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Transactions with associates companies - Accounts receivable, payable from/to associates (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Disclosure Of Transactions with associates companies [Line Items] |  |
Trade receivables | $ 159,840 | $ 204,096
Other Receivables | 173,337 | 172,131
Total trade and other payables total | 328 | 51
Associates [member] |  |
Disclosure Of Transactions with associates companies [Line Items] |  |
Trade receivables | 6,073 | 6,247
Other Receivables | 2,312 | 2,967
Trade and other receivable total | 8,385 | 9,214
Trade payables | 141 | 29
Others [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Transactions with associates companies [Line Items] |  |
Other payables | 36 | 51
Minera Yanacocha S.R.L. [Member] | Associates [member] |  |
Disclosure Of Transactions with associates companies [Line Items] |  |
Trade receivables | 5,604 | 5,920
Compania Minera Coimolache S.A. [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Transactions with associates companies [Line Items] |  |
Other payables | 292 | 0
Compania Minera Coimolache S.A. [Member] | Associates [member] |  |
Disclosure Of Transactions with associates companies [Line Items] |  |
Trade receivables | 469 | 327
Other Receivables | 277 | 1,016
Trade payables | 141 | 27
Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde Saa [Member] | Associates [member] |  |
Disclosure Of Transactions with associates companies [Line Items] |  |
Trade payables | 0 | 2
Transportadora Callao SA [Member] | Associates [member] |  |
Disclosure Of Transactions with associates companies [Line Items] |  |
Other Receivables | $ 2,035 | $ 1,951

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