COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Insurance (Details) - Property and casualty insurance $ in Millions	Dec. 01, 2022 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies
Aggregate maximum insurance limit	$ 100.0
Insurance deductible	$ 1.5
Waiting period one	75 days
Waiting period	90 days
Overall aggregate deductible	$ 25.0

Represents the aggregate maximum limit per occurrence under the commercial property insurance held by the entity.

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Represents the deductible for property damage under the commercial property insurance held by the entity.

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Represents the waiting period for underground business interruptions under the commercial property insurance held by the entity.

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First possible waiting period, depending on the mining complex, for underground business interruptions under the commercial property insurance held by the entity.

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Represents the overall aggregate deductible under the commercial property insurance held by the entity.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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