Financial liabilities oil derivative contracts.

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The amount of financial liabilities classified as derivative instruments. [Refer: Financial assets; Derivatives [member]]

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The amount of derivative financial liabilities held for hedging. [Refer: Derivative financial liabilities]

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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The amount of non-current derivative financial liabilities. [Refer: Derivative financial liabilities]

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Derivative Financial Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Total derivative financial liabilities		$ 6.8	$ 29.1
Non-current derivative financial liabilities		0.0	(7.3)
Derivative financial liabilities		6.8	21.8
Salares Norte foreign currency derivative contracts
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Total derivative financial liabilities		6.8	0.0
Ghanaian oil derivative contracts
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Total derivative financial liabilities		0.0	10.0
Ghanaian oil derivative contracts \| Forecast
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial liabilities oil derivative contracts	$ 4.7
Australian oil derivative contracts
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Total derivative financial liabilities		0.0	5.1
Australian oil derivative contracts \| Forecast
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Financial liabilities oil derivative contracts	$ 2.6
Peruvian copper derivative contracts
Disclosure of detailed information about hedged items [line items]
Total derivative financial liabilities		$ 0.0	$ 14.0