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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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