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Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Summary of Carrying Amounts and Fair Values of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities | The following tables show the carrying amounts and fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities:
|  | Carrying amount |  |  | Fair value |
Figures in millions unless otherwise stated |  | Fair value through profit or loss |  | Fair value through OCI |  | Financial assets measured at amortised cost |  | Other financial liabilities measured at amortised cost |  |  | Total |  |  | Total |
2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets measured at fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
– Environmental trust funds |  | 6.5 |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6.5 |  |  |  | 6.5 |
– Trade receivables from provisional copper sales |  | 15.3 |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15.3 |  |  |  | 15.3 |
– Investments |  | — |  | 93.1 |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 93.1 |  |  |  | 93.1 |
– Asanko redeemable preference shares |  | — |  | 132.9 |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 132.9 |  |  |  | 132.9 |
– Warrants |  | 9.3 |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9.3 |  |  |  | 9.3 |
– Gold, copper and oil derivative contracts |  | 8.3 |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8.3 |  |  |  | 8.3 |
Total |  | 39.4 |  | 226.0 |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 265.4 |  |  |  | 265.4 |
Financial assets not measured at fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
– Environmental trust funds |  | — |  | — |  | 54.3 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 54.3 |  |  |  | 54.3 |
– Trade and other receivables |  | — |  | — |  | 64.2 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 64.2 |  |  |  | 64.2 |
– Cash and cash equivalents |  | — |  | — |  | 399.7 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 399.7 |  |  |  | 399.7 |
Total |  | — |  | — |  | 518.2 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 518.2 |  |  |  | 518.2 |
Financial liabilities measured at fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
– Gold, copper and foreign exchange derivative contracts |  | 22.6 |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 22.6 |  |  |  | 22.6 |
Total |  | 22.6 |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 22.6 |  |  |  | 22.6 |
Financial liabilities not measured at fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
– Borrowings |  | — |  | — |  | — |  |  | 2,011.6 |  |  |  | 2,011.6 |  |  |  | 2,001.8 |
– Trade and other payables |  | — |  | — |  | — |  |  | 393.1 |  |  |  | 393.1 |  |  |  | 393.1 |
– Finance lease liabilities |  | — |  | — |  | — |  |  | 88.6 |  |  |  | 88.6 |  |  |  | 88.6 |
Total |  | — |  | — |  | — |  |  | 2,493.3 |  |  |  | 2,493.3 |  |  |  | 2,483.5 |
|  | Carrying amount |  |  | Fair value |
Figures in millions unless otherwise stated |  | Loans and receivables |  |  | Fair value through profit or loss |  |  | Available for sale |  |  | Derivative instruments |  |  | Other financial instruments |  |  | Total |  |  | Total |
2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets measured at fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
– Environmental trust funds |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7.3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7.3 |  |  |  | 7.3 |
– Trade receivables from provisional copper sales |  |  | — |  |  |  | 21.2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 21.2 |  |  |  | 21.2 |
– Investments |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 99.1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 99.1 |  |  |  | 99.1 |
– Warrants |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5.5 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5.5 |  |  |  | 5.5 |
– Gold and oil derivative contracts |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 25.0 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 25.0 |  |  |  | 25.0 |
Total |  |  | — |  |  |  | 28.5 |  |  |  | 99.1 |  |  |  | 30.5 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 158.1 |  |  |  | 158.1 |
Financial assets not measured at fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
– Environmental trust funds |  |  | 48.2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 48.2 |  |  |  | 48.2 |
– Trade and other receivables |  |  | 45.3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 45.3 |  |  |  | 45.3 |
– Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 479.0 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 479.0 |  |  |  | 479.0 |
Total |  |  | 572.5 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 572.5 |  |  |  | 572.5 |
Financial liabilities measured at fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
– Copper derivative contracts |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3.3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3.3 |  |  |  | 3.3 |
Total |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3.3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3.3 |  |  |  | 3.3 |
Financial liabilities not measured at fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
– Borrowings |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,781.5 |  |  |  | 1,781.5 |  |  |  | 1,805.1 |
– Trade and other payables |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 451.0 |  |  |  | 451.0 |  |  |  | 451.0 |
Total |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,232.5 |  |  |  | 2,232.5 |  |  |  | 2,256.1 |
Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value by Level within Fair Value Hierarchy | The following table sets out the Group’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy at the reporting date:
|  | United States Dollar |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Figures in millions unless otherwise stated |  | Total |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Total |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
Financial assets measured at fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental trust funds |  |  | 6.5 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6.5 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7.3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7.3 |  |  |  | — |
Trade receivables from provisional copper sales |  |  | 15.3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15.3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 21.2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 21.2 |  |  |  | — |
Investments – listed |  |  | 93.0 |  |  |  | 93.0 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 99.0 |  |  |  | 99.0 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Investments – unlisted |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.1 |
Asanko redeemable preference shares |  |  | 132.9 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 132.9 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Warrants |  |  | 9.3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9.3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5.5 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5.5 |  |  |  | — |
Oil derivative contracts |  |  | 4.7 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4.7 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14.1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14.1 |  |  |  | — |
Copper derivative contracts |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Gold derivative contracts |  |  | 2.4 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2.4 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10.9 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10.9 |  |  |  | — |
Financial liabilities measured at fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Copper derivative contracts |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3.3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3.3 |  |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange derivative contracts |  |  | 8.7 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8.7 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Gold derivative contracts |  |  | 13.9 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13.9 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |

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