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Interests in associates and joint venture entities (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Summary of Major Shareholdings in Associates and Joint Venture Entities, Including their Profit/(Loss) | The Group’s major shareholdings in associates and joint venture entities, including their profit/(loss), are listed below:
|  | Ownership interest at the Group’s reporting date(1) |  |  | Profit/(loss) from equity accounted investments, related impairments and expenses |
|  | 31 Dec 2018 % |  |  | 31 Dec 2017 % |  |  | 30 June 2018 % |  |  | Half year ended 31 Dec 2018 US$M |  |  | Half year ended 31 Dec 2017 US$M |  |  | Year ended 30 June 2018 US$M |
Share of operating profit/(loss) of equity accounted investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerrejón |  |  | 33.33 |  |  |  | 33.33 |  |  |  | 33.33 |  |  |  | 85 |  |  |  | 87 |  |  |  | 192 |
Compañia Minera Antamina SA |  |  | 33.75 |  |  |  | 33.75 |  |  |  | 33.75 |  |  |  | 199 |  |  |  | 282 |  |  |  | 544 |
Samarco Mineração SA(2) |  |  | 50.00 |  |  |  | 50.00 |  |  |  | 50.00 |  |  |  | (47 | ) |  |  | (50 | ) |  |  | (80 | )
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (51 | ) |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | (80 | )
Share of operating profit of equity accounted investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 186 |  |  |  | 300 |  |  |  | 576 |
Samarco dam failure provision expense(2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (70 | ) |  |  | (87 | ) |  |  | (429 | )
Profit from equity accounted investments, related impairments and expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 116 |  |  |  | 213 |  |  |  | 147 |
(1) | The ownership interest at the Group’s and the associates and joint venture entities’ reporting dates are the same.
(2) | Refer to note 12 Significant events – Samarco dam failure for further information.

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