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REVENUE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Revenue [abstract]

Revenue

Revenue

For the years ended December 31			2020			2019
Gold sales1
Spot market sales			$11,129			$9,084
Concentrate sales			520			101
Provisional pricing adjustments			21			1
			$11,670			$9,186
Copper sales1
Copper concentrate sales			$644			$371
Provisional pricing adjustments			53			22
			$697			$393
Other sales2			$228			$138
Total			$12,595			$9,717

1Revenues include amounts transferred from OCI to earnings for commodity cash flow hedges.

2Revenues from the sale of by-products from our gold and copper mines.

Disclosure of provisionally prices sales

			Volumes subject to final pricing Copper (millions) Gold (000s)						Impact on net income before taxation of 10% movement in market price
As at December 31			2020			2019			2020			2019
Copper pounds			49			39			$16			$11
Gold ounces			22			15			4			2

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