Trade and other receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
Trade receivables	$ 8.0	$ 5.9
Sales tax receivable	15.4	7.1
Unsettled provisionally priced concentrate derivatives and swap contracts (Note 14)	(0.9)	0.2
Proceeds due from the sale of Mesquite	12.8	9.0
Proceeds due from sale of Blackwater (Note 10)	39.3	0.0
Other	2.5	1.5
Total trade and other receivables	$ 77.1	$ 23.7

The amount receivable by the entity that it does not separately disclose in the same statement or note.

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The amount of receivables from taxes other than income tax. Income taxes include all domestic and foreign taxes that are based on taxable profits. Income taxes also include taxes, such as withholding taxes, that are payable by a subsidiary, associate or joint arrangement on distributions to the reporting entity.

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