FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Unrealized gains losses) (Details) oz in Thousands, lb in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) lb oz $ / oz $ / lb $ / lb	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Copper derivatives
Unrealized gains (losses):
Derivative financial instruments | $	$ (3)	$ 11	$ 4
Hedged item – firm sales commitments | $	(3)	11	4
Realized gains (losses):
Matured derivative financial instruments | $	$ (4)	(63)	65
Copper derivatives | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Mass | lb	78
Derivative, Average Forward Price | $ / lb	3.85
Copper Forward Contracts | Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Mass | lb	31
Derivative, Average Forward Price | $ / lb	3.82
Realized gains (losses):
Matured derivative financial instruments | $	$ (6)	37	(15)
Copper | Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Embedded Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Embedded Derivative, Net | $	$ 97	(479)	425
Copper | Short [Member] | Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member] | Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Mass | lb	469
Derivative, Average Forward Price | $ / lb	3.74
Realized gains (losses):
Derivative Average Market Price | $ / lb	3.87
Copper | Long [Member] | Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member] | Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Mass | lb	155
Derivative, Average Forward Price | $ / lb	3.72
Realized gains (losses):
Derivative Average Market Price | $ / lb	3.86
Gold | Short [Member] | Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments [Member] | Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Mass | oz	223
Derivative, Average Forward Price | $ / oz	2,013
Realized gains (losses):
Derivative Average Market Price | $ / oz	2,078
gold and other [Member] | Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Embedded Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Embedded Derivative, Net | $	$ 55	$ (12)	$ (2)