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Employee Compensation and Benefits Expense | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of employee benefits [Abstract] |
Employee Compensation and Benefits Expense |
22. EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS EXPENSE |  |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Wages, salaries and bonuses |  | $ | 184,225 |  |  | $ | 166,595 |
Share-based compensation |  | 3,077 |  |  | 3,826 |
Total employee compensation and benefit expenses |  | 187,302 |  |  | 170,421 |
Less: Expensed within General and Administrative expenses |  | (14,023 | ) |  | (18,243 | )
Less: Expensed within Exploration expenses |  | (4,170 | ) |  | (3,922 | )
Employee compensation and benefits expenses included in production costs (Note 21) |  | $ | 169,109 |  |  | $ | 148,256 |

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