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Note 36 - Group Entities (Details Textual) |  | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 20, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests | 51.00% | 36.00% |  |
Blanket Mine (1983) (Private) Limited [member] |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests |  | 13.20% | 13.20% | 13.20%

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