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Streaming transactions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Streaming Transactions |
Separate transactions |
Separate transactions |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | December 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
|  | Current liabilities |  | Non-current liabilities |  |
Cobalt streaming |  | 28 |  | 428 |  | 505
Gold streaming |  | 53 |  | 1,184 |  | 1,274
Contract liabilities |  | 81 |  | 1,612 |  | 1,779
Effects on the income statement |
Effects on the income statement |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Year ended December 31,
|  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Cobalt streaming |  | 49 |  | 55 |  | -
Gold streaming |  | 37 |  | 43 |  | 60
Fixed revenue - Contract liabilities realized |  | 86 |  | 98 |  | 60
Cobalt streaming |  | 11 |  | 12 |  | -
Gold streaming |  | 74 |  | 82 |  | 114
Variable revenue - Additional payments received |  | 85 |  | 94 |  | 114

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