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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: - Others (Details) S/ in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Feb. 09, 2026 USD ($) | Feb. 09, 2026 MXN ($) | Feb. 20, 2020 MWh | May 31, 2026 MW | Apr. 30, 2025 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) T | May 31, 2016 MW | Jul. 31, 2014 MW | Jun. 30, 2014 MW | Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) item | Jun. 30, 2026 PEN (S/) item | Jun. 30, 2026 PEN (S/) | Jan. 31, 2026 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2026 MXN ($)
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment for capital projects | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,634.7 |  |  |  |
PERU | Power purchase agreements | Electroperu S.A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase agreement, contracted power capacity (in megawatts) | MW |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120 |  |  |  |  |
Term of power purchase agreement related to sale of power plant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 years |  |  |  |  |
PERU | Power purchase agreements | Kallpa |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase agreement, contracted power capacity (in megawatts) | MW |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120 |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of power purchase agreement related to sale of power plant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |
PERU | Power purchase agreements | Kallpa | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase agreement, contracted power capacity (in megawatts) | MW |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PERU | Power purchase agreements | Orygen Peru S.A.A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase agreement, contracted power capacity (in megawatts) | MW |  |  |  | 200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of power purchase agreement related to sale of power plant |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial contractual power supply | MW |  |  |  | 120 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MEXICO | Power purchase agreements | Parque Eolico de Fenicias, S. de R.L. de C.V |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of power purchase agreement related to sale of power plant |  |  | 20 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase agreement, contracted power capacity (in megawatts per year) | MWh |  |  | 611,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Michiquillay |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-operational period |  |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extended pre-operational period |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Michiquillay | PERU | Copper |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent contractual obligation | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated mineralized material (in tons) | T |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,288,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Copper grade percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.43% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual production (in tons) | T |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 225,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial mine life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual obligation paid on project | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12.5 | $ 12.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining amount to pay if project is developed | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 375.0 |  | $ 375.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extended pre-operational period |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in projects in next five years | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20.0 |  |  |  |
Period of investment in projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years | 5 years |  |  |
Additional extended preoperational period |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of cash consideration required to pay | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 21.0 |  |  |  |
Additional amount committed for social investments and exploration programs between 4th and 6th years of preoperational period | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.0 |  |  |  |
Toquepala Concentrator Expansion | PERU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount allocated to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 130.4 | S/ 445.0 |  |  |
Commitment liability recorded in the balance sheet | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29.9 |  |  |  |
Toquepala Concentrator Expansion | PERU | Educational Project |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount allocated to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.5 | 18.8 |  |  |
Toquepala Concentrator Expansion | PERU | Agricultural Projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount allocated to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32.9 | 112.4 |  |  |
Toquepala Concentrator Expansion | PERU | Construction of Cularjahuira Dam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount allocated to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.6 | 15.6 |  |  |
Toquepala Concentrator Expansion | PERU | Study of Engineering for Collazas Dam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount allocated to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.8 | 2.6 |  |  |
Toquepala Concentrator Expansion | PERU | Infrastructure Projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount allocated to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17.8 | 60.6 |  |  |
Toquepala Concentrator Expansion | PERU | Drinking Water Project |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount allocated to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.8 | 9.6 |  |  |
Toquepala Concentrator Expansion | PERU | Other projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount allocated to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.4 | 1.2 |  |  |
Toquepala Concentrator Expansion | PERU | Construction of a high-achievement school |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount allocated to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29.9 | 102.1 |  |  |
Toquepala Concentrator Expansion | PERU | Works for Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount allocated to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24.0 | S/ 81.9 |  |  |
Number of infrastructure projects agreed for construction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 4 |  |  |
Development Fund Moquegua Region | PERU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount allocated to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 293.0 | S/ 1,000.0 |  |  |
Amount committed to funding for school projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5.3 | S/ 18.2 |  |  |
Number of schools agreed for construction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 |  |  |
Development Fund Moquegua Region | PERU | Educational Project |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount allocated to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 31.9 | S/ 108.8 |  |  |
Amount of investment in project |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 31.8 |  | S/ 108.6 |  |
Development Fund Moquegua Region | PERU | Agricultural Projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of infrastructure projects agreed for construction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |
Amount of investment in project |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2.0 |  | 6.9 |  |
Development Fund Moquegua Region | PERU | Works for Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount allocated to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 81.7 | S/ 279.0 |  |  |
Number of infrastructure projects agreed for construction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 4 |  |  |
Number of infrastructure projects under execution |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 |  |  |
Pre investment studies for road infrastructure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.1 | S/ 3.9 |  |  |
Development Fund Moquegua Region | PERU | Funding for Different Projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount allocated to funding for social and infrastructure improvement projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75.9 | S/ 258.9 |  |  |
Development Fund Moquegua Region | PERU | Water Treatment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of investment in project |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 32.9 |  | S/ 112.4 |  |
Percentage of progress on construction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64.00% | 64.00% |  |  |
Development Fund Moquegua Region | PERU | Scholarship funding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount committed to funding for school projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.6 | S/ 5.4 |  |  |
Number of schools Committed for scholarship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |
Apurimac Region | Works for Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount committed to funding for school projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 36.0 | S/ 122.7 |  |  |
Number of schools agreed for construction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |
Number of health infrastructure projects agreed for construction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |
Arequipa Region | Works for Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount committed to funding for school projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 90.4 | S/ 308.7 |  |  |
Number of schools agreed for construction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 5 |  |  |
Amount allocated to finance for past infrastructure project |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.8 | S/ 6.3 |  |  |
Cajamarca Region | Works for Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount allocated for funding health projects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.2 | S/ 0.7 |  |  |
Solidarity contribution for social and development programs in Sonora |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other commitments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum solidarity contribution for social and development programs, commitment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 87.0 | $ 1,500
Solidarity contribution for social and development programs | $ 29.0 | $ 500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition Represents the total mineral resources in volume during the period. + References No definition available. + Details
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