Cerro Verde

Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A.
Type Public (BVL: CVERDEC1)
Industry Mining
Founded (1970)
Headquarters Arequipa, Peru
Key people John Douglas Brack (CEO)
Products Copper
Revenue US$ 1.7 Billion (2009)
Net income US$ 709.0 million (2009)
Employees 1.938
Parent Freeport-McMoRan
Website Cerro Verde

Cerro Verde (BVL: CVERDEC1) is a Peru-based mining company. Its activities include the extraction, exploitation and production copper from the porphyry copper deposit located southeast of the city of Arequipa. In addition, the company holds a cooper sale agreement with Sumimoto Metal Mining, as well as a molybdenum sale contract with Climax Molibdenum Marketing Corporation.[1]

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