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Available-for-sale financial assets (Details Textuals) - Minera Yanacocha SRL and subsidiary [Member] - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2008 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Disclosure of available-for-sale financial assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Purchase of available-for-sale financial assets | $ 13,000,000 |  |  |
Non-current financial assets available-for-sale |  | $ 22,600,000 | $ 23,000,000 |
Other comprehensive income, net of tax, financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | $ 5,000,000 | $ 91,000 | $ 10,000

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