Lima, November 2, 2023
Mr. Michael Purcell
Ms. Karina Dorin
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Energy & Transportation
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Buenaventura Mining Company Inc.
Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2022, filed May 1, 2023
Response dated October 12, 2023
File No. 001-14370
Dear Mr. Purcell, Ms. Dorin:
We note the receipt by Buenaventura Mining Company Inc. (Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A., or the “Company”), a sociedad anónima abierta (open stock company) under the laws of the Republic of Peru (“Peru”), of the comment letter (the “Comment Letter”) dated October 19, 2023 from the staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) regarding the above-referenced Form 20-F (the “Form 20-F”) and our prior response dated October 12, 2023.
In the Comment Letter you requested that the Company respond to your comments within ten business days or advise you when we would provide a response.
We would like to request an extension of an additional 20 business days to provide a response due to the fact that several responses to the questions posed in the Comment Letter require the Company to further gather information. Accordingly, the Company respectfully requests an extension until November 30, 2023, to file its response to the Staff Comment Letter
If you have any questions, or require additional information please feel free to contact me at daniel.dominguez@buenaventura.pe.
Sincerely, | |
/s/ Daniel Domínguez Vera | |
Daniel Domínguez Vera | |
Vice President of Finance and Administration | |
Compañia de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. |