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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Available for Sale Financial Assets) (Details) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
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AuRico Metals [Member] |
Investment [Line Items] |
Financial assets available-for-sale | $ 21.8
Corex Gold Corp [Member] |
Investment [Line Items] |
Financial assets available-for-sale | 3.5
Monarques Gold Corp [Member] |
Investment [Line Items] |
Financial assets available-for-sale | 9.4
Other Investments [Member] |
Investment [Line Items] |
Financial assets available-for-sale | $ 1.1

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- Definition The amount of non-derivative financial assets that are designated as available for sale or are not classified as (a) loans and receivables; (b) held-to-maturity investments; or (c) financial assets at fair value through profit or loss. [Refer: Derivative financial assets; Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss; Held-to-maturity investments] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Note Expiry date 2018-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph d -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IFRS&num=7&date=2017-03-02&anchor=para_8_d&doctype=Standard&book=B -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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