Industrias Peñoles (OTCMKTS:IPOAF), together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, extraction, and sale of mineral concentrates and ores in Mexico, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, and internationally. It operates through Precious Metal, Base Metal, Metallurgical, and Other segments. The company is also involved in the smelting and refining of non-ferrous metals. It primarily explores for zinc, lead, copper, gold, silver, cadmium, and bismuth deposits. In addition, it produces and sells chemical products, such as sodium sulfate, magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, and magnesium sulfate, as well as copper sulfate, zinc sulfate, ammonium bisulfite, sodium chloride, sulfuric acid, and antimony trioxide; and provides administrative and operating support services. The company was founded in 1887 and is based in Mexico City, Mexico.
