Staff costs and Directors Remuneration (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Disclosure of Staff costs and Directors Remuneration [Abstract]

Disclosure of Employee Compensation Explanatory [text block]

	2018		2017		2016
Number of employees at year end		457		405		345
Amounts in US$ '000
Wages and salaries		52,644		41,775		33,922
Share-based payments (Note 30)		5,446		4,075		3,367
Social security charges		7,464		5,364		3,792
Director’s fees and allowance		2,876		3,458		2,088
		68,430		54,672		43,169
Recognized as follows:
Production and operating costs		18,603		12,358		9,344
Geological and geophysical expenses		15,527		11,026		10,439
Administrative expenses		34,300		31,288		23,386
		68,430		54,672		43,169
Board of Directors’ and key managers’ remuneration
Salaries and fees		12,452		9,674		7,337
Share-based payments		2,918		2,322		1,211
Other benefits in kind		272		287		112
		15,642		12,283		8,660

Disclosure of information about key management personnel [text block]

Directors’ Remuneration

	Executive Directors’ Fees (in US$)		Executive Directors’ Bonus (in US$)		Non-Executive Directors’ Fees (in US$)		Director Fees Paid in Shares (No. of Shares)		Cash Equivalent Total Remuneration (in US$)
Gerald O’Shaughnessy		400,000		-		-		-		400,000
James F. Park		800,000		695,506		-		-		1,495,506
Pedro E. Aylwin (a)		26,000		-		-		-		26,000
Juan Cristóbal Pavez (b)		-		-		110,000		7,596		210,000
Carlos Gulisano (c)		-		-		110,000		7,596		210,000
Robert Bedingfield (d)		-		-		110,000		7,596		210,000
Jamie Coulter		-		-		75,000		7,596		175,000
Constantine Papadimitriou		-		-		40,000		2,761		90,000

a Pedro E. Aylwin has a service contract that provides for him to act as Director of Legal and Governance.

b Compensation Committee Chairman.

c Technical Committee Chairman.

d Audit Committee Chairman.