Portrait of Germán Larrea Mota Velasco & family

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Germán Larrea Mota Velasco & family

Net worth $65.2B

Mining · Mexico

Born
Oct 26, 1953
Age
72
Source
Mining
Residence
Mexico City
Citizenship
Mexico
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Germán Larrea Mota Velasco owns the majority of Mexico's largest copper mining company, Grupo México, which also has operations in Perú and the U.S.
  • Under his leadership as president and CEO, Grupo México expanded into the infrastructure and rail transportation sectors.
  • In 2014, the mining company faced scrutiny after a spill at its copper mine in Sonora, Mexico, contaminated two rivers nearby.
  • The company agreed with a government request to deposit $150 million in a trust to compensate local residents harmed by the spill.
  • In 2017, Larrea spun off Grupo México's transport arm into a new company, GMexico Transportes, part owned by two of Carlos Slim Helú's firms.

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