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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: - Labor matters (Details) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 23, 2023 PEN (S/) | Oct. 23, 2023 USD ($) | Jun. 14, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2023 item | Jun. 30, 2024 item | Dec. 31, 2023 item | Mar. 31, 2023 item | Sep. 30, 2024 item employee
Labor matters |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of productive units |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |
Period of litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 years
Percentage of affiliated workers in a union renewed its representatives |  |  |  |  |  | 24.70% |  |
Percentage of workers in a union |  |  |  |  |  | 25.70% |  |
Ilo and Cuajone |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Labor matters |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of labor unions |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 6 |
Peru | Labor Matters |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Labor matters |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of labor unionized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57.40%
Total number of workers | employee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,128
Number of labor unions |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  | 6
Amount of Litigation settlement award | S/ 11,000.0 | $ 2,961.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of labor unions represent majority of workers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Number of meetings with the unions to discuss different issues of collective interest |  |  |  | 2 | 5 |  |  |
Mexico |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Labor matters |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Threshold days to resume activities |  |  | 15 days |  |  |  |  |

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