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Significant accounting policies (Details 2) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Water rights | Bottom of range [member] |
Significant accounting policies [Line Items] |
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill | 5 years
Water rights | Top of range [member] |
Significant accounting policies [Line Items] |
Description of useful life, intangible assets other than goodwill | Indefinite
Rights of way [Member] | Bottom of range [member] |
Significant accounting policies [Line Items] |
Description of useful life, intangible assets other than goodwill | Indefinite
Rights of way [Member] | Top of range [member] |
Significant accounting policies [Line Items] |
Description of useful life, intangible assets other than goodwill | Indefinite
Corfo Mining properties [Member] | Bottom of range [member] |
Significant accounting policies [Line Items] |
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill | 9 years
Corfo Mining properties [Member] | Top of range [member] |
Significant accounting policies [Line Items] |
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill | 9 years
Mining rights [member] |
Significant accounting policies [Line Items] |
Description of useful life, intangible assets other than goodwill | Unit-production method
Intellectual property [Member] | Bottom of range [member] |
Significant accounting policies [Line Items] |
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill | 9 years
Intellectual property [Member] | Top of range [member] |
Significant accounting policies [Line Items] |
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill | 9 years
IT programs [member] | Bottom of range [member] |
Significant accounting policies [Line Items] |
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill | 2 years
IT programs [member] | Top of range [member] |
Significant accounting policies [Line Items] |
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill | 8 years

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