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Other assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Other Assets1 [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Assets |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
|  | $ |  |  | $ |
Low-grade stockpile |  | 18,237 |  |  | 11,727 |
Debt service reserve account (Note 10) |  | 13,736 |  |  | 12,918 |
Loan receivable, including accrued interest |  | 5,053 |  |  | 7,718 |
Reclamation deposits |  | 2,485 |  |  | 2,353 |
Derivative instruments at fair value (Note 14) |  | — |  |  | 2,768 |
Other |  | 840 |  |  | 2,364 |
|  | 40,351 |  |  | 39,848 |

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