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Revenue

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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Revenue

1. REVENUE

		UNITED STATES DOLLAR
		2017				2016				2015
						Restated1				Restated1
Revenue from mining operations			2,761.8				2,666.4				2,454.1

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The entire disclosure for revenue.

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