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EQUITY ACCOUNTING METHOD INVESTMENT CONTINUITY | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Interests In Other Entities [Abstract] |
INVESTMENTS | EQUITY ACCOUNTING METHOD INVESTMENT CONTINUITY
| Kibali |  | Jabal Sayid |  | Zaldívar |  | Other 1 |  | Total |
At January 1, 2018 |  | $— |  |  | $206 |  |  | $975 |  |  | $32 |  |  | $1,213 |
Funds invested | — |  | — |  | — |  | 5 |  | 5 |
Equity pick-up (loss) from equity investees | — |  | 39 |  | 14 |  | (7 | ) | 46 |
Impairment charges | — |  | — |  | — |  | (30 | ) | (30 | )
At December 31, 2018 |  | $— |  |  | $245 |  |  | $989 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,234 |
Acquisitions | 3,119 |  | — |  | — |  | 60 |  | 3,179 |
Equity pick-up (loss) from equity investees | 50 |  | 27 |  | 10 |  | (9 | ) | 78 |
Dividends paid | (31 | ) | — |  | — |  | (1 | ) | (32 | )
At June 30, 2019 |  | $3,138 |  |  | $272 |  |  | $999 |  |  | $50 |  |  | $4,459 |
1 | Other includes Morila.

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