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Segment report - Mining Segment (Details) R in Millions | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 ZAR (R) item MT R / T | Dec. 31, 2019 ZAR (R) | Jun. 30, 2021 item MT R / T | Jun. 30, 2020 ZAR (R)
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |  |
EBIT | R | R 21,650 | R 9,853 |  | R (111,030)
Mining |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in productivity (as a percent) | 2.00% |  |  |
Productivity rate (in tons per continuous miner per shift) | item | 1,162 |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in export sales (as a percent) | 8.00% |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in EBIT (as a percent) | 26.00% |  |  |
EBIT | R | R 1,732 | R 1,374 |  | R 2,756
Increase (decrease) in normalised unit cost (as a percent) | 2.00% |  |  |
Normalised unit cost | R / T | 351 |  |  |
Mining | Minimum |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |  |
Targeted stockpile levels | MT | 1.5 |  |  |
Mining | Maximum |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |  |
Targeted stockpile levels | MT | 2.0 |  |  |
Mining | Forecast |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |  |
Sales volume | MT |  |  | 3.2 |
Mining | Forecast | Minimum |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |  |
Productivity rate (in tons per continuous miner per shift) | item |  |  | 1,160 |
Normalised unit cost | R / T |  |  | 340 |
Mining | Forecast | Maximum |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments |  |  |  |
Productivity rate (in tons per continuous miner per shift) | item |  |  | 1,210 |
Normalised unit cost | R / T |  |  | 360 |

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