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Inventories - Schedule of Inventories (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Disclosure of inventories [abstract] |  |
Gold-in-process and stockpiles | $ 325.0 | $ 305.4
Consumable stores | 176.5 | 220.9
Total inventories | 501.5 | 526.3
Heap leach and stockpiles inventories included in non-current assets | (133.3) | (132.8)
Total current inventories | $ 368.2 | $ 393.5

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