Statements of cash flows

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

21. Supplemental cash flow information

Other operating items included in the statements of cash flows are as follows:


			2017		2016


Changes in non-cash working capital:
	Accounts receivable	$	(174,613)	$	1,529
	Inventories		299,980		(73,833)
	Supplies and prepaid expenses		15,436		10,867
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(64,689)		(17,989)
Reclamation payments			(14,334)		(13,507)
Amortization of purchase price allocation			(2,996)		27,848
Other			28,273		(4,049)

Other operating items		$	87,057	$	(69,134)

The changes in liabilities arising from financing activities were as follows:


			Long-term		Interest		Dividends		Share
			debt		payable		payable		capital		Total


Balance at January 1, 2017		$	1,493,327	$	12,401	$	39,579	$	1,862,646	$	3,407,953
Changes from financing cash flows:
	Dividends paid		-		-		(158,297)		-		(158,297)
	Interest paid		-		(69,498)		-		-		(69,498)
	Shares issued, stock option plan		-		-		-		4		4

Total cash changes			-		(69,498)		(158,297)		4		(227,791)


Non-cash changes:
	Amorization of issue costs		1,144		-		-		-		1,144
	Dividends declared		-		-		158,297		-		158,297
	Interest expense		-		72,067		-		-		72,067
	Shares issued, stock option plan		-		-		-		2		2

Total non-cash changes			1,144		72,067		158,297		2		231,510


Balance at December 31, 2017		$	1,494,471	$	14,970	$	39,579	$	1,862,652	$	3,411,672