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OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract] |
Other non-current liabilities |
| As at December 31, 2019 |  | As at December 31, 2018 |
Deposit on Pascua-Lama silver sale agreement 1,2 |  | $— |  |  | $811 |
Deposit on Pueblo Viejo gold and silver streaming agreement 1 | 425 |  | 426 |
Long-term income tax payable | 241 |  | 270 |
Derivative liabilities | — |  | — |
Provision for offsite remediation | 52 |  | 57 |
Other | 105 |  | 179 |
|  | $823 |  |  | $1,743 |

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