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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Property, plant and equipment [abstract] |
Property, plant and equipment | Estimated useful lives of Major Asset Categories
Buildings, plant and equipment | 2 – 29 years
Underground mobile equipment | 4 - 7 years
Light vehicles and other mobile equipment | 2 - 10 years
Furniture, computer and office equipment | 1 - 10 years
| Buildings, plant and equipment |  | Mining property costs subject to depreciation 1,3 |  | Mining property costs not subject to depreciation 1,2 |  | Total |
At January 1, 2018 |  |  |  |
Net of accumulated depreciation |  | $4,213 |  |  | $6,522 |  |  | $3,071 |  |  | $13,806 |
Additions 4 | (21 | ) | 199 |  | 1,050 |  | 1,228 |
Capitalized interest | — |  | — |  | 9 |  | 9 |
Disposals | (7 | ) | — |  | — |  | (7 | )
Depreciation | (790 | ) | (772 | ) | — |  | (1,562 | )
Impairment charges | (394 | ) | (178 | ) | (76 | ) | (648 | )
Transfers 5 | 599 |  | 487 |  | (1,086 | ) | — |
At December 31, 2018 |  | $3,600 |  |  | $6,258 |  |  | $2,968 |  |  | $12,826 |
At December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |
Cost |  | $14,750 |  |  | $21,624 |  |  | $14,610 |  |  | $50,984 |
Accumulated depreciation and impairments | (11,150 | ) | (15,366 | ) | (11,642 | ) | (38,158 | )
Net carrying amount – December 31, 2018 |  | $3,600 |  |  | $6,258 |  |  | $2,968 |  |  | $12,826 |
| Buildings, plant and equipment |  | Mining property costs subject to depreciation 1,3 |  | Mining property costs not subject to depreciation 1,2 |  | Total |
At January 1, 2017 |  |  |  |
Cost |  | $14,111 |  |  | $20,778 |  |  | $14,634 |  |  | $49,523 |
Accumulated depreciation and impairments | (9,555 | ) | (13,584 | ) | (12,281 | ) | (35,420 | )
Net carrying amount – January 1, 2017 |  | $4,556 |  |  | $7,194 |  |  | $2,353 |  |  | $14,103 |
Additions 4 | 158 |  | 219 |  | 1,966 |  | 2,343 |
Disposals | (72 | ) | (194 | ) | (931 | ) | (1,197 | )
Depreciation | (878 | ) | (819 | ) | — |  | (1,697 | )
Impairment reversals (charges) | (102 | ) | (359 | ) | 715 |  | 254 |
Transfers 5 | 551 |  | 481 |  | (1,032 | ) | — |
At December 31, 2017 |  | $4,213 |  |  | $6,522 |  |  | $3,071 |  |  | $13,806 |
At December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |
Cost |  | $14,209 |  |  | $20,938 |  |  | $14,637 |  |  | $49,784 |
Accumulated depreciation and impairments | (9,996 | ) | (14,416 | ) | (11,566 | ) | (35,978 | )
Net carrying amount – December 31, 2017 |  | $4,213 |  |  | $6,522 |  |  | $3,071 |  |  | $13,806 |
1 | Includes capitalized reserve acquisition costs, capitalized development costs and capitalized exploration and evaluation costs other than exploration license costs included in intangible assets.
2 | Assets not subject to depreciation include construction-in-progress, projects and acquired mineral resources and exploration potential at operating minesites and development projects.
3 | Assets subject to depreciation include the following items for production stage properties: acquired mineral reserves and resources, capitalized mine development costs, capitalized stripping and capitalized exploration and evaluation costs.
4 | Additions include revisions to the capitalized cost of closure and rehabilitation activities.
5 | Primarily relates to long-lived assets that are transferred to PP&E once they are placed into service.
Mineral Property Costs Not Subject to Depreciation
| Carrying amount at Dec. 31, 2018 |  | Carrying amount at Dec. 31, 2017 |
Construction-in-progress 1 |  | $786 |  |  | $640 |
Acquired mineral resources and exploration potential | 124 |  | 186 |
Projects |  |
Pascua-Lama | 1,245 |  | 1,467 |
Norte Abierto | 639 |  | 612 |
Donlin Gold | 174 |  | 166 |
|  | $2,968 |  |  | $3,071 |
1 | Represents assets under construction at our operating minesites.

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