Effective date of IFRIC 20

When 01 Jan 2013
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IFRIC 20 Stripping Costs in the Production Phase of a Surface Mine was issued on 19 October 2011 and is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013.

IFRIC 20 clarifies the requirements for accounting for stripping costs associated with waste removal in surface mining, including when production stripping costs should be recognised as an asset, how the asset is initially recognised, and subsequent measurement.

The Interpretation requires stripping activity costs which provide improved access to ore are recognised as a non-current 'stripping activity asset' when certain criteria are met. The stripping activity asset is depreciated or amortised on a systematic basis, over the expected useful life of the identified component of the ore body that becomes more accessible as a result of the stripping activity, using the units of production method unless another method is more appropriate.

News article: IASB issues new Interpretation on waste removal costs in surface mining.

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