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Other current and non-current non-financial assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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, 2020, and December 31, 2019, the detail of “Other Current and Non-current Assets” is as follows:
Other non-financial assets, current |  | As of December 31, 2020 |  |  | As of December 31, 2019 |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Domestic Value Added Tax |  |  | 18,107 |  |  |  | 17,807 |
Foreign Value Added Tax |  |  | 7,785 |  |  |  | 8,566 |
Prepaid mining licenses |  |  | 1,025 |  |  |  | 1,244 |
Prepaid insurance |  |  | 10,307 |  |  |  | 7,135 |
Other prepayments |  |  | 946 |  |  |  | 1,423 |
Refund of Value Added Tax to exporters |  |  | 14,316 |  |  |  | 10,560 |
Other taxes |  |  | 4,499 |  |  |  | 3,213 |
Other assets |  |  | 414 |  |  |  | 604 |
Total |  |  | 57,399 |  |  |  | 50,552 |
Other non-financial assets, non-current |  | As of December 31, 2020 |  |  | As of December 31, 2019 |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Exploration and evaluation expenses (1) |  |  | 17,883 |  |  |  | 18,654 |
Guarantee deposits |  |  | 731 |  |  |  | 551 |
Other assets |  |  | 3,428 |  |  |  | 524 |
Total |  |  | 22,042 |  |  |  | 19,729 |
| (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, 2020, and December 31, 2019:
Conciliation |  | As of December 31, 2020 |  |  | As of December 31, 2019 |  |  | As of December 31, 2018 |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Opening balance |  |  | 18,654 |  |  |  | 26,189 |  |  |  | 17,721 |
Change in assets for exploration and evaluation of mineral resources |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additions |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 11,298 |
Short term reclassifications |  |  | (526 | ) |  |  | (1,311 | ) |  |  | 1,987 |
Increase (decrease) due to transfers and other charges |  |  | (245 | ) |  |  | (6,224 | ) |  |  | (4,817 | )
Total changes |  |  | (771 | ) |  |  | (7,535 | ) |  |  | 8,468 |
Total |  |  | 17,883 |  |  |  | 18,654 |  |  |  | 26,189 |

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