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The amount of receivables related to a value added tax.

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	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / pound $ / Ounce	Dec. 14, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / pound $ / Ounce	Dec. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / pound $ / Ounce
Disclosure of detailed information about accounting judgments and estimates [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary			100.00%
Pascua-Lama \| Chile
Disclosure of detailed information about accounting judgments and estimates [Line Items]
Amounts received from VAT refunds	$ 457		$ 457		$ 411
Revenue, performance obligation				$ 3,538
Pascua-Lama \| Argentina
Disclosure of detailed information about accounting judgments and estimates [Line Items]
Value added tax receivables	$ 31		$ 31		$ 48
Pueblo Viejo [Member]
Disclosure of detailed information about accounting judgments and estimates [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary			60.00%
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests			40.00%
Reko Diq [Member]
Disclosure of detailed information about accounting judgments and estimates [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary	50.00%	37.50%
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests	50.00%		50.00%
Reko Diq [Member] \| Provincial Government of Balochistan [Member]
Disclosure of detailed information about accounting judgments and estimates [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests	10.00%
Reko Diq [Member] \| Government of Balochistan special purpose company [Member]
Disclosure of detailed information about accounting judgments and estimates [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests	15.00%
Reko Diq [Member] \| Other federal state-owned enterprises [Member]
Disclosure of detailed information about accounting judgments and estimates [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests	25.00%
Gold reserves [Member]
Disclosure of detailed information about accounting judgments and estimates [Line Items]
Mineral price assumption \| $ / Ounce	1,300		1,300		1,200
Measured, indicated and inferred gold resources [Member]
Disclosure of detailed information about accounting judgments and estimates [Line Items]
Mineral price assumption \| $ / Ounce	1,700		1,700		1,500
Copper reserves [Member]
Disclosure of detailed information about accounting judgments and estimates [Line Items]
Mineral price assumption \| $ / pound	3.00		3.00		2.75
Measured, indicated and inferred copper resources [Member]
Disclosure of detailed information about accounting judgments and estimates [Line Items]
Mineral price assumption \| $ / pound	3.75		3.75		3.50