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Property, plant and equipment - Summary of Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | $ 3,988,476 | $ 4,227,397
Write-down of assets | (6,298) | (1,528)
Ending balance | 4,088,202 | 3,988,476
Land and buildings |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 144,270 | 142,497
Ending balance | 183,733 | 144,270
Plant and equipment |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 1,103,270 | 745,590
Ending balance | 1,294,805 | 1,103,270
Capital works in progress |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 109,361 | 52,088
Ending balance | 83,078 | 109,361
Mineral properties |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 2,538,116 | 3,200,191
Ending balance | 2,429,879 | 2,538,116
Capitalized Evaluation |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 93,459 | 87,031
Ending balance | 96,707 | 93,459
Cost |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 6,680,987 | 6,347,014
Additions/transfers | 195,230 | 327,313
IFRS 16 transition adjustment | 9,379 |
Proceeds on pre-commercial production sales, net | (12,159) | (6,472)
Commercial production transfers | 0 | 7,015
(Impairment) reversal (note 32) | (3,578) |
Write-down of assets | (1,995) |
Other movements/transfers | 883 | 14,566
Transfer to assets held for sale | (11,690) |
Disposals | (7,635) | (8,449)
Ending balance | 6,849,422 | 6,680,987
Cost | Land and buildings |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 192,244 | 185,923
Additions/transfers | 17,379 | 6,203
IFRS 16 transition adjustment | 7,555 |
Proceeds on pre-commercial production sales, net | 0 | 0
Commercial production transfers | 27,070 | 387
(Impairment) reversal (note 32) | 0 |
Write-down of assets | 0 |
Other movements/transfers | (1,715) | (240)
Transfer to assets held for sale | 0 |
Disposals | (22) | (29)
Ending balance | 242,511 | 192,244
Cost | Plant and equipment |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 2,112,033 | 1,531,640
Additions/transfers | 85,929 | 119,712
IFRS 16 transition adjustment | 1,734 |
Proceeds on pre-commercial production sales, net | 0 | (2,906)
Commercial production transfers | 92,791 | 458,976
(Impairment) reversal (note 32) | 11,690 |
Write-down of assets | (1,979) |
Other movements/transfers | 33,335 | 13,011
Transfer to assets held for sale | (11,690) |
Disposals | (4,455) | (8,400)
Ending balance | 2,319,388 | 2,112,033
Cost | Capital works in progress |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 114,094 | 56,821
Additions/transfers | 19,735 | 1,646
IFRS 16 transition adjustment | 90 |
Proceeds on pre-commercial production sales, net | 0 | 0
Commercial production transfers | 0 | 53,858
(Impairment) reversal (note 32) | (15,268) |
Write-down of assets | 0 |
Other movements/transfers | (30,103) | 1,769
Transfer to assets held for sale | 0 |
Disposals | (737) | 0
Ending balance | 87,811 | 114,094
Cost | Mineral properties |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 4,169,157 | 4,485,599
Additions/transfers | 68,794 | 193,550
IFRS 16 transition adjustment | 0 |
Proceeds on pre-commercial production sales, net | (12,159) | (3,566)
Commercial production transfers | (119,861) | (506,206)
(Impairment) reversal (note 32) | 0 |
Write-down of assets | 0 |
Other movements/transfers | (505) | (200)
Transfer to assets held for sale | 0 |
Disposals | (2,421) | (20)
Ending balance | 4,103,005 | 4,169,157
Cost | Capitalized Evaluation |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 93,459 | 87,031
Additions/transfers | 3,393 | 6,202
IFRS 16 transition adjustment | 0 |
Proceeds on pre-commercial production sales, net | 0 | 0
Commercial production transfers | 0 | 0
(Impairment) reversal (note 32) | 0 |
Write-down of assets | (16) |
Other movements/transfers | (129) | 226
Transfer to assets held for sale | 0 |
Disposals | 0 | 0
Ending balance | 96,707 | 93,459
Accumulated depreciation |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | (2,692,511) | (2,119,617)
Commercial production transfers |  | (13,288)
(Impairment) reversal (note 32) | 100,492 | (447,808)
Other movements/transfers | (1,042) | (16,891)
Disposals | 2,065 | 641
Depreciation for the year | (170,224) | (95,548)
Ending balance | (2,761,220) | (2,692,511)
Accumulated depreciation | Land and buildings |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | (47,974) | (43,426)
Commercial production transfers |  | 0
(Impairment) reversal (note 32) | 0 | (363)
Other movements/transfers | (206) | (1,060)
Disposals | 7 | 0
Depreciation for the year | (10,605) | (3,125)
Ending balance | (58,778) | (47,974)
Accumulated depreciation | Plant and equipment |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | (1,008,763) | (786,050)
Commercial production transfers |  | (13,288)
(Impairment) reversal (note 32) | 90,825 | (105,932)
Other movements/transfers | (1,049) | (15,485)
Disposals | 2,058 | 641
Depreciation for the year | (107,654) | (88,649)
Ending balance | (1,024,583) | (1,008,763)
Accumulated depreciation | Capital works in progress |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | (4,733) | (4,733)
Commercial production transfers |  | 0
(Impairment) reversal (note 32) | 0 | 0
Other movements/transfers | 0 | 0
Disposals | 0 | 0
Depreciation for the year | 0 | 0
Ending balance | (4,733) | (4,733)
Accumulated depreciation | Mineral properties |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | (1,631,041) | (1,285,408)
Commercial production transfers |  | 0
(Impairment) reversal (note 32) | 9,667 | (341,513)
Other movements/transfers | 213 | (346)
Disposals | 0 | 0
Depreciation for the year | (51,965) | (3,774)
Ending balance | (1,673,126) | (1,631,041)
Accumulated depreciation | Capitalized Evaluation |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Beginning balance | 0 | 0
Commercial production transfers |  | 0
(Impairment) reversal (note 32) | 0 | 0
Other movements/transfers | 0 | 0
Disposals | 0 | 0
Depreciation for the year | 0 | 0
Ending balance | $ 0 | $ 0

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