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Other current and non-current non-financial assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Other current and non-current non-financial assets |
Schedule of other current and non-current non-financial assets | As of December 31, 2022, and 2021, the detail of “Other Current and Non-current Assets” is as follows:
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​ |  | As of |  | As of
​ | ​ | December 31, | ​ | December 31,
Other non-financial assets, current | ​ | 2022 | ​ | 2021
​ | ​ | ThUS$ | ​ | ThUS$
Domestic Value Added Tax |  | 81,361 |  | 26,356
Foreign Value Added Tax |  | 66,926 |  | 14,395
Prepaid mining licenses |  | 1,122 |  | 1,233
Prepaid insurance |  | 33,896 |  | 20,443
Other prepayments |  | 1,230 |  | 659
Refund of Value Added Tax to exporters |  | 3,020 |  | —
Other taxes |  | 7,512 |  | 6,030
Other assets |  | 1,268 |  | 754
Total |  | 196,335 |  | 69,870
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​ |  | As of |  | As of
​ | ​ | December 31, | ​ | December 31,
Other non-financial assets, non-current | ​ | 2022 | ​ | 2021
​ | ​ | ThUS$ | ​ | ThUS$
Exploration and evaluation expenses |  | 44,023 |  | 26,752
Guarantee deposits |  | 717 |  | 622
Other assets |  | 7,656 |  | 6,113
Total |  | 52,396 |  | 33,487
Schedule of changes in assets for exploration and mineral resource evaluation | Movements in assets for the exploration and evaluation of mineral resources as of December 31, 2022, and 2021:
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​ |  | As of |  | As of |  | As of
​ | ​ | December 31, | ​ | December 31, | ​ | December 31,
Reconciliation | ​ | 2022 | ​ | 2021 | ​ | 2020
​ | ​ | ThUS$ | ​ | ThUS$ | ​ | ThUS$
Opening balance |  | 26,752 |  | 17,883 |  | 18,654
Change in assets for exploration and evaluation of mineral resources |  |  |  |  |  |
Additions |  | 11,341 |  | 8,071 |  | —
Short term reclassifications |  | (465) |  | 83 |  | (526)
Increase (decrease) due to transfers and other charges |  | 6,395 |  | 715 |  | (245)
Total changes |  | 17,271 |  | 8,869 |  | (771)
Total |  | 44,023 |  | 26,752 |  | 17,883
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Schedule of exploration and evaluation explanatory | ​
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​ |  | As of |  | As of
​ | ​ | December 31, | ​ | December 31,
Explorations in execution | ​ | 2022 | ​ | 2021
​ | ​ | ThUS$ | ​ | ThUS$
Chile |  | 3,699 |  | 1,000
Total |  | 3,699 |  | 1,000
Schedule of detailed information about conciliation of explorations in execution | ​
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​ |  | As of |  | As of
​ | ​ | December 31, | ​ | December 31,
Conciliation of explorations in execution | ​ | 2022 | ​ | 2021
​ | ​ | ThUS$ | ​ | ThUS$
Opening balance |  | 1,000 |  | 2,666
Disbursements |  | 4,227 |  | 1,736
Reclassifications |  | (1,528) |  | (3,402)
Total changes |  | 2,699 |  | (1,666)
Total |  | 3,699 |  | 1,000
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Schedule of detailed information about reimbursements for exploration and evaluation | ​
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​ |  | ​ |  | As of |  | As of
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | December 31, | ​ | December 31,
Prospecting | ​ | Type of Exploration | ​ | 2022 | ​ | 2021
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ThUS$ | ​ | ThUS$
Chile (1) |  | Metallic/Non-Metallic |  | 36,327 |  | 18,154
Total |  | ​ | ​ | 36,327 |  | 18,154
Schedule of detailed information about reconciliation of economically feasible metalic explorations | Economically feasible metallic explorations are those classified as advanced exploration.
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | As of |  | As of
​ | ​ | December 31, | ​ | December 31,
Prospecting conciliation | ​ | 2022 | ​ | 2021
​ | ​ | ThUS$ | ​ | ThUS$
Opening balance |  | 18,154 |  | 10,872
Additions |  | 11,341 |  | 8,071
Reclassifications from Exploration in execution – Chile |  | 8,864 |  | 1,906
Reclassifications to Exploration in Exploitation-Chile |  | (2,032) |  | (2,695)
Total changes |  | 18,173 |  | 7,282
Total |  | 36,327 |  | 18,154
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Schedule of detailed information about short term and long term exploitation conciliation | ​
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​ |  | As of |  | As of
​ | ​ | December 31, | ​ | December 31,
Short-Term Exploitation Conciliation | ​ | 2022 | ​ | 2021
​ | ​ | ThUS$ | ​ | ThUS$
Opening balance |  | 1,235 |  | 1,318
Amortization |  | — |  | (1,359)
Reclassifications |  | 465 |  | 1,276
Total changes |  | 465 |  | (83)
Total |  | 1,700 |  | 1,235
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | As of |  | As of
​ | ​ | December 31, | ​ | December 31,
Long-Term Exploitation Conciliation | ​ | 2022 | ​ | 2021
​ | ​ | ThUS$ | ​ | ThUS$
Opening balance |  | 8,598 |  | 7,011
Amortization |  | (2,421) |  | —
Reclassifications |  | 1,519 |  | 1,587
Total changes |  | (902) |  | 1,587
Total |  | 7,696 |  | 8,598

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