Fair value measurements (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Fair value measurements
Transfer from Level 1 to 2 of financial assets	$ 0
Transfer from Level 2 to 1 of financial assets	0
Transfer from Level 1 to 2 of financial liabilities	0
Transfer from Level 2 to 1 of financial liabilities	0
Transfers Into Level 3 of financial assets	0
Transfers Out of Level 3 of financial assets	0
Transfers Into Level 3 of financial liabilities	0
Transfers Out of Level 3 of financial liabilities	0
Recurring Basis
Fair value measurements
Financial assets, at fair value	174,600,000	$ 691,300,000
Recurring Basis \| Level 1
Fair value measurements
Financial assets, at fair value	161,300,000	679,200,000
Recurring Basis \| Level 2
Fair value measurements
Financial assets, at fair value	9,400,000	12,100,000
Recurring Basis \| Level 3
Fair value measurements
Financial assets, at fair value	3,900,000
Cash and cash equivalents \| Recurring Basis
Fair value measurements
Financial assets, at fair value		511,100,000
Cash and cash equivalents \| Recurring Basis \| Level 1
Fair value measurements
Financial assets, at fair value		511,100,000
Receivables from provisional concentrate sales \| Recurring Basis
Fair value measurements
Financial assets, at fair value	8,600,000	11,300,000
Receivables from provisional concentrate sales \| Recurring Basis \| Level 2
Fair value measurements
Financial assets, at fair value	$ 8,600,000	11,300,000
Equity investments
Fair value measurements
Number of investments with no quoted market price in an active market \| item	1
Equity investments \| Recurring Basis
Fair value measurements
Financial assets, at fair value	$ 165,200,000
Equity investments \| Recurring Basis \| Level 1
Fair value measurements
Financial assets, at fair value	161,300,000
Equity investments \| Recurring Basis \| Level 3
Fair value measurements
Financial assets, at fair value	3,900,000
Available-for-sale \| Recurring Basis
Fair value measurements
Financial assets, at fair value		168,100,000
Available-for-sale \| Recurring Basis \| Level 1
Fair value measurements
Financial assets, at fair value		168,100,000
Warrants \| Recurring Basis
Fair value measurements
Financial assets, at fair value	800,000	800,000
Warrants \| Recurring Basis \| Level 2
Fair value measurements
Financial assets, at fair value	$ 800,000	$ 800,000

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The fair value of financial assets. [Refer: At fair value [member]; Financial assets]

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The amount of transfers of assets into Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. [Refer: Level 3 of fair value hierarchy [member]]

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