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Other current and non-current non-financial assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of other non-financial assets [Abstract] |
Disclosure of detailed information about other current and non-current non-financial assets [Text Block] | As of December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, the detail of other current and non-current assets is as follows:
Other non-financial assets, current |  | 12/31/2018 |  |  | 12/31/2017 |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Domestic Value Added Tax |  |  | 20,209 |  |  |  | 11,484 |
Foreign Value Added Tax |  |  | 7,211 |  |  |  | 5,122 |
Prepaid mining licenses |  |  | 1,329 |  |  |  | 1,205 |
Prepaid insurance |  |  | 1,763 |  |  |  | 2,446 |
Other prepayments |  |  | 2,988 |  |  |  | 1,443 |
Refund of Value Added Tax to exporters |  |  | 12,545 |  |  |  | 941 |
Other taxes |  |  | 2,800 |  |  |  | 4,027 |
Other assets |  |  | 341 |  |  |  | 215 |
Total |  |  | 49,186 |  |  |  | 26,883 |
Other non-financial assets, non-current |  | 12/31/2018 |  |  | 12/31/2017 |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Stain development expenses and prospecting expenses (1) |  |  | 26,189 |  |  |  | 17,721 |
Guarantee deposits |  |  | 712 |  |  |  | 771 |
Other assets |  |  | 639 |  |  |  | 770 |
Total |  |  | 27,540 |  |  |  | 19,262 |
| 1) | Reconciliation of changes in assets for exploration and mineral resource evaluation, by type.
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in assets for exploration and mineral resource evaluation [Text Block] | Movements in assets for the exploration and evaluation of mineral resources as of December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017:
Reconciliation |  | 12/31/2018 |  |  | 12/31/2017 |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Opening balance |  |  | 17,721 |  |  |  | 23,008 |
Changes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additions, other than business combinations |  |  | 11,298 |  |  |  | - |
Reclassifications |  |  | 1,987 |  |  |  | 595 |
Increase (decrease) due to transfers and other charges |  |  | (4,817 | ) |  |  | (5,882 | )
Total changes |  |  | 8,468 |  |  |  | (5,287 | )
Total |  |  | 26,189 |  |  |  | 17,721 |

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