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Identification and business activity - Additional information (Details) lb in Millions |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 01, 2022 | Mar. 30, 2022 | Feb. 07, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) T lb | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale price |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 | $ 0 | $ 0
Profit (loss) |  |  |  | 602,935,000 | (262,804,000) | (150,339,000)
Liability directly associated with the held for sale assets |  |  |  | 0 | 264,838,000 |
Increase in mineral prices |  |  |  | 100,000,000 |  |
Non-controlling interest gain |  |  |  | 31,628,000 |  |
Provision for closing of mining projects |  |  |  |  | 5,100,000 |
Unabsorbed cost due to production stoppage |  |  |  | 23,058,000 | 25,509,000 | 27,758,000
Assets |  |  |  | 4,503,227,000 | 4,561,811,000 | 3,979,617,000
Cash consideration |  |  |  | 1,677,000 | 0 | 13,453,000
Total partners' deficit |  |  |  | (3,008,850,000) | (2,368,326,000) |
Sociedads Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A. |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |
Profit (loss) |  |  |  | $ 925,353,000 | 1,191,474,000 | 274,544,000
Total design capacity | T |  |  |  | 360,000 |  |
Combined average milling rate achieved | T |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |
Leach copper production derived from crushed leach facility | T |  |  |  | 39,000 |  |
Leach copper production derived from run-of-mine (ROM) leach system | T |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |
Sociedads Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A. | Quecher Main project [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |
Production capacity | lb |  |  |  | 200 |  |
Cyprus Climax Metals [Member] | Sociedads 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] | Sociedads 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] | Sociedads Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A. |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests |  |  |  | 19.58% |  |
other stakeholders [Member] | Sociedads Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A. |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests |  |  |  | 5.86% |  |
Yanacocha |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |
Profit (loss) |  |  |  | $ (8,500,000) |  |
Liability directly associated with the held for sale assets |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |
Provision for closing of mining projects |  |  |  |  | 3,600,000 |
Mallay | Discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets held for sale |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000
Loss included in transactions |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000
Remaining balance transferred to a third party |  |  |  |  |  | 6,000,000
Proceeds collected |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000.0
S.M.R.L. Chaupiloma Dos de Cajamarca |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00% | 60.00% |  |  |  |
Profit (loss) |  |  |  | $ 4,376,000 | 10,989,000 | 13,004,000
Total partners' deficit |  |  |  |  | $ (1,925,000) |
S.M.R.L. Chaupiloma Dos de Cajamarca | Mining activities [Member] | Indirect [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary |  |  |  | 67.00% | 40.00% |
S.M.R.L. Chaupiloma Dos de Cajamarca | Newmont Corporation |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |
Percent spin off from ownership interest held by non controlling owners | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |
Minera La Zanja S.R.L |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |
Profit (loss) |  |  |  | $ (11,646,000) | $ (10,218,000) | $ (14,712,000)
Total partners' deficit |  |  |  |  | $ (19,848,000) |
Minera La Zanja S.R.L | Mining activities [Member] | Indirect [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary |  |  |  | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Minera La Zanja S.R.L | Newmont Corporation |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership interests sold by non controlling owners |  |  | 46.94% |  |  |
Amount received for future costs |  |  | $ 45,000,000 |  |  |
Other reserves to cover future costs |  |  | 45,000,000 | $ 31,628,000 |  |
Non-controlling interest gain |  |  | $ 18,240,000 |  |  |
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 | Mining activities [Member] | Indirect [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary |  |  |  | 0.00% | 0.00% |

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