The net worth of Sara Mota de Larrea, a Mexican business magnate, is $10 billion.
The title of Mexico’s richest woman has been vacated by Sara Mota de Larrea.
The widow of Jorge Larrea, she holds a controlling stake of 36% in Grupo Mexico, the world’s seventh largest copper producer.
The largest railroad business and oil-drilling enterprise in Mexico are both owned by her family.
Asarco, the parent company of Southern Copper, was acquired by Grupo in 1999 for $2.2 billion. Grupo Mexico, in 2012, sold more than 800,000 tons of copper, 90,000 tons of zinc, and 63,000 ounces of gold.
The company, which is owned by Sara and her son German, has been affected by strikes and has been subjected to numerous lawsuits.
Grupo Mexico’s 2012 revenue and net income amounted to over $10 billion and over $2 billion, respectively.
The company’s three primary divisions are the Americas Mining Corporation, which has operations in Mexico, Peru, and the USA, Infraestructura y Transportes Mexico, which has two railroads, and Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, which has a 30% stake in the airport operator.