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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: (Details) - Subsequent Events	Apr. 29, 2023 item	Apr. 28, 2023	Apr. 20, 2023 $ / shares
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Quarterly dividend authorized (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 1.00
Mining Concession Period	30 years	50 years
Number of renewal periods | item	2
Percent of net Earnings to be remitted to indigenous communities	5.00%
Minimum
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Percent of utilized water to be recovered	60.00%

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The number of renewal periods given under mining concession.

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The period of license given by government to companies to extract minerals.

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The percent of water utilized that needs to be recovered under mining legislations.

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The percent of net earnings to be remitted to indigenous communities under mining legislations.

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120397183&loc=d3e187085-122770

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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