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CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT |
Schedule of translation impact on income before income and mining taxes and equity |
|  |  | Impact on Income Before Income and Mining Taxes and Equity |  |
|  |  | 10.0% Strengthening of the US Dollar |  |  | 10.0% Weakening of the US Dollar |  |
Canadian dollar |  | $ | 8,435 |  | $ | (8,435 | ) |
Euro |  | $ | 2,477 |  | $ | (2,477 | ) |
Mexican peso |  | $ | (6,710 | ) | $ | 6,710 |  |
Schedule of carrying amount of financial instruments exposure to credit risk |
|  |  | As at December 31, 2017 |  |  | As at December 31, 2016 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 632,978 |  | $ | 539,974 |
Short-term investments |  |  | 10,919 |  |  | 8,424 |
Restricted cash |  |  | 1,223 |  |  | 1,162 |
Trade receivables |  |  | 12,000 |  |  | 8,185 |
Derivative financial instrument assets |  |  | 17,240 |  |  | 364 |
Total |  | $ | 674,360 |  | $ | 558,109 |
Schedule of long-term debt and total equity |
|  |  | As at December 31, 2017 |  |  | As at December 31, 2016 |
Long-term debt |  | $ | 1,371,851 |  | $ | 1,202,686 |
Total equity |  |  | 4,946,991 |  |  | 4,492,474 |
Total |  | $ | 6,318,842 |  | $ | 5,695,160 |
Schedule of changes in liabilities arising from financing activities |
|  |  | As at December 31, 2016 |  |  | Cash Flows |  |  | Foreign Exchange |  |  | Other(i) |  |  | As at December 31, 2017 |
Current portion of long-term debt |  | $ | 129,896 |  | $ | (130,412 | ) | $ | 516 |  | $ | – |  | $ | – |
Long-term debt |  |  | 1,072,790 |  |  | 296,495 |  |  | – |  |  | 2,566 |  |  | 1,371,851 |
Finance lease obligations(ii) |  |  | 11,854 |  |  | (5,252 | ) |  | 174 |  |  | (1,449 | ) |  | 5,327 |
Total liabilities from financing activities |  | $ | 1,214,540 |  | $ | 160,831 |  | $ | 690 |  | $ | 1,117 |  | $ | 1,377,178 |
Note: (i) Includes the amortization of deferred financing costs on long-term debt and various non-cash adjustments. (ii) The finance lease obligations balance includes the long-term portion of finance lease obligations of $1,915 (2016 – $6,319) (note 13(a)) which is recorded in the other liabilities line item on the consolidated balance sheets.

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