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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Schedule of Estimated Useful Life) (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Non-mining related buildings [Member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives | 8 - 35 years
Non-mining related machinery and equipment [Member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives | 3 - 15 years
Motor vehicles [Member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives | 4 - 8 years

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- Definition The useful lives or depreciation rates used for property, plant and equipment. [Refer: Property, plant and equipment] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 73 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=16&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_73_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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