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Identification and business activity - Additional information (Details)
oz in Thousands, lb in Millions
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 21, 2021
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2022
Feb. 28, 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
oz
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lb
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
oz
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
oz
Identification and business activity            
Assets       $ 4,561,811,000 $ 3,979,617,000 $ 4,107,274,000
Unabsorbed cost due to production stoppage       25,509,000 27,758,000 0
Cash consideration       0 13,453,000 0
Total partners' deficit       (2,368,326,000) (2,627,460,000)  
Minera Yanacocha SRL and subsidiary [Member]            
Identification and business activity            
Proceeds collected       $ 16,958,000 $ 0 $ 0
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests   100.00%        
Volume of gold produced | oz       264,000 340,000 527,000
Description Of Location of Entity Operation       In order to perform its activities, the Company is required to obtain mining concessions or provisional permits for exploration and processing concessions for the treatment of mining ores from the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM). Under Peru’s current legal and regulatory regime, these mining and processing rights are maintained by meeting a minimum annual level of production or investment and by the annual payment of a concession fee. A fine is payable for the years in which minimum production or investment requirements are not met. No fines were in the last years in relations to the Company's concessions. The Company holds mining concessions which exploration and processing rights do not expires as long as the Company comply with the legal requirements. To date the Company has complied with all the applicable legal requirements related to its concession rights.    
Assets       $ 2,107,137,000 $ 2,313,438,000  
Proceeds from assets held for sale       16,958,000 0 $ 0
Expenses recognised for assets held for sale       (152,224,000) 0 $ 0
Total partners' deficit       643,938,000 $ (324,386,000)  
Minera Yanacocha SRL and subsidiary [Member] | Non-current assets held for sale            
Identification and business activity            
Proceeds collected       17,000,000    
Assets       174,000,000    
Agreed cash consideration for disposal of assets held for sale       68,000,000    
Expected transaction costs       46,000,000    
Proceeds from assets held for sale       17,000,000    
Expenses recognised for assets held for sale       $ 152,000,000    
Minera Yanacocha SRL and subsidiary [Member] | Quecher Main project [Member]            
Identification and business activity            
Volume of gold produced | oz       63,000 55,000  
Assets         $ 449,800,000  
Minera Yanacocha SRL and subsidiary [Member] | Conga Project [Member]            
Identification and business activity            
Assets       $ 262,000,000    
Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A.            
Identification and business activity            
Processing Capacity | T       548,500    
Concentrator Facility Capacity | T       409,500    
Pre Expansion Capacity Approved | T       361,500    
Capacity of Crushed Leach Facility | T       39,000    
Run Of Mine Capacity | T       100,000    
Milling rates at concentrator plants | T       380,300    
Milling rates to increase | T       400,000    
Operating plans | T       331,600    
Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A. | Quecher Main project [Member]            
Identification and business activity            
Average production capacity | lb       200    
Newmont Second Capital Corporation [Member] | Minera Yanacocha SRL and subsidiary [Member]            
Identification and business activity            
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary       51.35%    
S.M.R.L. Chaupiloma Dos de Cajamarca | Minera Yanacocha SRL and subsidiary [Member]            
Identification and business activity            
Royalty rate on net sales       3.00% 3.00%  
Newmont Mining Corporation [Member] | Minera Yanacocha SRL and subsidiary [Member]            
Identification and business activity            
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary       100.00%    
Newmont Mining Corporation [Member] | Minera Yanacocha SRL and subsidiary [Member] | Acquisition Of Ownership Interests In Subsidiaries [Member]            
Identification and business activity            
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary     95.00%      
Acquisition of ownership interest     43.65%      
Cash consideration     $ 300,000,000      
Contingent payments     $ 100,000,000      
Newmont Mining Corporation [Member] | Minera Yanacocha SRL and subsidiary [Member] | Sulfides Project [Member]            
Identification and business activity            
Approved investments for development phase       $ 500,000,000    
Cyprus Climax Metals [Member] | Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A.            
Identification and business activity            
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary       53.56%    
SMM Cerro Verde Netherlands B.V [Member] | Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A.            
Identification and business activity            
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests       21.00%    
Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. [Member] | Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A.            
Identification and business activity            
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests       19.58%    
other stakeholders [Member] | Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A.            
Identification and business activity            
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests       5.86%    
Mallay | Discontinued operations            
Identification and business activity            
Sale price, gross         $ 10,000,000  
Sale price plus VAT         8,500,000  
Related cost on sale of investments         3,600,000  
Income from the reversal of provision for mining unit closure         $ 5,100,000  
El Brocal | Mining activities [Member]            
Identification and business activity            
Proportion of voting rights held in subsidiary       61.43% 61.43%  
El Brocal | Mining activities [Member] | Indirect [Member]            
Identification and business activity            
Proportion of voting rights held in subsidiary       58.24% 58.24%  
Colquijirca S.A. [Member] | Mining activities [Member]            
Identification and business activity            
Proportion of voting rights held in subsidiary       100.00% 100.00%  
Compaa Minera Condesa S.A | Minera Yanacocha SRL and subsidiary [Member]            
Identification and business activity            
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests       43.65%    
Compaa Minera Condesa S.A | Mining activities [Member] | Indirect [Member]            
Identification and business activity            
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary       0.00% 0.00%  
Minas Buenaventura S.A.A [Member] | Minera Yanacocha SRL and subsidiary [Member]            
Identification and business activity            
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary       100.00%    
Summit Global Management [Member] | Minera Yanacocha SRL and subsidiary [Member]            
Identification and business activity            
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests       5.00%    
Compaa de Minas Buenaventura Chile Ltda.            
Identification and business activity            
Percentage of share capital sold 100.00%          
Sale price $ 30,000          
Compaa de Minas Buenaventura Chile Ltda. | Mining activities [Member] | Indirect [Member]            
Identification and business activity            
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary       0.00% 10.00%