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IMPAIRMENT AND REVERSAL OF NON-CURRENT ASSETS - Sensitivities (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) $ / pound $ / ounce | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items] |  |
Change in gold price used in assumptions for sensitivity analysis | $ / ounce | 100 |
Change in weighted average cost of capital used in assumptions | 1.00% |
Change in NAV multiple used in assumptions for sensitivity analysis | 0.1 |
Change in copper price used in assumptions for sensitivity analysis | $ / pound | 0.25 |
Impairment loss recognised in profit or loss, goodwill | $ 484,000,000 |
Copper | Average |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items] |  |
WACC | 12.00% |
Gold | Average |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items] |  |
WACC | 6.00% | 6.00%
value per ounce of gold |  | 40
LOM year | 21 years | 23 years
Loulo-Gounkoto [Member] |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items] |  |
Carrying Value | $ 3,080,000,000 |
Loulo-Gounkoto [Member] | Total for all cash-generating units |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items] |  |
Carrying Value | 3,080,000,000 |
Kibali [Member] | Total for all cash-generating units |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items] |  |
Carrying Value | 2,477,000,000 |
Lumwana [Member] | Total for all cash-generating units |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items] |  |
Carrying Value | 2,401,000,000 |
Veladero [Member] | Total for all cash-generating units |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items] |  |
Carrying Value | 804,000,000 |
Hemlo [Member] | Total for all cash-generating units |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items] |  |
Carrying Value | 368,000,000 |
Long Canyon [Member] |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items] |  |
Carrying Value |  | $ 65,000,000
1% increase in WACC [Member] | Lumwana [Member] |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items] |  |
Estimated impairment charge (reversal) | 301,000,000 |
1% decrease in WACC [Member] | Lumwana [Member] |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items] |  |
Estimated impairment charge (reversal) | 1,067,000,000 |
$100 decrease in gold price [Member] | Loulo-Gounkoto [Member] |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items] |  |
Estimated impairment charge (reversal) | (529,000,000) |
$100 increase in gold price [Member] | 0.1 increase in NAV multiple [Member] | 1% decrease in WACC [Member] | Loulo-Gounkoto [Member] |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items] |  |
Impairment loss recognised in profit or loss, goodwill | 0 |
$0.25 increase in copper price [Member] |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items] |  |
Estimated impairment charge (reversal) | 1,507,000,000 |
$0.25 decrease in copper price [Member] |  |
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items] |  |
Estimated impairment charge (reversal) | $ 0 |

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