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Note 24 - Operating Segments - Financial Statements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2023
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 46,868 | $ 41,187 | $ 135,503 | $ 107,653 |
Inter-segmental revenue |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Royalty | (2,422) | (2,207) | (6,831) | (5,650) |
Production costs | (21,085) | (20,452) | (60,505) | (61,028) |
Depreciation | (4,048) | (4,385) | (12,106) | (10,049) |
Net foreign exchange (loss) gain | (3,129) | (257) | (9,282) | (2,334) |
Administrative expenses | (3,954) | (2,889) | (10,229) | (11,890) |
Net derivative financial instrument expense | (20) | (102) | (496) | (590) |
Equity-settled share-based expense | (279) | (233) | (785) | (564) |
Cash-settled share-based expense | (422) | (27) | (479) | (298) |
Other expenses | (2,814) | (701) | (4,078) | (2,800) |
Other income | 16 | 62 | 365 | 127 |
Management fee |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Finance income | 7 | 21 | 16 | 30 |
Finance cost | (831) | (529) | (2,360) | (2,362) |
Profit (loss) before tax | 7,887 | 9,488 | 28,733 | 10,245 |
Tax expense | (4,600) | (3,777) | (12,281) | (8,552) |
(Loss) profit for the period | 3,287 | 5,711 | 16,452 | 1,693 |
Non-Current (excluding intercompany) | 279,803 | 265,813 | 279,803 | 265,813 | $ 274,074
Current (excluding intercompany, including Assets held for sale) | 59,857 | 54,524 | 59,857 | 54,524 | 54,229
Expenditure on evaluation and exploration assets (note 12) |  |  | 2,457 | 75,252 |
Additions other than through business combinations, property, plant and equipment | 6,686 | 9,042 | 16,122 | 18,161 |
Solar plant | 13,483 | 13,397 | 13,483 | 13,397 |
Intercompany balances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Current (excluding intercompany) | (41,489) | (35,766) | (41,489) | (35,766) | (40,133)
Non-current (excluding intercompany) | (26,307) | (18,211) | (26,307) | (18,211) | (23,978)
Intercompany balances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Non-current (excluding intercompany) | 26,307 | 18,211 | 26,307 | 18,211 | 23,978
Elimination of intersegment amounts [member] |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Inter-segmental revenue |  |  | (12,155) | (11,072) |
Royalty |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Production costs |  |  | 10,698 | 10,161 |
Depreciation |  |  | 721 | 750 |
Net foreign exchange (loss) gain |  |  | (65) | (35) |
Administrative expenses |  |  | 7 | 7 |
Net derivative financial instrument expense |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Equity-settled share-based expense |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Cash-settled share-based expense |  |  | 0 | 434 |
Other expenses |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Other income |  |  | (8) | 0 |
Management fee |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Finance income |  |  | (1,770) | 0 |
Finance cost |  |  | 1,768 | 2 |
Profit (loss) before tax |  |  | (804) | 247 |
Tax expense |  |  | 20 | (43) |
(Loss) profit for the period |  |  | (784) | 204 |
Non-Current (excluding intercompany) | (5,246) | (5,276) | (5,246) | (5,276) |
Current (excluding intercompany, including Assets held for sale) | (1,714) | (1,709) | (1,714) | (1,709) |
Expenditure on evaluation and exploration assets (note 12) |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Additions other than through business combinations, property, plant and equipment |  |  | (673) | (2,222) |
Solar plant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Intercompany balances | (194,207) | (142,366) | (194,207) | (142,366) |
Current (excluding intercompany) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Non-current (excluding intercompany) | 24 | 7 | 24 | 7 |
Intercompany balances | 194,207 | 142,366 | 194,207 | 142,366 |
Non-current (excluding intercompany) | (24) | (7) | (24) | (7) |
Material reconciling items [member] |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Inter-segmental revenue |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Royalty |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Production costs |  |  | (13) | 0 |
