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Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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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.

		United States Dollar
		Carrying amount																				Fair value
Figures in millions unless otherwise stated		Fair value through profit or loss				Fair value through OCI				Financal assets measured at amortised cost				Other financial liabilities measured at amortised cost				Total				Total
2019
Financial assets measured at fair value
- Environmental trust funds			7.2				—				—				—				7.2				7.2
- Trade receivables from provisional copper sales			22.8				—				—				—				22.8				22.8
- Investments			—				47.9				—				—				47.9				47.9
- Asanko redeemable preference shares			—				95.5				—				—				95.5				95.5
- Warrants			11.7				—				—				—				11.7				11.7
- Oil derivatives contracts (2018: Gold, copper and oil)			1.1				—				—				—				1.1				1.1
Total			42.8				143.4				—				—				186.2				186.2
Financial assets not measured at fair value
- Environmental trust funds			—				—				62.3				—				62.3				62.3
- Trade and other receivables			—				—				51.4				—				51.4				51.4
- Cash and cash equivalents			—				—				515.0				—				515.0				515.0
Total			—				—				628.7				—				628.7				628.7
Financial liabilities measured at fair value
- Gold and foreign exchange derivative contracts			127.6				—				—				—				127.6				127.6
Total			127.6				—				—				—				127.6				127.6
Financial liabilities not measured at fair value
- Borrowings			—				—				—				1,845.8				1,845.8				1,952.4
- Trade and other payables			—				—				—				385.3				385.3				385.3
- Finance lease liabilities			—				—				—				332.9				332.9				332.9
Total			—				—				—				2,564.0				2,564.0				2,670.6
2018 Restated1
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			—				—				49.6				—				49.6				49.6
- Cash and cash equivalents			—				—				219.7				—				219.7				219.7
Total			—				—				323.6				—				323.6				323.6
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			—				—				—				1,906.8				1,906.8				1,897.0
- Trade and other payables			—				—				—				307.6				307.6				307.6
- Finance lease liabilities			—				—				—				88.6				88.6				88.6
Total			—				—				—				2,303.0				2,303.0				2,293.2

Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value by Level within Fair Value Hierarchy

The following table sets out the Group’s financial assets and financial liabilities by level within the fair value hierarchy at the reporting date:

		United States Dollar
		2019																2018 Restated1
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			7.2				—				7.2				—				6.5				—				6.5				—
Trade receivables from provisional copper sales			22.8				—				22.8				—				15.3				—				15.3				—
Investments - listed			47.9				47.9				—				—				93.0				93.0				—				—
Investments - unlisted			—				—				—				—				0.1				—				—				0.1
Asanko redeemable preference shares			95.5				—				—				95.5				132.9				—				—				132.9
Warrants			11.7				—				11.7				—				9.3				—				9.3				—
Oil derivative contracts			1.1				—				1.1				—				4.7				—				4.7				—
Copper derivative contracts			—				—				—				—				1.2				—				1.2				—
Gold derivative contracts			—				—				—				—				2.4				—				2.4				—
Financial assets not measured at fair value
Environmental trust funds			62.3				—				62.3				—				54.3				—				54.3				—
Financial liabilities measured at fair value
Foreign exchange derivative contracts			0.3				—				0.3				—				8.7				—				8.7				—
Gold derivative contracts			127.3				—				127.3				—				13.9				—				13.9				—
Financial liabilities not measured at fair value
Borrowings			1,952.4				1,700.4				—				252.0				1,897.0				839.6				—				1,057.4

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