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Accounts receivable (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Accounts receivable.

Schedule of accounts receivable

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​		December 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Receivables from customer contracts	​	​	​	​	​
Related parties (note 31)	​	109	​	168	​
Third parties	​	​	​	​	​
Ferrous minerals	​	3,023	​	4,093	​
Base metals	​	668	​	716	​
Others	​	162	​	66	​
Accounts receivable		3,962		5,043	​
Expected credit loss		(48)		(50)	​
Accounts receivable, net	​	3,914	​	4,993	​

Schedule of sensitivity of the Company's risk on final settlement

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​		December 31, 2021
​	​	Thousand	​	Provisional price	​	​	​	​
​		metric tons		(US$/tone)		Change		Effect on Revenue
Iron ore		22,228		120.3		+/-10	%	+/- 267
Iron ore pellets		704		187.1		+/-10	%	+/- 13
Copper		104		11,730.7		+/-10	%	+/- 122

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