Supplemental cash flow information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

23. Supplemental cash flow information

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


			2019		2018


Changes in non-cash working capital:
	Accounts receivable	$	58,488	$	(44,353)
	Inventories		113,388		241,496
	Supplies and prepaid expenses		3,612		52,192
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(62,250)		(39,616)
Reclamation payments			(32,390)		(31,311)
Other			15,630		4,654

Total		$	96,478	$	183,062

The changes arising from financing activities were as follows:


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


Balance at January 1, 2019		$	1,495,671	$	13,539	$	-	$	1,862,652	$	3,371,862
Changes from financing cash flows:
	Dividends paid		-		-		(31,613)		-		(31,613)
	Interest paid		-		(72,484)		-		-		(72,484)
	Shares issued, stock option plan		-		-		-		81		81
	Repayment of long-term debt		(500,000)		-		-		-		(500,000)

Total cash changes			(500,000)		(72,484)		(31,613)		81		(604,016)


Non-cash changes:
	Amorization of issue costs		1,047		-		-		-		1,047
	Dividends declared		-		-		31,613		-		31,613
	Interest expense		-		61,780		-		-		61,780
	Lease interest expense		-		309		-		-		309
	Shares issued, stock option plan		-		-		-		16		16
	Foreign exchange		-		(114)		-		-		(114)

Total non-cash changes			1,047		61,975		31,613		16		94,651


Balance at December 31, 2019		$	996,718	$	3,030	$	-	$	1,862,749	$	2,862,497


(a) Includes current portion of long-term debt