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Hochschild Mining plc is a leading British-based silver and gold mining business operating in North, Central, and South America. It is headquartered in Lima, Peru, with a corporate office in London, is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The main shareholder is the Peruvian businessman Eduardo Hochschild.
Company type | Public |
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LSE: HOC | |
Industry | Mining |
Founded | 1911 |
Headquarters | London, UK |
Key people | Eduardo Hochschild, Chairman Ignacio Bustamante, CEO |
Revenue | $693.7 million (2023)[1] |
$82.1 million (2023)[1] | |
$(60.0) million (2023)[1] | |
Number of employees | 3,700 (2022)[1] |
Subsidiaries | Compania Minera Ares, Minera Santa Cruz, International Minerals, Andina Minerals, Compania Minera Arcata |
Website | www.hochschildmining.com |
The company was founded in 1911 by Moritz "Mauricio" Hochschild, one of South America's three tin barons. He had mining operations in several countries, primarily in Bolivia and Chile.[2]
The company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2006.[3] It started operations at the San José mine in Argentina in June 2007,[4] at the Moris mine in Mexico in August 2007,[5] and at the Pallancata mine in southern Peru in September 2007.[6]
In 2012 local people in Chumbivilcas complained about the Ares mine and the government of Peru decided to suspend operations in Ares on a temporary basis so it could carry out an environmental audit.[7]
The company has mines in the following locations:[8]
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