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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: - Other (Details) S/ in Millions, $ in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 15, 2019 complaint | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) T | May 31, 2016 MW | Jul. 31, 2014 MW | Jun. 30, 2014 MW | Dec. 31, 2019 PEN (S/) person item km T | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) person item km T
Other commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment for capital projects |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 198.2
Tia Maria | Peru |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Project budget |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,400.0
Amount spend as of the current date |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 338.7
Annual production ( in tons) | T |  |  |  |  |  | 120,000 | 120,000
Number Of Complaints | complaint | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of kilometer industrial railway built | km |  |  |  |  |  | 32 | 32
Number of workers expected to be directly employed | item |  |  |  |  |  | 600 | 600
Number of workers expected to be indirectly employed | item |  |  |  |  |  | 4,200 | 4,200
Toquepala Concentrator Expansion | Peru |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Project budget |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,300.0
Amount spend as of the current date |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,280.1
Amount committed to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects |  |  |  |  |  | S/ 445.0 | 134.2
Commitment liability recorded in the balance sheet |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59.1
Development Fund Moquegua Region | Peru |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount committed to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects |  |  |  |  |  | S/ 700.0 | $ 211.0
Copper | Michiquillay | Peru |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual production ( in tons) | T |  | 225,000 |  |  |  |  |
Contingent contractual obligation |  | $ 400.0 |  |  |  |  |
Estimated mineralized material (in tons) | T |  | 1,150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Copper grade percentage |  | 0.63% |  |  |  |  |
Initial mine life |  | 25 years |  |  |  |  |
Contractual obligation paid on project |  | $ 12.5 |  |  |  |  |
Remaining amount to pay if project is developed |  | $ 387.5 |  |  |  |  |
Copper | Toquepala Concentrator Expansion | Peru |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated increase in annual production (in tons) | T |  |  |  |  |  | 258,000 | 258,000
Estimated increase in annual production (in percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 51.50% | 51.50%
Power purchase agreements | Electroperu S.A | Peru |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase agreement, contracted power capacity (in megawatts) | MW |  |  |  |  | 120 |  |
Term of power purchase agreement related to sale of power plant |  |  |  |  | 20 years |  |
Power purchase agreements | Kallpa | Peru |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase agreement, contracted power capacity (in megawatts) | MW |  |  |  | 120 |  |  |
Term of power purchase agreement related to sale of power plant |  |  | 10 years | 10 years |  |  |
Power purchase agreements | Kallpa | Peru | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase agreement, contracted power capacity (in megawatts) | MW |  |  | 80 |  |  |  |
Educational Project | Tia Maria | Peru |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of persons got benefits from the programs | person |  |  |  |  |  | 700 | 700
Number of jobs expected to be generated | person |  |  |  |  |  | 9,000 | 9,000
Number of direct jobs expected to be generated | person |  |  |  |  |  | 3,600 | 3,600
Number of indirect jobs expected to be generated | person |  |  |  |  |  | 5,400 | 5,400
Educational Project | Development Fund Moquegua Region | Peru |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount committed to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects |  |  |  |  |  | S/ 108.5 | $ 32.7
Water Treatment | Development Fund Moquegua Region | Peru |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount committed to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects |  |  |  |  |  | 48.4 | 14.6
Social Investment For Taxes | Development Fund Moquegua Region | Peru |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount committed to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects |  |  |  |  |  | S/ 59.5 | $ 17.9
Number of infrastructure projects agreed for construction | item |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2
Social Investment For Taxes | Tacna region [Member] | Peru |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount committed to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects |  |  |  |  |  | S/ 0.7 | $ 0.2
Number of infrastructure projects agreed for construction | item |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3

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