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Identification and business activity - Additional information (Details) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 18, 2023 USD ($) | Nov. 02, 2023 USD ($) | Oct. 03, 2023 T | Apr. 01, 2022 | Mar. 30, 2022 | Feb. 07, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) facility T | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale price |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 300,000,000 | $ 0 |
Net Profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,682,000 | 602,935,000 | (262,804,000) |
Increase in mineral prices |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000,000 |  |  |
Non-controlling interest gain |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,628,000 |  |
Unabsorbed cost due to production stoppage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,893,000 | 23,058,000 | 25,509,000 |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,533,799,000 | 4,503,227,000 | 4,561,811,000 |
Cash consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 1,677,000 | 0 |
Total partners' deficit |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,006,460,000) | (3,008,850,000) |  |
Dry metric ton | T |  |  | 25,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sociedads Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 778,964,000 | 925,353,000 | 1,191,474,000 |
Number Of Concentrating Facilities | facility |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Concentrating Facilities, Annual Average Permitted Milling Capacity Of Ore Per Day | T |  |  |  |  |  |  | 409,500 |  |  |
Concentrating Facilities, Maximum Annual Percentage Of Treating Ability |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |
Concentrating Facilities, Per Day Ore Capacity Of Treating Ability | T |  |  |  |  |  |  | 430,000 |  |  |
Concentrating Facilities, Average Capacity Processed | T |  |  |  |  |  |  | 417,400 |  |  |
Leach copper production derived from crushed leach facility | T |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39,000 |  |  |
Sociedads Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A. | Quecher Main project [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Production capacity | T |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200 |  |  |
Leach copper production derived from run-of-mine (ROM) leach system | T |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |
S.M.R.L. Chaupiloma Dos de Cajamarca |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues recognized for transfer of property mining rights |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,843,000 | 8,455,000 |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability directly associated with the held for sale assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |
Mining activities [Member] | Discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreed cash consideration for disposal of assets held for sale |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | 0 | 0 |
S.M.R.L. Chaupiloma Dos de Cajamarca |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary |  |  |  | 100.00% | 60.00% |  |  |  |  |
Net Profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 4,376,000 | 10,989,000 |
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% | 67.00% |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (41,530,000) | $ (11,646,000) | $ (10,218,000) |
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% |
Compaa Minera Condesa S.A | Mining activities [Member] | Indirect [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% | 0.00% |  |
Minera Julcani S.A. de C.V. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration paid | $ 39,000.000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of disposal of subsidiary | $ 69,000.000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minera Julcani S.A. de C.V. | Mining activities [Member] | Indirect [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% | 0.20% |  |
Contacto Corredores de Seguros S.A. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of consideration upon sale of subsidiary in cash |  | 28.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration paid |  | $ 27,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration upon sale of shares in subsidiary |  | $ 41,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contacto Corredores de Seguros S.A. | Howden Hodco Peru S.A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identification and business activity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Present value of receivables from sale of subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,500,000 |  |  | $ 4,900,000

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