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Cost of Sales (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Summary of Cost of Sale |
2. |  | COST OF SALES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Salaries and wages |  |  | (352.5 | ) |  |  | (334.8 | ) |  |  | (392.8 | )
|  | Consumable stores |  |  | (267.4 | ) |  |  | (270.4 | ) |  |  | (280.0 | )
|  | Utilities |  |  | (121.3 | ) |  |  | (131.5 | ) |  |  | (148.3 | )
|  | Mine contractors |  |  | (575.3 | ) |  |  | (511.0 | ) |  |  | (365.3 | )
|  | Other |  |  | (238.1 | ) |  |  | (218.8 | ) |  |  | (204.4 | )
|  | Cost of sales before gold inventory change and amortisation and depreciation |  |  | (1,554.6 | ) |  |  | (1,466.5 | ) |  |  | (1,390.8 | )
|  | Gold inventory change |  |  | 65.5 |  |  |  | 43.0 |  |  |  | 16.2 |
|  | Cost of sales before amortisation and depreciation |  |  | (1,489.1 | ) |  |  | (1,423.5 | ) |  |  | (1,374.6 | )
|  | Amortisation and depreciation |  |  | (661.3 | ) |  |  | (610.0 | ) |  |  | (668.4 | )
|  | Total cost of sales |  |  | (2,150.4 | ) |  |  | (2,033.5 | ) |  |  | (2,043.0 | )

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