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Administrative expenses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Administrative expenses [Line Items]

Disclosure of general and administrative expense [text block]

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Administrative expenses

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		2017			2016			2015
		US$(000)			US$(000)			US$(000)

Personnel expenses			36,265			29,617			33,036
Sundry charges			12,510			15,531			21,248
Professional fees			12,663			11,696			10,364
Rentals			5,412			4,870			4,009
Insurance			3,911			3,023			5,105
Donations			3,006			4,280			3,336
Maintenance and repairs			2,657			1,076			973
Subscriptions and quotes			1,428			697			540
Board of Directors’ participation			1,422			1,140			1,055
Communications			1,376			1,557			1,281
Travel and mobility			1,053			914			787
Allowance for doubtful accounts, note 7(f)			676			5,087			903
Consumption of materials and supplies			616			416			1,032
Canons and tributes			602			1,460			824
Provision (reversal) of stock appreciation’s rights			-			328			(121)
			83,597			81,692			84,372

Minera Yanacocha SRL and subsidiary [Member]

Administrative expenses [Line Items]

Disclosure of general and administrative expense [text block]

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Administrative expenses

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			2017			2016			2015
			US$(000)			US$(000)			US$(000)

Management expenses			3,395			7,191			18,108
Other			1,365			1,589			1,920
			4,760			8,780			20,028