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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Cash Flow Statement [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Working Capital | Changes in working capital items during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:
Years ended December 31 | 2017 |  | 2016 |
| $ |  | $ |
Trade and other receivables | 23,232 |  | (14,255 | )
Inventory | (10,973 | ) | 16,291 |
Trade and other payables | (10,117 | ) | 5,680 |
Provisions | (7,028 | ) | 1,470 |
| (4,886 | ) | 9,186 |
Schedule of Other Items Impacting Operating Cash Flows | Other adjustments for non-cash income statement items during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:
Years ended December 31 | 2017 |  | 2016 |
| $ |  | $ |
Share-based payments | 2,219 |  | 2,133 |
Export duty adjustment in cost of sales | (4,303 | ) | — |
Change in estimate of close down and restoration provision | 141 |  | 761 |
Other | 5,553 |  | 3,511 |
| 3,610 |  | 6,405 |
Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Transactions | During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, we conducted the following non-cash investing and financing transactions:
Years ended December 31 | 2017 |  | 2016 |
| $ |  | $ |
Common shares issued pursuant to the acquisition of Seabee Gold Operation (note 3) | — |  | (325,202 | )
Options issued pursuant to the acquisition of Seabee Gold Operation (note 3) | — |  | (4,045 | )
Marketable securities received for sale of exploration and evaluation assets (note 6) | 992 |  | 7,329 |
Deferred consideration received for sale of exploration and evaluation asset | — |  | 829 |
Marketable securities provided as consideration for exploration and evaluation expenses | — |  | (761 | )
Transfer of share-based payment reserve upon exercise of stock options | (1,339 | ) | (4,258 | )
Acquisition of Chinchillas mineral property (note 3) | 28,839 |  | — |

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