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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions, $ in Millions | Feb. 15, 2018 CAD ($) $ / shares shares | Feb. 14, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares | Mar. 28, 2018 USD ($) | Feb. 27, 2018 USD ($)
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Dividends Declared |  |  |  |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |  |  |  |
Dividend declared (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 0.11 |  |
Dividend declared | $ |  | $ 25.5 |  |
Exploration Asset Purchase | Canadian Malartic Corporation |  |  |  |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting equity interests acquired |  |  | 50.00% |
Proportion of ownership interest held on assets |  |  | 100.00% |
Cash transferred | $ |  |  | $ 162.5 |
Purchase of Orla Mining Ltd. Units |  |  |  |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |  |  |  |
Number of units purchased | shares | 1,740,500 |  |  |
Price per unit | $ / shares | $ 1.75 |  |  |
Total cash consideration | $ | $ 3.0 |  |  |
Number of common shares in each unit | shares | 1 |  |  |
Number of warrants comprised in each unit | shares | 0.5 |  |  |
Number of shares each warrant can be converted into | shares | 1 |  |  |
Conversion price of warrants | $ / shares | $ 2.35 |  |  |
Number of common shares held | shares | 17,613,835 |  |  |
Number of warrants held | shares | 870,250 |  |  |
Interest in issued and outstanding Common shares on a non-diluted basis (as a percent) | 9.86% |  |  |
Interest in issued and outstanding common shares on a partially diluted basis | 10.30% |  |  |
4.38% Series A senior notes due 2028 | Notes Purchase Agreement |  |  |  |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |  |  |  |
Principal | $ |  |  |  | $ 45.0
Interest rate |  |  |  | 4.38%
4.48% Series B senior notes due 2030 | Notes Purchase Agreement |  |  |  |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |  |  |  |
Principal | $ |  |  |  | $ 55.0
Interest rate |  |  |  | 4.48%
4.63% Series C senior notes due 2033 | Notes Purchase Agreement |  |  |  |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |  |  |  |
Principal | $ |  |  |  | $ 250.0
Interest rate |  |  |  | 4.63%

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