Extended term of agreement.

No definition available.

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- Definition

Number of labor unions with whom extension of collective agreement is signed.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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Period Type:	instant

- Definition

The amount of signing payments made to workers in accordance with the agreement.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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- Definition

Represents the number of labor unions in the entity.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

The number of labor unions in the entity representing the majority of workers.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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Data Type:	xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type:	na
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- Definition

Number of meetings with the unions to discuss different issues of collective interest.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Represents the percentage of labor which was unionized labor.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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Data Type:	dtr-types:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

The threshold days within which workers should resume activities.

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No definition available.

+ Details

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Namespace Prefix:	scco_
Data Type:	xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Represents the number of workers of the Peruvian operations.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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Data Type:	xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

+ References

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- Details

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- Details

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- Details

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: - Labor matters (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 14, 2023	Feb. 28, 2025 USD ($) item	Mar. 31, 2025 item employee	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) item
Ilo and Cuajone
Labor matters
Number of labor unions			6
Peru \| Labor Matters
Labor matters
Percentage of labor unionized			56.10%
Total number of workers \| employee			5,109
Number of labor unions			6	6
Number of labor unions represent majority of workers			0
Number of labor unions of collective agreement signed				5
Extended term of agreement		3 years		6 years
Total signing payments \| $		$ 6.3		$ 62.0
Number of meetings with the unions to discuss different issues of collective interest		6
Mexico
Labor matters
Threshold days to resume activities	15 days