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Assets under construction (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Assets under construction |
Schedule of assets under construction |
|  | Property plant and equipment under construction |  | Other intangible assets under development |  | Exploration and evaluation assets |  | Total |
for the year ended 30 June |  | Rm |  | Rm |  | Rm |  | Rm |
Balance as at 30 June 2018 |  | 163 783 |  | 1 125 |  | 453 |  | 165 361 |
Additions |  | 52 786 |  | 289 |  | 67 |  | 53 142 |
to sustain existing operations |  | 21 739 |  | 245 |  | — |  | 21 984 |
to expand operations |  | 31 047 |  | 44 |  | 67 |  | 31 158 |
Net reclassification from/(to) other assets |  | (93 | ) | — |  | 323 |  | 230 |
Finance costs capitalised |  | 6 942 |  | — |  | — |  | 6 942 |
Net impairment of assets under construction |  | (3 973 | ) | — |  | (34 | ) | (4 007 | )
Reclassification to disposal groups held for sale |  | (153 | ) | — |  | — |  | (153 | )
Projects capitalised |  | (96 084 | ) | (816 | ) | — |  | (96 900 | )
Translation of foreign operations |  | 3 971 |  | 29 |  | 1 |  | 4 001 |
Disposals and scrapping* |  | (852 | ) | — |  | — |  | (852 | )
Balance at 30 June 2019 |  | 126 327 |  | 627 |  | 810 |  | 127 764 |
* Determining as to whether, and how much, cost incurred on a project is abnormal and needs to be scrapped, involves judgement. The factors considered by management include the scale and complexity of the project, the technology being applied and input from experts.
|  | Property plant and equipment under construction |  | Other intangible assets under development |  | Exploration and evaluation assets |  | Total |
for the year ended 30 June |  | Rm |  | Rm |  | Rm |  | Rm |
Balance as at 30 June 2017 |  | 129 124 |  | 1 245 |  | 365 |  | 130 734 |
Additions |  | 51 871 |  | 321 |  | 614 |  | 52 806 |
to sustain existing operations |  | 18 889 |  | 238 |  | — |  | 19 127 |
to expand operations |  | 32 982 |  | 83 |  | 614 |  | 33 679 |
Net reclassification from/(to) other assets |  | 42 |  | (33 | ) | — |  | 9 |
Finance costs capitalised |  | 3 568 |  | — |  | — |  | 3 568 |
Net impairment of assets under construction |  | (1 478 | ) | — |  | (312 | ) | (1 790 | )
Reduction in rehabilitation provision capitalised (note 31) |  | (341 | ) | — |  | (131 | ) | (472 | )
Projects capitalised |  | (25 315 | ) | (454 | ) | — |  | (25 769 | )
Translation of foreign operations |  | 7 464 |  | 46 |  | (35 | ) | 7 475 |
Disposals and scrapping |  | (1 152 | ) | — |  | (48 | ) | (1 200 | )
Balance at 30 June 2018 |  | 163 783 |  | 1 125 |  | 453 |  | 165 361 |
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
for the year ended 30 June |  | Rm |  | Rm |
Business segmentation |  |  |  |  |
 Mining |  | 2 268 |  | 2 095 |
 Exploration and Production International |  | 7 426 |  | 6 457 |
 Energy |  | 7 698 |  | 5 993 |
 Base Chemicals |  | 60 927 |  | 75 648 |
 Performance Chemicals |  | 48 764 |  | 74 595 |
 Group Functions |  | 681 |  | 573 |
Total operations |  | 127 764 |  | 165 361 |
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
for the year ended at 30 June |  | Rm |  | Rm |  | Rm |
Additions to assets under construction (cash flow) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year additions |  | 53 142 |  | 52 806 |  | 60 312 |
Adjustments for non-cash items |  | 1 410 |  | (171 | ) | (420 | )
cash flow hedge accounting |  | — |  | 1 |  | (2 | )
movement in environmental provisions capitalised |  | (537 | ) | (172 | ) | (418 | )
movement in long-term debt |  | (13 | ) | — |  | — |
LCCP investment incentives |  | 1 960 |  | — |  | — |
Per the statement of cash flows* |  | 54 552 |  | 52 635 |  | 59 892 |
Schedule of capital expenditure for assets under construction |
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
|  | Rm |  | Rm |
Capital expenditure |  |  |  |  |
Projects to sustain operations comprise of: |  |  |  |  |
Secunda Synfuels Operations |  | 10 315 |  | 8 608 |
Shutdown and major statutory maintenance |  | 4 825 |  | 3 775 |
Renewals |  | 1 880 |  | 1 481 |
Oxygen train 17 (Outside Battery Limits portion) |  | 90 |  | 417 |
Sixth fine ash dam (environmental) |  | 1 417 |  | 1 353 |
Volatile organic compounds abatement programme (environmental) |  | 141 |  | 137 |
Coal tar filtration east project (safety) |  | 329 |  | 294 |
Other environmental related expenditure |  | 170 |  | 133 |
Other safety related expenditure |  | 556 |  | 362 |
Other sustain |  | 907 |  | 656 |
Mining (Secunda and Sasolburg) |  | 2 894 |  | 3 720 |
Shondoni Colliery to maintain Middelbult Colliery operation |  | 80 |  | 318 |
Impumelelo Colliery to maintain Brandspruit Colliery operation |  | 157 |  | 258 |
Acquisition of mineral rights |  | — |  | 650 |
Refurbishment of equipment |  | 674 |  | 867 |
Mine geographical expansion |  | 605 |  | 449 |
Other safety related expenditure |  | 355 |  | 196 |
Other sustain |  | 1 023 |  | 982 |
Other (in various locations) |  | 8 758 |  | 6 797 |
Expenditure related to environmental obligations |  | 590 |  | 476 |
Expenditure incurred relating to safety regulations |  | 283 |  | 409 |
Other sustain |  | 7 885 |  | 5 912 |
Capital expenditure cash flow* |  | 21 967 |  | 19 125 |
* Excludes finance costs capitalised to assets under construction.
|  |  |  |  |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
|  |  |  |  |  | Rm |  | Rm |
Capital expenditure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Projects to expand operations comprise of: |  | Project location |  | Business segment |  |  |  |  |
Lake Charles Chemicals Project |  | United States |  | Base and Performance Chemicals |  | 30 289 |  | 30 100 |
China Ethoxylation plant |  | China |  | Performance Chemicals |  | 489 |  | 398 |
Canadian shale gas asset |  | Canada |  | Exploration and Production International |  | 141 |  | 101 |
High-density polyethylene plant |  | United States |  | Base Chemicals |  | — |  | 265 |
Mozambique exploration and development |  | Mozambique |  | Exploration and Production International |  | 221 |  | 1 002 |
Other projects to expand operations |  | Various |  | Various |  | 1 445 |  | 1 644 |
Capital expenditure cash flow* |  |  |  |  |  | 32 585 |  | 33 510 |
*Excludes finance costs capitalised to assets under construction.

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