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Share Capital - Summary of Beneficial Shareholders (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 shares
Government Employees Pension Fund [member]
Disclosure of beneficial ownership [line items]
Number of shares	63,107,220
Percentage of issued ordinary shares	7.68%
Market Vectors Junior Gold Mines ETF [member]
Disclosure of beneficial ownership [line items]
Number of shares	48,899,163
Percentage of issued ordinary shares	5.95%

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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-IssueDate 2017-01-01
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