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Number of Operational Water Treatment Plants

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The total number of new claims filed pertaining to a loss contingency during the period.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Environmental Matters (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2022 claim	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) plant	Feb. 28, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Loss contingencies
Number of operational water treatment plants \| plant		5
Number of water treatment plants to be constructed \| plant		2
Remediation liability		$ 343		$ 370	$ 359	$ 401
Discontinued operations disposed of by sale \| CC&V
Loss contingencies
Indemnification cost threshold			$ 500
Indemnification coverage, percent			0.90
Midnite mine and Dawn mill sites
Loss contingencies
Remediation liability		$ 149
Remediation liability assumed (in percent)		100.00%
Cadia
Loss contingencies
Number of new claims filed \| claim	2
CC&V
Loss contingencies
Remediation liability							$ 20
Minera Yanacocha
Loss contingencies
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent		100.00%
CC&V
Loss contingencies
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent			100.00%
Dawn Mining Company
Loss contingencies
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent		58.19%
Cadia
Loss contingencies
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent		100.00%