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Peru's Cerro Verde SAA To Pay $350 Million Dividend



LIMA -(Dow Jones)- Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde SAA (CVERDEC1.VL) said Wednesday that it will pay a dividend worth $350 million, or some $0.99983999 per common share.

The dividend will be paid on Dec. 18, Cerro Verde told the Peruvian securities regulatory agency.

The copper mining operation in southern Peru is majority-owned by Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold. (FCX)

Compania de Minas Buenaventura SAA (BVN) and a subsidiary of Sumitomo Corp. ( 8053.TO) also have equity stakes in the company. -Robert Kozak, Dow Jones Newswires; 511-99927 7269; peru@dowjones.com


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