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Exhibit 15
Arthur Andersen
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20549
We are aware that our report dated July 14, 2000 on our review of the interim
financial information of Southern Peru Copper Corporation and Subsidiaries as of
June 30, 2000 and for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2000
and included in this Form 10-Q for the periods then ended, is incorporated by
reference in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File Nos.
333-02736 and 333-40293). Pursuant to Regulation C of the Securities Act of
1933, that report is not considered a part of the Registration Statement
prepared by our firm or a report prepared or certified by our firm within the
meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Act.
Very truly yours,
/s/ MARCO ANTONIO ZALDIVAR
Marco Antonio Zaldivar
Partner
August 11, 2000
