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Finance Expense | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Finance Expense |
4. |  | FINANCE EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Interest expense – environmental rehabilitation |  |  | (11.7 | ) |  |  | (12.1 | ) |  |  | (10.7 | )
|  | Unwinding of discount on silicosis settlement costs |  |  | (2.0 | ) |  |  | (0.9 | ) |  |  | — |
|  | Interest expense – finance lease liability |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  | Interest expense – borrowings |  |  | (91.6 | ) |  |  | (91.2 | ) |  |  | (82.5 | )
|  | Borrowing costs capitalised |  |  | 17.5 |  |  |  | 22.9 |  |  |  | 15.1 |
|  | Total finance expense |  |  | (88.0 | ) |  |  | (81.3 | ) |  |  | (78.1 | )

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