Supplemental cash flow information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

23. Supplemental cash flow information

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


			2018		2017


Changes in non-cash working capital:
	Accounts receivable	$	(44,353)	$	(174,613)
	Inventories		241,496		299,980
	Supplies and prepaid expenses		52,192		15,436
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(39,616)		(64,689)
Reclamation payments			(31,311)		(14,334)
Other			4,654		25,277

Total		$	183,062	$	87,057

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


			Long-term		Interest		Dividends		Share
			debt^(a)		payable		payable		capital		Total


Balance at January 1, 2018		$	1,494,471	$	14,970	$	39,579	$	1,862,652	$	3,411,672
Changes from financing cash flows:
	Dividends paid		-		-		(71,224)		-		(71,224)
	Interest paid		-		(72,976)		-		-		(72,976)

Total cash changes			-		(72,976)		(71,224)		-		(144,200)


Non-cash changes:
	Amorization of issue costs		1,200		-		-		-		1,200
	Dividends declared		-		-		31,645		-		31,645
	Interest expense		-		71,839		-		-		71,839
	Foreign exchange		-		(294)		-		-		(294)

Total non-cash changes			1,200		71,545		31,645		-		104,390


Balance at December 31, 2018		$	1,495,671	$	13,539	$	-	$	1,862,652	$	3,371,862


(a) Includes current portion of long-term debt