Asanko Gold Inc. (SEC Filing Page | XBRL Cloud Viewer | XBRL Instance)

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71 Reclamation deposit Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:LongtermDeposits
72 Preferred shares Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit akg:PreferredSharesNonCurrent
73 Interest in Joint Venture Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentsInJointVentures
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87 Asset retirement provisions Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LongtermProvisionForDecommissioningRestorationAndRehabilitationCosts
88 Deferred income tax liability Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NetDeferredTaxLiabilities
89 Total non-current liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilities
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112 Exercise of share-based options Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughExerciseOfOptions
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114 Private placement, net of share issuance costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit akg:SharesIssuedDuringPeriodValueForPrivatePlacementNetOfShareIssuanceCost
115 Private placement, net of share issuance costs (shares) Concept (Shares) For Period akg:SharesIssuedDuringPeriodSharesForPrivatePlacementNetOfShareIssuanceCost
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