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Trade and Other Receivables - Schedule of Trade and Other Receivables (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Trade and other receivables [abstract] |  |
Trade receivables - gold sales and copper concentrate | $ 40.7 | $ 23.6
Trade receivables - other | 9.1 | 18.1
Receivables due from the sale of Tarkwa mining fleet | 0.0 | 26.5
Deposits | 0.1 | 0.1
Payroll receivables | 5.3 | 2.4
Prepayments | 106.4 | 42.5
Value added tax and import duties | 74.3 | 16.0
Diesel rebate | 0.9 | 0.9
Other | 3.3 | 5.9
Total trade and other receivables | $ 240.1 | $ 136.0

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