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Discontinued Operations and Disposals (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Summary of Results of Discontinued Operations | Below is a summary of the results of the discontinued operation as well as the related assets and liabilities distributed.
|  | December 31, 2013 |
Product sales |  |  | 310.7 |
Costs and expenses |  |  | (285.7 | )
Income before tax and share of equity investee’s profits |  |  | 25.0 |
Income and mining tax expense |  |  | (5.4 | )
Income before share of equity investee’s profits |  |  | 19.6 |
Share of equity investee’s profits |  |  | 0.9 |
Net income |  |  | 20.5 |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  | 1,987.3 |
Non-current investments |  |  | 187.0 |
Current assets |  |  | 285.4 |
Current liabilities |  |  | (234.8 | )
Non-current liabilities |  |  | (1,191.2 | )
Net carrying value |  |  | 1,033.7 |
Net asset value distributed |  |  | (1,033.7 | )
Profit on distribution |  |  | — |
Summary of Chucapaca's Assets and Liabilities Sold | Below is a summary of Chucapaca’s assets and liabilities sold in 2014:
|  | December 31, 2014 |  |  |
Net assets disposed of |  |  | 8.7 |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |
Cash received |  |  | 81.0 |  |  |
Profit on disposal |  |  | 72.8 |  |  |
Summary of Assets Held for Sale | Following the decision to dispose of non-core projects, Arctic Platinum was classified as held for sale and valued at the lower of fair value less cost of disposal or carrying value. The disposal is expected to be completed during fiscal 2016.
|  | December 31, 2015 |  |  | December 31, 2014 |
Arctic Platinum 1 |  |  | 1.0 |  |  |  | 31.0 |
Total assets held for sale |  |  | 1.0 |  |  |  | 31.0 |
| (1) | Refer to note 4 for details on the impairment in fiscal 2015.

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