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Income taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Income Tax [Absract]

Schedule of Deferred tax assets and liabilities



		Recognized in earnings						As at December 31
		2018			2017			2018			2017


Assets
Property, plant and equipment	$	119,132		$	(4,325)		$	245,206		$	115,193
Provision for reclamation		(36,622)			(16,760)			191,189			227,785
Inventories		1,137			1,027			2,163			1,027
Foreign exploration and development		(14)			16			5,281			5,295
Income tax losses		39,289			57,203			499,180			459,885
Defined benefit plan actuarial losses		-			-			5,646			7,845
Long-term investments and other		24,169			(27,166)			57,347			31,674

Deferred tax assets		147,091			9,995			1,006,012			848,704


Liabilities
Inventories		-			(12,430)			-			-

Deferred tax liabilities		-			(12,430)			-			-


Net deferred tax asset	$	147,091		$	22,425		$	1,006,012		$	848,704



Deferred tax allocated as								2018			2017

Deferred tax assets							$	1,006,012		$	861,171
Deferred tax liabilities								-			(12,467)

Net deferred tax asset							$	1,006,012		$	848,704



		2018			2017


Net deferred tax asset at beginning of year	$	848,704		$	820,048
Recovery for the year in net earnings		147,091			22,425
Recovery (expense) for the year in other comprehensive income		(851)			1,490
Change to equity accounting - JV Inkai		10,849			-
Effect of movements in exchange rates		219			4,741

End of year	$	1,006,012		$	848,704



		2018			2017


Income tax losses	$	270,154		$	259,770
Property, plant and equipment		2,344			2,076
Provision for reclamation		88,036			71,463
Long-term investments and other		72,500			68,544

Total	$	433,034		$	401,853

Schedule of Tax rate reconciliation


				2018			2017


Earnings (loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interest			$	39,929		$	(207,237)
Combined federal and provincial tax rate				26.9%			26.7%

Computed income tax expense (recovery)				10,741			(55,332)
Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:
	Difference between Canadian rates and rates
		applicable to subsidiaries in other countries		(78,138)			(51,526)
	Change in unrecognized deferred tax assets			18,027			70,353
	Share-based compensation plans			1,292			1,349
	Change in tax provision related to transfer pricing			(61,000)			3,000
	Non-deductible (non-taxable) capital amounts			(13,249)			3,034
	Change in legislation			-			(12,199)
	Non-deductible goodwill impairment			-			35,520
	Change in uncertain tax positions			(3,517)			-
	Other permanent differences			(462)			3,282

Income tax recovery			$	(126,306)		$	(2,519)

Schedule of Earnings and income taxes by jurisdiction



			2018			2017


Earnings (loss) before income taxes
	Canada	$	(257,291)		$	(53,521)
	Foreign		297,220			(153,716)

		$	39,929		$	(207,237)


Current income taxes
	Canada	$	5,913		$	5,221
	Foreign		14,872			14,685

		$	20,785		$	19,906
Deferred income taxes (recovery)
	Canada	$	(149,284)		$	(18,272)
	Foreign		2,193			(4,153)

		$	(147,091)		$	(22,425)

Income tax recovery		$	(126,306)		$	(2,519)

Schedule of Income tax losses


Date of expiry		Canada		US		Other		Total


2030	$	47	$	-	$	-	$	47
2031		-		21,909		-		21,909
2032		236,484		23,596		-		260,080
2033		299,692		40,224		-		339,916
2034		322,021		22,189		-		344,210
2035		363,569		15,439		-		379,008
2036		209,178		46,923		-		256,101
2037		143		35,147		-		35,290
2038		5,731		66,115		-		71,846
2039		-		-		-		-
2040		-		-		-		-
No expiry		-		-		1,101,519		1,101,519

	$	1,436,865	$	271,542	$	1,101,519	$	2,809,926