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ACQUISITION AND DIVESTITURES - Divestitures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 11 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 24 Months Ended |
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Dec. 22, 2023 | Feb. 11, 2022 | Jun. 01, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Oct. 12, 2023 | Dec. 14, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Jun. 01, 2022
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Increase (decrease) through acquisition of subsidiary, equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 329 |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 744 |  |
Non-controlling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) through acquisition of subsidiary, equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 329 |  |
Porgera [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on reconstitution |  |  |  |  |  | $ 352 |  |  |  | $ 352 |  |  |
Proportion of ownership in joint operation | 47.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Porgera [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of interest held by joint operations operator |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 95.00% |  | 95.00% |
Proportion of interest held by government stakeholders | 51.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of interest in joint operation operator |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |
Proportion of interest held by joint operation operator | 49.00% | 49.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in joint venture | 24.50% |  |  |  | 24.50% |  |  | 47.50% |  | 24.50% |  |  |
Boroo Pte Ltd [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of reclamation bond obligations assumed |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00%
Reko Diq [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest in subsidiary |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  | 37.50% | 50.00% |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |
Reversal of impairment loss |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 120 |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on reconstitution |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300 |  |  |  | $ 300 |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 744 |  |  |  |  |  |
Reko Diq [Member] | Provincial Government of Balochistan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |
Reko Diq [Member] | Government of Balochistan special purpose company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests |  |  |  | 15.00% |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00% |  |  |
Reko Diq [Member] | Other federal state-owned enterprises [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |
Reko Diq [Member] | Provincial Government of Balochistan and other federal state-owned enterprises [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lagunas Norte [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interest sold |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision for decommissioning, restoration and rehabilitation costs |  |  | $ 173 |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |

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