Staff costs and Directors Remuneration (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Disclosure of Staff costs and Directors Remuneration [Abstract]

Disclosure of Employee Compensation Explanatory [text block]

	2017		2016		2015
Number of employees at year end		405		345		352
Amounts in US$ '000
Wages and salaries		44,891		36,059		40,574
Share-based payments (Note 30)		4,075		3,367		8,223
Social security charges		5,364		3,792		6,197
Director’s fees and allowance		3,458		2,088		1,238
		57,788		45,306		56,232

Recognised as follows:
Production and operating costs	15,474	11,481	18,562
Geological and geophysical expenses	11,026	10,439	11,336
Administrative expenses	31,288	23,386	26,334
	57,788	45,306	56,232

Board of Directors’ and key managers’ remuneration
Salaries and fees	9,674	7,337	6,549
Share-based payments	2,322	1,211	6,544
Other benefits in kind	287	112	167
	12,283	8,660	13,260

Disclosure of information about key management personnel [text block]

	Executive Directors’ Fees		Executive Directors’ Bonus		Non- Executive Directors’ Fees (in US$)		Director Fees Paid in Shares (No. of Shares)		Cash Equivalent Total Remuneration
Gerald O’Shaughnessy	US$	400,000		-		-		-	US$	400,000
James F. Park	US$	800,000	US$	800,000		-		-	US$	1,600,000
Pedro Aylwin (a)		-		-		-		-		-
Peter Ryalls (b)		-		-	US$	115,000		9,388	US$	165,010
Juan Cristóbal Pavez (c)		-		-	US$	110,000		15,408	US$	210,020
Carlos Gulisano		-		-	US$	110,000		15,408	US$	210,020
Robert Bedingfield (d)		-		-	US$	102,500		15,408	US$	202,520
Michael Dingman		-		-	US$	46,667		8,853	US$	105,012
Jamie Coulter		-		-	US$	50,000		6,020	US$	95,641

^a Pedro Aylwin has a service contract that provides for him to act as Manager of Corporate Governance so he resigned his fees as Director.

^b Technical Committee Chairman until his death. Afterwards the Chairman is Carlos Gulisano.

^c Compensation Committee Chairman.

^d Audit Committee Chairman.