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EXPLORATION, EVALUATION AND PROJECT EXPENSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Minesite exploration and evaluation | $ 47 | $ 44
Global exploration and evaluation | 126 | 88
Corporate development | 13 | 14
Business improvement and innovation | 32 | 15
Total exploration, evaluation and project expenses | 354 | 237
Pascua-Lama |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Advanced project costs | 122 | 59
Other |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Advanced project costs | $ 14 | $ 17

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- Definition The amount of expense arising from the search for mineral resources, including minerals, oil, natural gas and similar non-regenerative resources after the entity has obtained legal rights to explore in a specific area, as well as the determination of the technical feasibility and commercial viability of extracting the mineral resource. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 6 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 24 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IFRS&num=6&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_24_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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