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Other current and non-current non-financial assets (Details 6) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Other current financial assets: [Member] |  |
Detailed Information About Short Term And Long Term Exploitation Conciliation [Line Items] |  |
Opening balance | $ 1,318 | $ 1,367
Amortization | (1,359) | (1,683)
Reclassifications | 1,276 | 1,634
Total changes | (83) | (49)
Total | 1,235 | 1,318
Other non-current financial assets: [Member] |  |
Detailed Information About Short Term And Long Term Exploitation Conciliation [Line Items] |  |
Opening balance | 7,011 | 8,645
Amortization | 0 | 0
Reclassifications | 1,587 | (1,634)
Total changes | 1,587 | (1,634)
Total | $ 8,598 | $ 7,011

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- Definition The amount of assets arising from the search for mineral resources, including minerals, oil, natural gas and similar non-regenerative resources after the entity has obtained legal rights to explore in a specific area, as well as the determination of the technical feasibility and commercial viability of extracting the mineral resource. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 6 -IssueDate 2021-01-01 -Paragraph 24 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=6&code=ifrs-tx-2021-en-r&anchor=para_24_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2021-03-24 + Details
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- Definition Changes related to exploration and evaluation. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Detailed information about short term and long term exploitation conciliation. + References No definition available. + Details
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