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Segmented information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of entity's operating segments [Abstract] |
Segmented information | Segmented information The Company’s reportable operating segments include its mining operations and development projects, namely the Fekola, Otjikoto, Masbate, La Libertad and El Limon mines. The “Other Mineral Properties” segment consists of the Company’s interests in mineral properties which are at various stages of exploration and development. The “Corporate and Other” segment includes corporate operations. The Company’s segments are summarized in the following tables.
| 2018
| Fekola Mine |  | Otjikoto Mine |  | Masbate Mine |  | Libertad Mine |  | Limon Mine |  | Other Mineral Properties |  | Corporate & Other |  | Total |
| $ |  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |
External gold revenue | 560,516 |  | 213,052 |  | 283,366 |  | 96,147 |  | 11,980 |  | — |  | 60,000 |  | 1,225,061 |
Intersegment gold revenue | — |  | — |  | — |  | 9,004 |  | 56,506 |  | — |  | (65,510 | ) | — |
Production costs | 144,041 |  | 85,528 |  | 120,876 |  | 77,869 |  | 47,388 |  | — |  | — |  | 475,702 |
Depreciation & depletion | 116,491 |  | 76,325 |  | 55,382 |  | 32,977 |  | 25,254 |  | — |  | 285 |  | 306,714 |
Impairment (reversal) of long-lived assets | — |  | — |  | — |  | 50,601 |  | (13,434 | ) | 18,186 |  | — |  | 55,353 |
Write-down mineral property interests | — |  | 1,758 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 7,640 |  | — |  | 9,398 |
Current income tax, withholding and other taxes | 83,832 |  | 1,566 |  | 18,540 |  | 4,337 |  | 921 |  | — |  | 4 |  | 109,200 |
Net income (loss) | 147,637 |  | 6,387 |  | 62,203 |  | (71,161 | ) | (13,382 | ) | (25,730 | ) | (60,833 | ) | 45,121 |
Capital expenditures | 82,766 |  | 52,575 |  | 52,846 |  | 20,941 |  | 28,255 |  | 34,211 |  | 254 |  | 271,848 |
Total assets | 1,183,471 |  | 434,110 |  | 523,063 |  | 59,834 |  | 85,443 |  | 229,129 |  | 32,754 |  | 2,547,804 |
| 2017
| Fekola Mine |  | Otjikoto Mine |  | Masbate Mine |  | Libertad Mine |  | Limon Mine |  | Other Mineral Properties |  | Corporate & Other |  | Total |
|  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |
External gold revenue | 6,064 |  | 235,938 |  | 247,561 |  | 83,256 |  | 5,858 |  | — |  | 60,000 |  | 638,677 |
Intersegment gold revenue | — |  | — |  | — |  | 21,528 |  | 43,721 |  | — |  | (65,249 | ) | — |
Production costs | 1,496 |  | 85,891 |  | 106,649 |  | 68,658 |  | 39,700 |  | — |  | — |  | 302,394 |
Depreciation & depletion | 1,122 |  | 66,081 |  | 37,059 |  | 38,062 |  | 18,145 |  | — |  | 213 |  | 160,682 |
Write-down mineral property interests | — |  | 2,700 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 1,450 |  | — |  | 4,150 |
Current income tax, withholding and other taxes | 8,014 |  | 2,358 |  | 10,824 |  | 5,027 |  | 1,243 |  | — |  | 34 |  | 27,500 |
Net income (loss) | 14,824 |  | 46,944 |  | 70,205 |  | (17,420 | ) | (17,160 | ) | 790 |  | (36,617 | ) | 61,566 |
Capital expenditures | 161,872 |  | 42,392 |  | 57,255 |  | 30,557 |  | 22,410 |  | 38,198 |  | 437 |  | 353,121 |
Total assets | 1,213,244 |  | 466,767 |  | 520,969 |  | 108,109 |  | 72,420 |  | 218,915 |  | 84,733 |  | 2,685,157 |
The Company’s mining interests are located in the following geographical locations:
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
|  | $ |  |  | $ |
Mining interests |  |  |  |
Mali |  | 1,051,327 |  |  | 1,081,364 |
Philippines |  | 433,488 |  |  | 431,797 |
Namibia |  | 345,417 |  |  | 369,763 |
Burkina Faso |  | 98,867 |  |  | 85,676 |
Nicaragua |  | 87,576 |  |  | 121,671 |
Colombia |  | 82,308 |  |  | 94,871 |
Finland |  | 5,947 |  |  | 2,991 |
Canada |  | 680 |  |  | 711 |
Other |  | 1,565 |  |  | 1,119 |
|  | 2,107,175 |  |  | 2,189,963 |

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