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Commitments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Schedule of Commitments |
COMMITMENTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Capital expenditure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Contracted for |  |  | 50.0 |  |  |  | 44.5 |  |  |  |  |
|  | Operating leases2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | – within one year |  |  | 76.7 |  |  |  | 66.6 |  |  |  |  |
|  | – later than one and not later than five years |  |  | 256.5 |  |  |  | 257.9 |  |  |  |  |
|  | – later than five years |  |  | 324.2 |  |  |  | 448.0 |  |  |
2 | The operating lease commitments consist mainly of power purchase agreements entered into at Tarkwa, Damang, Granny Smith and Gruyere. Included in these amounts are payments for non-lease elements of the arrangement.

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