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29Metals 2023 Annual Report
Consolidated Financial Statements continued
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29Metals Appendix 4E and Annual Financial Report for 29Metals Limited and its Controlled Entities for the year ended 31 December 2023
Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 23: Provisions (continued)
Significant accounting estimates and assumptions
Mine Rehabilitation, Restoration and Dismantling Obligations
ro ision is ma e for the anti ipate osts of future restoration, reha i itation an ismant in of minin areas from hi h natura resour es ha e een
e tra te in a or an e ith the a ountin po i y hese pro isions in u e future ost estimates asso iate ith re amation, p ant osures, aste site
osures, monitorin , emo ition, e ontamination, ater purifi ation an permanent stora e of histori a resi ues hese future ost estimates are
is ounte to their present a ue
he a u ation of these pro ision estimates re uires assumptions su h as the app i ation of en ironmenta e is ation, the s ope an timin of p anne
a ti ities, a ai a e te hno o ies, en ineerin ost estimates an is ount rates
han e in any of the assumptions use may ha e a materia impa t on
the arryin a ue of mine reha i itation, restoration an ismant in pro isions or non operatin sites, han es to estimate osts are re o nise
imme iate y in the onso i ate tatement of omprehensi e n ome
he is ount rate use in the a u ation of the pro ision as at
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he ash f o s ha e een is ounte o er a
years , ta in into a ount hen the reha i itation a ti ities
Sensitivity
per ent in rease in the is ount rates app ie at
e em er
ou resu t in a e rease to the reha i itation an restoration pro ision of
appro imate y , , , an a e rease in ine properties of appro imate y , ,
n a ition, the han e ou resu t in a e rease of
appro imate y
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to epre iation e pense an a
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in rease in net finan e osts for the year en in
e em er
Gi en the on ife nature of the majority of the Group’s assets, a su stantia portion of fina
si nifi ant perio of time
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osure a ti ities are enera y not e pe te to o ur for a