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OTHER ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]



	As at December 31, 2017			As at December 31, 2016
Derivative assets (note 25f)		$1			$1
Goods and services taxes recoverable¹	398			303
Notes receivable²	279			274
Restricted cash³	119			118
Prepayments	42			51
Norte Abierto JV Partner Receivable	166			—
Other	265			199
		$1,270			$946


¹	Includes VAT and fuel tax receivables of $220 million in Argentina, $132 million in Tanzania and $46 million in Chile (Dec. 31, 2016: $255 million, $8 million and $40 million, respectively). The VAT in Argentina is recoverable once Pascua-Lama enters production.


²	Primarily represents the interest bearing promissory note due from NovaGold and the non-interest bearing shareholder loan due from the Jabal Sayid JV as a result of the divestment of 50 percent interest in Jabal Sayid.


³	Represents cash balance at Pueblo Viejo that is contractually restricted to the disbursements for environmental rehabilitation that are expected to occur near the end of Pueblo Viejo’s mine life.