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Derivative Financial Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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27.2 |  | DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL LIABILITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Ghanaian oil derivative contracts |  |  | 10.0 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
|  | Australian oil derivative contracts |  |  | 5.1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
|  | Peruvian copper derivative contracts |  |  | 14.0 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
|  | Australian gold derivative contracts |  |  | — |  |  |  | 78.3 |  |  |  |  |
|  | South Deep gold derivative contracts |  |  | — |  |  |  | 12.6 |  |  |  |  |
|  | Ghanaian gold derivative contracts |  |  | — |  |  |  | 36.4 |  |  |  |  |
|  | Australian foreign currency derivative contracts |  |  | — |  |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  |  |
|  | Total derivative financial liabilities 2 |  |  | 29.1 |  |  |  | 127.6 |  |  |  |  |
|  | Non-current derivative financial liabilities 3 |  |  | (7.3 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
|  | Derivative financial liabilities |  |  | 21.8 |  |  |  | 127.6 |  |  |  |  |

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