v3.26.1
Investments in associates and joint venture
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Investments in associates and joint venture  
Investments in associates and joint venture

10.Investments in associates and joint venture

(a)

This caption is made up as follows:

Share in equity

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

%  

%  

US$(000)

US$(000)

Associates:

Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A.

 

19.58

 

19.58

 

1,596,018

 

1,436,122

Compañía Minera Coimolache S.A.

 

40.10

 

40.10

 

133,282

 

100,637

Tinka Resources Ltd.

12.16

19.99

 

5,734

 

8,616

1,735,034

1,545,375

Joint venture (c)

 

2,209

 

1,851

Other minor investments

 

1,165

 

1,166

 

1,738,408

 

1,548,392

See related accounting policies in Note 2.4(f).

(b)

The table below presents the net share in profit (loss) of investments:

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

US$(000)

US$(000)

US$(000)

Associates

Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A.

 

267,610

 

186,539

 

152,552

Compañía Minera Coimolache S.A.

 

42,935

 

3,999

 

1,072

Tinka Resources Ltd.

(2,881)

(817)

(1,320)

307,664

189,721

152,304

Joint venture

256

126

(79)

 

307,920

 

189,847

 

152,225

Investment in Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A. (Cerro Verde) -

Cerro Verde is engaged in the extraction, production and marketing of cathodes and copper concentrate from its mining unit that is in Uchumayo, Arequipa, Peru.

Key financial data -

The table below presents the key financial data from the financial statements of Cerro Verde under IFRS accounting standards:

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

US$(000)

US$(000)

Statements of financial position as of December 31:

Current assets

 

2,797,636

 

1,875,841

Non-current assets

 

6,426,984

 

6,158,620

Current liabilities

 

(661,849)

 

(527,450)

Non-current liabilities

 

(961,766)

 

(723,526)

Equity

 

7,601,005

 

6,783,485

Group’s interest

1,488,255

1,328,359

Goodwill

107,763

107,763

1,596,018

1,436,122

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

US$(000)

US$(000)

US$(000)

Statements of profit or loss for the years ended December 31:

Sales of goods

 

4,728,340

 

4,238,322

 

4,143,228

Net profit from continued operations

 

1,367,129

 

953,177

 

778,964

Group’s share in results

 

267,610

 

186,539

 

152,552

The Company has significant influence although it holds less than 20 percent of the voting rights in Cerro Verde.

The Group’s management determined that there was no objective evidence that its investment in Cerro Verde is impaired as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.

Investment in Compañía Minera Coimolache S.A. (Coimolache) -

Coimolache is involved in the production and the sales of gold and silver from its open-pit mining unit located in Cajamarca, Peru.

Key financial data -

The table below presents the key financial data from the financial statements of Coimolache under IFRS accounting standards:

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

US$(000)

US$(000)

Statements of financial position as of December 31:

Current assets

 

383,351

 

255,331

Non-current assets

 

147,869

 

129,851

Current liabilities

 

(73,415)

 

(53,580)

Non-current liabilities

 

(125,383)

 

(80,600)

Equity

 

332,422

 

251,002

Group’s interest

 

133,282

 

100,637

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

US$(000)

US$(000)

US$(000)

Statements of profit or loss for the years ended December 31:

Sales of goods

 

245,238

 

119,527

 

136,949

Net profit

 

107,084

 

9,975

 

2,673

Group’s share in results

 

42,935

 

3,999

 

1,072

The Group’s management determined that there was no objective evidence that its investment in Coimolache is impaired as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.

Investment in Tinka Resources Ltd. (Tinka) -

Tinka is a Canadian junior exploration and development mining company with its flagship property being the project of Ayawilca. Ayawilca is carbonate replacement deposit (CRD) in the zinc-lead-silver belt of central Peru, in Cerro de Pasco, 200 kilometers northeast of Lima. Tinka is listed on the Canada Stocks Exchanges (TSX Venture Exchange).

Key financial data -

The table below presents the key financial data from the financial statements of Tinka under IFRS accounting standards in 2025 (financial statements as of September 30, 2025) and in 2024 financial statements as of September 30, 2024):

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

US$(000)

US$(000)

Statements of financial position:

 

  ​

Current assets

 

4,885

1,640

Non-current assets

 

50,457

50,456

Current liabilities

 

(252)

(323)

Equity

 

55,090

51,773

Group’s interest

 

5,705

8,616

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

US$(000)

US$(000)

US$(000)

Statements of profit or loss for the years ended September 30:

 

  ​

Net loss

 

(729)

(5,363)

(6,832)

Group’s share in results

 

(2,911)

(817)

(1,320)

In 2025, the effect on profit or loss includes the decrease in ownership interest.

For the years 2025, 2024, and 2023, Management has used the latest available financial statements of its associate Tinka, with the difference between the reporting period of the associate and the issuance date of these financial statements being less than 3 months. There have been no significant transactions or events between the reporting date of the associate’s financial statements and the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2025, and 2024. The Group’s Management evaluated the indications of impairment and concluded that there was no objective evidence that its investment in Tinka was impaired as of December 31, 2025, and 2024.

Despite holding less than 20 percent of the voting rights in the associate, the Company has significant influence.

(c)

The Group, through its subsidiary El Brocal, has an interest of 8% in Transportadora Callao S.A., a joint venture whose objective was the construction of a fixed conveyor belt of minerals and deposits in the Port of Callao. In May 2014, Transportadora Callao started operations and currently its main activity is the operation of that terminal.

(d)

Changes in this caption are as follows:

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

US$(000)

  ​ ​ ​

US$(000)

As of January 1,

 

1,548,392

1,527,123

Net share in profit of associates and joint venture

 

307,920

 

189,847

Equity contributions granted and paid, note 31(a)

 

 

400

Dividends declared and collected, note 31(a)

 

(118,004)

 

(168,890)

Translation adjustments and other

 

100

(88)

As of December 31, 

 

1,738,408

1,548,392