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Note 37 - Defined Contribution Plan	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018
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Disclosure of employee benefits [text block]	37        Defined Contribution Plan Under the terms of the Mining Industry Pension Fund (“Fund”) in Zimbabwe, eligible employees contribute a fixed percentage of their eligible earnings to the Fund. Blanket Mine makes a matching contribution plus an inflation levy as a fixed percentage of eligible earnings of these employees. The total contribution by Blanket Mine for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $619 ( 2017: $583 ).

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