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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries | The consolidated financial statements include the wholly-owned and partially-owned subsidiaries of the Company; the most significant at December 31, 2017 and 2016 are presented in the following table:
Subsidiary |  | Location |  | Ownership Interest |  | Accounting |  | Operations and Development Projects Owned
Pan American Silver Huaron S.A. |  | Peru |  | 100 | % |  | Consolidated |  | Huaron mine
Compañía Minera Argentum S.A. |  | Peru |  | 92 | % |  | Consolidated |  | Morococha mine
Minera Corner Bay S.A. de C.V. |  | Mexico |  | 100 | % |  | Consolidated |  | Alamo Dorado mine
Plata Panamericana S.A. de C.V. |  | Mexico |  | 100 | % |  | Consolidated |  | La Colorada mine
Compañía Minera Dolores S.A. de C.V. |  | Mexico |  | 100 | % |  | Consolidated |  | Dolores mine
Minera Tritón Argentina S.A. |  | Argentina |  | 100 | % |  | Consolidated |  | Manantial Espejo mine & COSE project
Minera Joaquin S.R.L. |  | Argentina |  | 100 | % |  | Consolidated |  | Joaquin project
Pan American Silver (Bolivia) S.A. |  | Bolivia |  | 95 | % |  | Consolidated |  | San Vicente mine
Minera Argenta S.A. |  | Argentina |  | 100 | % |  | Consolidated |  | Navidad Project
Disclosure of joint ventures | The consolidated financial statements include the wholly-owned and partially-owned subsidiaries of the Company; the most significant at December 31, 2017 and 2016 are presented in the following table:
Subsidiary |  | Location |  | Ownership Interest |  | Accounting |  | Operations and Development Projects Owned
Pan American Silver Huaron S.A. |  | Peru |  | 100 | % |  | Consolidated |  | Huaron mine
Compañía Minera Argentum S.A. |  | Peru |  | 92 | % |  | Consolidated |  | Morococha mine
Minera Corner Bay S.A. de C.V. |  | Mexico |  | 100 | % |  | Consolidated |  | Alamo Dorado mine
Plata Panamericana S.A. de C.V. |  | Mexico |  | 100 | % |  | Consolidated |  | La Colorada mine
Compañía Minera Dolores S.A. de C.V. |  | Mexico |  | 100 | % |  | Consolidated |  | Dolores mine
Minera Tritón Argentina S.A. |  | Argentina |  | 100 | % |  | Consolidated |  | Manantial Espejo mine & COSE project
Minera Joaquin S.R.L. |  | Argentina |  | 100 | % |  | Consolidated |  | Joaquin project
Pan American Silver (Bolivia) S.A. |  | Bolivia |  | 95 | % |  | Consolidated |  | San Vicente mine
Minera Argenta S.A. |  | Argentina |  | 100 | % |  | Consolidated |  | Navidad Project

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