8. | Inventories and ore stockpiles |
$000 | | Dec 31, 2017 | | Dec 31, 2016 | | ||
Consumable stores | | | 100,992 | | | 100,530 | |
Stockpiles | | | 162,468 | | | 172,541 | |
Gold in process | | | 12,871 | | | 10,662 | |
Total inventories and ore stockpiles | | | 276,331 | | | 283,733 | |
Less: current portion | | | (116,797) | | | (119,027) | |
Non-current portion | | | 159,534 | | | 164,706 | |