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Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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