Percentage of ownership interest acquired during the period.

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

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The percentage of voting equity interests acquired in a business combination. [Refer: Business combinations [member]]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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The proportion of ownership interest in a joint operation attributable to the entity. [Refer: Joint operations [member]]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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-IssueDate 2023-01-01
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SIGNIFICANT JUDGMENTS, ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS (Details)			12 Months Ended
	Apr. 06, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2014
Canadian Malartic complex
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Percentage of ownership		50.00%	50.00%
Percentage of ownership interest in joint operation		50.00%
Minas de San Nicolas, S.A.P.I. de C.V.
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Percentage of ownership	50.00%
Percentage of ownership interest in joint operation	50.00%
Yamana Gold Inc.
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Percentage of acquisition		100.00%
Yamana Gold Inc. \| Canadian Malartic complex
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Percentage of acquisition		50.00%