MEXICO CITY, July 21 (Reuters) - Mining and transportation

conglomerate Grupo Mexico on Tuesday said its

second-quarter net profit rose nearly 79% compared to the same

period a year earlier, bolstered mainly by higher prices.

Net profit for the group, a leading copper producer, came in

at $2.20 billion from revenues that climbed 35% to $5.71

billion, according to a filing.

Net profit far surpassed the $1.66 billion estimate of

analysts polled by LSEG, while revenues were slightly above the

$5.65 forecast.

The firm produced 257,537 metric tons of copper in the

second quarter, down 3.7% from the same period in 2025, due to

lower output in Peru and at the U.S. Asarco unit. It was

partially mitigated by an increase in Mexico's operations.

At the same time, prices for the red metal increased 30.5%,

from $4.72 per pound a year ago to $6.16 per pound.

Sales in key mining division rose 41.3% from the year

earlier. The mining unit maintained its 2026 guidance to produce

1.034 million tons of copper.

Grupo Mexico also it raised $1.25 billion through a 10-year

senior unsecured bond issue last month, and plans to use the

funds for the Tia Maria copper project in Peru.

The project was 42% complete by the end of the second

quarter, with a target to start operating in the second half of

the year.

Grupo Mexico, controlled by billionaire German Larrea, ranks

among the world's largest copper producers by volume. The

conglomerate also runs transportation and infrastructure units.