Depreciation |  |  | (33) | (31) |
Net foreign exchange (loss) gain |  |  | (1,045) | 1,013 |
Administrative expenses |  |  | (6,924) | (7,261) |
Net derivative financial instrument expense |  |  | (496) | (590) |
Equity-settled share-based expense |  |  | (785) | (564) |
Cash-settled share-based expense |  |  | (479) | (732) |
Other expenses |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Other income |  |  | 211 | 11 |
Management fee |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Finance income |  |  | 1,319 | 0 |
Finance cost |  |  | (1,166) | (128) |
Profit (loss) before tax |  |  | (9,411) | (8,282) |
Tax expense |  |  | (476) | (300) |
(Loss) profit for the period |  |  | (9,887) | (8,582) |
Non-Current (excluding intercompany) | (3,321) | (1,081) | (3,321) | (1,081) |
Current (excluding intercompany, including Assets held for sale) | 2,479 | 4,471 | 2,479 | 4,471 |
Expenditure on evaluation and exploration assets (note 12) |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Additions other than through business combinations, property, plant and equipment |  |  | 2 | (11,438) |
Solar plant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Intercompany balances | 126,909 | 84,011 | 126,909 | 84,011 |
Current (excluding intercompany) | (2,795) | (4,278) | (2,795) | (4,278) |
Non-current (excluding intercompany) | (591) | (279) | (591) | (279) |
Intercompany balances | (66,101) | (77,221) | (66,101) | (77,221) |
Non-current (excluding intercompany) | 591 | 279 | 591 | 279 |
Blanket Mine [member] |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 132,850 | 103,151 |
Inter-segmental revenue |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Royalty |  |  | (6,698) | (5,424) |
Production costs |  |  | (57,696) | (49,696) |
Depreciation |  |  | (12,692) | (10,642) |
Net foreign exchange (loss) gain |  |  | (8,353) | (3,069) |
Administrative expenses |  |  | (698) | (124) |
Net derivative financial instrument expense |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Equity-settled share-based expense |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Cash-settled share-based expense |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Other expenses |  |  | (3,908) | (1,935) |
Other income |  |  | 160 | 94 |
Management fee |  |  | (2,373) | (2,479) |
Finance income |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Finance cost |  |  | (2,579) | (2,561) |
Profit (loss) before tax |  |  | 38,013 | 27,315 |
Tax expense |  |  | (11,361) | (7,869) |
(Loss) profit for the period |  |  | 26,652 | 19,446 |
Non-Current (excluding intercompany) | 192,327 | 182,522 | 192,327 | 182,522 |
Current (excluding intercompany, including Assets held for sale) | 53,973 | 48,300 | 53,973 | 48,300 |
Expenditure on evaluation and exploration assets (note 12) |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Additions other than through business combinations, property, plant and equipment |  |  | 16,573 | 30,701 |
Solar plant | 13,483 | 13,397 | 13,483 | 13,397 | $ 13,519
Intercompany balances | 47,079 | 43,146 | 47,079 | 43,146 |
Current (excluding intercompany) | (33,403) | (29,723) | (33,403) | (29,723) |
Non-current (excluding intercompany) | (20,707) | (12,153) | (20,707) | (12,153) |
Intercompany balances | (16,310) | (23,859) | (16,310) | (23,859) |
Non-current (excluding intercompany) | 20,707 | 12,153 | 20,707 | 12,153 |
South African operations [member] |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Inter-segmental revenue |  |  | 12,155 | 11,072 |
Royalty |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Production costs |  |  | (11,009) | (10,668) |
Depreciation |  |  | (102) | (105) |
Net foreign exchange (loss) gain |  |  | 245 | (154) |
Administrative expenses |  |  | (2,577) | (2,444) |
Net derivative financial instrument expense |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Equity-settled share-based expense |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Cash-settled share-based expense |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Other expenses |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Other income |  |  | 1 | 22 |
