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Cash and Cash Equivalents (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents |
21 . |  | CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Cash at bank and on hand |  |  | 886.8 |  |  |  | 515.0 |
|  | Total cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 886.8 |  |  |  | 515.0 |
1 | Relates to the sale of mining fleet at Tarkwa as part of the transition to contractor mining. An expected credit loss provision of US$29.0 million was raised against the receivable at 31 December 2020.
2 | Derivative financial assets of US$1.1 million at 31 December 2019 were previously disclosed as part of the trade and other receivables balance.
3 | Relates to the Salares Norte foreign exchange derivative contract which is for the period January 2022 to December 2022.

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