| |
|
2007
Rm |
|
2006
Rm |
| 4. |
Depreciation of operating assets |
|
|
|
| |
Depreciation of mining and process property, plant and equipment consists of the following categories: |
|
|
|
| |
Mining |
1,920 |
|
1,668 |
| |
Smelting |
551 |
|
483 |
| |
Treatment and refining |
286 |
|
270 |
| |
|
2,757 |
|
2,421 |
| 5. |
Other costs |
|
|
|
| |
Other costs consist of the following principal categories: |
|
|
|
| |
Share-based compensation (Note 31) |
184† |
|
617 |
| |
Exploration |
257 |
|
199 |
| |
Total exploration costs |
485 |
|
416 |
| |
Less: Capitalised (Note 15) |
(228) |
|
(217) |
| |
Other |
273 |
|
166 |
| |
Corporate costs |
253 |
|
182 |
| |
Research |
252 |
|
211 |
| |
Royalties paid |
197 |
|
212 |
| |
Contributions to educational and community development |
126 |
|
121 |
| |
Transport of metals |
91 |
|
58 |
| |
Corporate finance activities/projects |
61 |
|
28 |
| |
|
1,694 |
|
1,794 |
| 6. |
Other net expenditure |
|
|
|
| |
Other net expenditure consists of the following principal categories: |
|
|
|
| |
Realised and unrealised foreign exchange losses – non-financial items |
(67) |
|
(205) |
| |
Foreign exchange (losses)/gains on loans and receivables |
(47) |
|
489 |
| |
Foreign exchange gains/(losses) on other financial liabilities |
2 |
|
(4) |
| |
(Losses)/gains on foreign currency forward exchange contracts at fair value |
(1) |
|
18 |
| |
Project maintenance costs* |
(82) |
|
(104) |
| |
Consultation fees and other business optimisation costs |
(265) |
|
(204) |
| |
BEE cost on disposal of 15% interest in Union Section (Note 8) |
— |
|
(258) |
| |
Tax recovery from joint venture partners |
183 |
|
— |
| |
Profit on disposal of plant, equipment and conversion rights |
31 |
|
22 |
| |
Other – net |
127 |
|
116 |
| |
|
(119) |
|
(130) |
| |
|