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Administrative expenses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Administrative expenses [Line Items]

Disclosure of general and administrative expense [text block]

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Administrative expenses

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		2018				2017				2016
		US$(000)				US$(000)				US$(000)

Personnel expenses			34,656				36,265				29,617
Professional fees			15,324				12,663				11,696
Sundry charges			7,450				10,375				15,295
Rentals			5,818				5,412				4,870
Board of Directors’ participation			3,252				1,422				1,140
Maintenance and repairs			2,732				2,657				1,076
Subscriptions and quotes			1,938				1,428				697
Donations			1,617				3,006				4,280
Communications			1,512				1,376				1,557
Depreciation and amortization			1,295				1,146				254
Transport			1,212				989				310
Insurance			645				3,911				3,023
Travel and mobility			467				1,053				914
Consumption of materials and supplies			436				616				416
Canons and tributes			388				602				1,460
Allowance for expected credit losses, note 7(f)			18				676				5,087

			78,760				83,597				81,692

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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		2018				2017				2016
		US$(000)				US$(000)				US$(000)

Management expenses			1,317				3,395				7,191
Other			1,466				1,365				1,589

			2,783				4,760				8,780