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Finance Expense (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Summary of Finance Expense |
4. |  | FINANCE EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Interest expense - environmental rehabilitation |  |  | (10.7 | ) |  |  | (11.7 | ) |  |  | (11.7 | )
|  | Unwinding of discount rate on silicosis settlement costs |  |  | (1.5 | ) |  |  | (1.3 | ) |  |  | (2.0 | )
|  | Interest expense - lease liability (2018: finance lease liabilities) |  |  | (22.4 | ) |  |  | (18.6 | ) |  |  | (0.2 | )
|  | Interest expense - borrowings |  |  | (105.3 | ) |  |  | (114.0 | ) |  |  | (91.6 | )
|  | Borrowing costs capitalised 3 |  |  | 13.2 |  |  |  | 43.4 |  |  |  | 17.5 |
|  | Total finance expense |  |  | (126.7 | ) |  |  | (102.2 | ) |  |  | (88.0 | )
3 | Borrowing costs capitalised of US$13.2 million (2019: US$43.4 million) comprise borrowing costs relating to general borrowings of US$13.2 million (2019: US$31.0 million) and specific borrowings of US$nil (2019: US$12.4 million). The specific borrowings of US$nil (2019: US$12.4 million) relate to the Gruyere project and are included in additions to property, plant and equipment of US$nil (2019: US$612.5 million) (refer note 14).

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