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Trade and Other Receivables - Schedule of Trade and Other Receivables (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Trade and other receivables [abstract] |  |
Trade receivables - gold sales and copper concentrate | $ 46.6 | $ 58.2
Trade receivables - other | 15.6 | 4.5
Gold and oil derivative contracts | 25.0 | 0.0
Deposits | 0.1 | 0.3
Payroll receivables | 11.6 | 10.7
Prepayments | 51.5 | 50.1
Value added tax and import duties | 45.9 | 39.6
Diesel rebate | 1.4 | 1.3
Other | 4.2 | 5.5
Total trade and other receivables | $ 201.9 | $ 170.2

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