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Other non-financial assets
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A. [Member]  
Disclosure of other non financial assets [Line Items]  
Disclosure of other non financial assets [Text Block]
6.
Other non-financial assets
 
This item is made up as follows:
 
 
 
December 31
,
2018
 
 
December 31
,
2017
 
 
 
US$(000)
 
 
US$(000)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Value added tax (VAT) credit
 
 
28,081
 
 
 
18,153
 
Income tax prepayments (a)
 
 
26,794
 
 
 
-
 
Other taxes to be recovered
 
 
2,700
 
 
 
2,929
 
 
 
 
57,575
 
 
 
21,082
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-current
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other receivables (b)
 
 
183,208
 
 
 
184,802
 
Income tax prepayments (a)
 
 
16,858
 
 
 
4,212
 
 
 
 
200,066
 
 
 
189,014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total other non-financial assets
 
 
257,641
 
 
 
210,096
 
 
 
(a)
Represents disbursements made by the Company for the prepayment of income tax, which the Company expects to use to offset future tax obligations or will be refunded to the Company by SUNAT (Superintendencia Nacional de Administración Tributaria) (see Note 13(b)).
 
 
(b)
Represents disbursement made by the Company in connection with disputed tax assessments related to reviews by SUNAT from years 2003 to 2011 (see Note 13(c) and 13(e)). According to current tax procedures and the timeframe for resolving these types of claims, management and its legal advisors expect resolution of this matter will be favorable to the Company and amounts will be recoverable.