Asarco

Grupo Mexico is a transnational mining company with operations in the U.S., Mexico and Peru. ASARCO (American Smelting and Refining Company), the U.S. based subsidiary of Grupo Mexico, is an integrated copper mining, smelting and refining company with approximately 1,700 employees. The company operates three mines, associated mills and smelter in Arizona and a refinery complex in Texas, which includes plants that produce copper cathode & rod. SARCO was organized in 1899 as Arnerican Smelting And Refining Originally a consolidation of a number of lead-silver srnelting cornpanies. the Company has evolved over the years into an integrated producer of axi other The Company is a fully integrated miner. smelter and refiner of copper in the United States. Significant copper mines include the Mission. Silver Bell and the Ray open- pit mines. all three in Arizona ASARCO has solvent extraction/electrowinning product at Cllr Ray and Silver Bell mines.