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Commitments and contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Minera Yanacocha SRL and subsidiary [Member]

Disclosure of Commitments and contingencies [Line Items]

Schedule of outstanding signed commitments

The table below sets out the outstanding signed commitments at year ends by financial institution.

		2019		2018		2017
		US$(000)		US$(000)		US$(000)
Scotiabank		253,317		235,000		190,000
Pacífico Surich		200,000		—		—
La Positiva		70,000		—		—
Rimac (Travelers)		60,000		—		—
Banco de Credito del Peru (a)		—		114,251		123,729
BBVA Continental		—		190,000		190,000
		583,317		539,251		503,729

(a) Letters of guarantee of Banco de Credito del Peru include US$6,321 related to San Jose Reservoir Trust in 2017. In 2019 and 2018 letters of guarantee were not required.

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