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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-15-022543
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150413

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BUENAVENTURA MINING CO INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001013131
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AVE CARLOS VILLARAN 790
		CITY:			LIMA
		STATE:			R5
		ZIP:			13
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5114192536

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AV. CARLOS VILLARAN 790
		CITY:			LIMA
		STATE:			R5
		ZIP:			13
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Buenaventura Mining Company Inc.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Carlos Villaran 790</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Santa Catalina, Lima 13, Peru</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">April 14, 2015</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Division of Corporation Finance</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">100 F Street, N.E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Attention: Ms. Tia L. Jenkins</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in"><B>RE&nbsp;: Buenaventura Mining Company Inc.&rsquo;s
Form 20-F for the year ended</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in"><B>December 31, 2013, File No. 001-14370</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dear Ms. Jenkins:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Reference is made to (i) the letters dated
October 24, 2014, December 3, 2014 and March 25, 2015 from the staff (the &ldquo;Staff&rdquo;) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;) to Buenaventura Mining Company Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) containing the Staff&rsquo;s
comments concerning the Company&rsquo;s Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the &ldquo;Comment Letters&rdquo;) and
(ii) the letters dated November 12, 2014, January 16, 2015, February 4, 2015 and April 10, 2015 from Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &amp;
McCloy LLP, the Company&rsquo;s U.S. legal counsel, to the Commission containing the Company&rsquo;s responses to the Staff&rsquo;s
comments (the &ldquo;Response Letters&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">In connection with the submission of the
Response Letters, the Company acknowledges that in responding to the Staff&rsquo;s comments:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>the Company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to Staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action
with respect to the filing; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>The Company may not assert Staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the
federal securities laws of the United States.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Very truly yours,</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Buenaventura Mining Company Inc.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-decoration: underline; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><U STYLE="text-decoration: none">/s/ <FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">Carlos G&aacute;lvez</FONT></U></FONT></TD>
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    <TD NOWRAP><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Name:</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Carlos G&aacute;lvez</FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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