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Deferred Taxation | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Deferred Taxation |
23. | DEFERRED TAXATION
The detailed components of the net deferred taxation liability which results from the differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities recognised for financial reporting and taxation purposes in different accounting periods are:
|  | United States Dollar |
Figures in millions unless otherwise stated |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
– Mining assets |  |  | 835.7 |  |  |  | 1,014.1 |
– Investment in environmental trust funds |  |  | 3.2 |  |  |  | 3.4 |
– Inventories |  |  | 11.3 |  |  |  | 12.1 |
– Unremitted earnings |  |  | 9.3 |  |  |  | 9.1 |
– Other |  |  | 5.2 |  |  |  | 12.6 |
Liabilities |  |  | 864.7 |  |  |  | 1,051.3 |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
– Provisions |  |  | (95.8 | ) |  |  | (108.4 | )
– Tax losses1 |  |  | (98.4 | ) |  |  | (69.1 | )
– Unredeemed capital expenditure1 |  |  | (475.9 | ) |  |  | (491.9 | )
– Finance lease liability |  |  | (2.0 | ) |  |  | — |
– Other |  |  | (7.2 | ) |  |  | — |
Assets |  |  | (679.3 | ) |  |  | (669.4 | )
Net deferred taxation liabilities |  |  | 185.4 |  |  |  | 381.9 |
Included in the statement of financial position as follows: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred taxation assets |  |  | (269.5 | ) |  |  | (72.0 | )
Deferred taxation liabilities |  |  | 454.9 |  |  |  | 453.9 |
Net deferred taxation liabilities |  |  | 185.4 |  |  |  | 381.9 |
Balance at beginning of the year |  |  | 381.9 |  |  |  | 409.9 |
Recognised in profit or loss – continuing operations |  |  | (211.6 | ) |  |  | (31.5 | )
Recognised in profit or loss – discontinued operations |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3.4 |
Recognised in OCI |  |  | (4.0 | ) |  |  | — |
Translation adjustment |  |  | 19.1 |  |  |  | 0.1 |
Balance at end of the year |  |  | 185.4 |  |  |  | 381.9 |
1 | Tax losses and unredeemed capital expenditure have been recognised, as disclosed in note 9, to the extent that the tax paying entities will have taxable profits in the foreseeable future (per the life-of-mine models of the respective operations) in order to utilise the unused tax losses and unredeemed capital expenditure before they expire. This was particularly assessed with reference to the South Deep and Damang life-of-mine models.

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