº 26887, the General Corporation Law, and  was recorded under Electronic Record Nº 3025091 for  Business Entities, Registration Office in Lima and Callao  (previously, Entry N° 384 of Record N° 2447, Mining  Individuals and Corporations Registry, Public Mining  Registry). SPCC, one of Peru’s leading companies, is among the  10 largest private-sector copper mining firms in the  world. SPCC, indirectly, is part of Grupo México, S.A. de C.V.,  owner of 100% of Americas Mining Corporation (AMC).  AMC in turn owns 100% of Southern Peru Holdings II In- corporated, which holds 54.2% of Southern Peru Copper  Corporation’s shares. The purpose of Grupo México S.A.  de C.V.’s companies comprises mining and rail transpor- tation activities. See also “Brief historical review of the Company’s incor- poration”. Brief description: Southern Peru Copper Corporation  (SPCC) is an integrated copper producer. It has operated  The Group related to SPCC operations includes the fol- lowing subsidiaries: SOUTHERN PERU COPPER CORPORATION 23. SOUTHERN PERU COPPER CORPORATION 22. Ball mills at Cuajone Concentrator