2011	2010
				R’000	R’000
21.	Profit before taxation and State’s share of profits
	Profit before taxation and State’s share of profits is stated after taking into account the following items of income and expenditure:
	Income
	Foreign exchange gains			254 132	140 513
	– realised			216 093	89 506
	– unrealised			38 039	51 007
	Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment			407	8 631
	Expenditure
	Amortisation of intangible assets (refer note 4)			180	180
	Auditors’ remuneration
	– audit fees			7 098	5 443
	– other services			504	390
	Cost of inventories written down (refer note 7)			91 069	4 148
	Depreciation of mining assets (refer note 2)			528 707	491 781
	– Mineral and prospecting rights			24 909	19 380
	– Land, buildings and mining properties			23 916	25 480
	– Plant and equipment			294 164	273 082
	– Prospecting, exploration, mine development and decommissioning			33 725	30 276
	– Vehicles, furniture and office equipment			148 903	139 352
	– Leased assets capitalised			3 090	4 211
	Depreciation of other assets (refer note 2)			17 906	8 924
	– Land and buildings			–	387
	– Industrial property			234	113
	– Plant and equipment			8 725	3 724
	– Vehicles, furniture and office equipment			8 947	4 700
	Impairment of non-financial assets (refer note 2)			–	16 664
	Loss on disposal and scrapping of property, plant and equipment			–	5 858
	Mineral royalty expense			137 902	15 211
	Foreign exchange losses			155 901	19 723
	– realised			148 471	17 419
	– unrealised			7 430	2 304
	Operating lease expenses			650	658
	Professional fees			12 377	3 393
	Provision for impairment of receivables and bad debts written off			–	414
	Staff costs (refer note 33)
	– salaries and wages (including executive directors’ emoluments)			1 089 400	848 271
	– healthcare costs			40 438	28 007
	– pension fund contributions			55 774	48 074
	Transfer secretaries’ fees			382	210