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Trade and other receivables, net - Movement of allowance for expected credit losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019		Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure Of Available for Sale Assets Explanatory [Abstract]
Beginning balance	$ 32,022		$ 32,102		$ 32,184
Provision for other receivable, note 26	4		25		1,334
Provision for trade receivables, note 24	126		0		18
Provision of the period	130		25		1,352
Write off of the period			(162)		(410)
Exchange difference	(307)		57		(173)
Reversals of the period, note 26			0		(45)
Other minor			0		(806)
Final balance	31,845		32,022		32,102
Trade receivables	22,128	[1]	22,016	[1]	22,013
Other receivables	$ 9,717		$ 10,006		$ 10,089
[1] (f)Below is presented the movement in the allowance for expected credit losses:

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- Definition

Represents the valuation allowance for receivables due a company that are expected to be uncollectible.

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No definition available.

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Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

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- Definition

Amount of allowance of receivables classified as other receivables.

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No definition available.

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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

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- Definition

Amount of allowance of receivables classified as trade receivables.

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No definition available.

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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
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- References

No definition available.

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Balance Type:	na
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- Definition

It represents of Provision of other receivables

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No definition available.

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Balance Type:	debit
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- Definition

It represents of provision of trade receivables.

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No definition available.

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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

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- Definition

Represents the reversal of provision for doubtful accounts.

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No definition available.

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Namespace Prefix:	bvn_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

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- Definition

The amount of additional allowance for credit losses of financial assets recognised in profit or loss. [Refer: Allowance account for credit losses of financial assets]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Note Expiry date 2021-01-01
-Name IFRS
-Number 7
-IssueDate 2020-01-01
-Paragraph 16
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-URIDate 2020-01-01

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- Definition

The increase (decrease) in the allowance account for credit losses of financial assets resulting from adjustments arising from the passage of time. [Refer: Allowance account for credit losses of financial assets]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Note Expiry date 2021-01-01
-Name IFRS
-Number 7
-IssueDate 2020-01-01
-Paragraph 16
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2017-en-b&anchor=para_16&doctype=Standard&book=b
-URIDate 2020-01-01

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- Definition

The increase (decrease) in an allowance account for credit losses of financial assets resulting from the net exchange differences arising when the financial statements are translated from the functional currency into a different presentation currency, including the translation of a foreign operation into the presentation currency of the reporting entity. [Refer: Allowance account for credit losses of financial assets]

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Note Expiry date 2021-01-01
-Name IFRS
-Number 7
-IssueDate 2020-01-01
-Paragraph 16
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2017-en-b&anchor=para_16&doctype=Standard&book=b
-URIDate 2020-01-01

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- Definition

The increase (decrease) in allowance account for credit losses of financial assets resulting from changes that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Allowance account for credit losses of financial assets]

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Note Expiry date 2021-01-01
-Name IFRS
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-IssueDate 2020-01-01
-Paragraph 16
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-URIDate 2020-01-01

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