Management fee |  |  | 2,373 | 2,479 |
Finance income |  |  | 467 | 30 |
Finance cost |  |  | (5) | 326 |
Profit (loss) before tax |  |  | 1,548 | 558 |
Tax expense |  |  | (459) | (251) |
(Loss) profit for the period |  |  | 1,089 | 307 |
Non-Current (excluding intercompany) | 1,001 | 926 | 1,001 | 926 |
Current (excluding intercompany, including Assets held for sale) | 4,162 | 2,999 | 4,162 | 2,999 |
Expenditure on evaluation and exploration assets (note 12) |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Additions other than through business combinations, property, plant and equipment |  |  | 220 | 248 |
Solar plant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Intercompany balances | 19,783 | 15,323 | 19,783 | 15,323 |
Current (excluding intercompany) | (3,089) | (2,130) | (3,089) | (2,130) |
Non-current (excluding intercompany) | 0 | (17) | 0 | (17) |
Intercompany balances | (36,719) | (34,402) | (36,719) | (34,402) |
Non-current (excluding intercompany) | (0) | 17 | (0) | 17 |
Bilboes Gold [member] |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 2,653 | 4,502 |
Inter-segmental revenue |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Royalty |  |  | (133) | (226) |
Production costs |  |  | (2,485) | (10,825) |
Depreciation |  |  | 0 | (21) |
Net foreign exchange (loss) gain |  |  | (64) | (89) |
Administrative expenses |  |  | (30) | (2,068) |
Net derivative financial instrument expense |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Equity-settled share-based expense |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Cash-settled share-based expense |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Other expenses |  |  | (170) | (865) |
Other income |  |  | 1 | 0 |
Management fee |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Finance income |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Finance cost |  |  | (296) | (1) |
Profit (loss) before tax |  |  | (524) | (9,593) |
Tax expense |  |  | (5) | (89) |
(Loss) profit for the period |  |  | (529) | (9,682) |
Non-Current (excluding intercompany) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Current (excluding intercompany, including Assets held for sale) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Expenditure on evaluation and exploration assets (note 12) |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Additions other than through business combinations, property, plant and equipment |  |  | 0 | 872 |
Solar plant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Intercompany balances | 436 | (114) | 436 | (114) |
Evaluation and exploration assets [member] |  |  |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 0 |  |
Inter-segmental revenue |  |  | 0 |  |
Royalty |  |  | 0 |  |
Production costs |  |  | 0 |  |
Depreciation |  |  | 0 |  |
Net foreign exchange (loss) gain |  |  | 0 |  |
Administrative expenses |  |  | (7) |  |
Net derivative financial instrument expense |  |  | 0 |  |
Equity-settled share-based expense |  |  | 0 |  |
Cash-settled share-based expense |  |  | 0 |  |
Other expenses |  |  | 0 |  |
Other income |  |  | 0 |  |
Management fee |  |  | 0 |  |
Finance income |  |  | 0 |  |
Finance cost |  |  | (82) |  |
Profit (loss) before tax |  |  | (89) |  |
Tax expense |  |  | 0 |  |
(Loss) profit for the period |  |  | (89) |  |
Non-Current (excluding intercompany) | 95,042 | 88,722 | 95,042 | 88,722 |
Current (excluding intercompany, including Assets held for sale) | 957 | 463 | 957 | 463 |
Expenditure on evaluation and exploration assets (note 12) |  |  | 2,457 | 75,252 |
Additions other than through business combinations, property, plant and equipment |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Solar plant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Intercompany balances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Current (excluding intercompany) | (2,202) | 365 | (2,202) | 365 |
Non-current (excluding intercompany) | (5,033) | (5,755) | (5,033) | (5,755) |
Intercompany balances | (75,077) | (6,884) | (75,077) | (6,884) |
Non-current (excluding intercompany) | $ 5,033 | $ 5,755 | $ 5,033 | $ 5,755 |

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