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MARKETABLE SECURITIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Disclosure Of Detailed Information About Marketable Securities [Abstract]

Disclosure of the movement in marketable securities

	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
	$		$
Balance, beginning of year	148,944		88,184
Additions	5,295		7,329
Additions from the acquisition of Seabee Gold Operation (note 3)	—		351
Disposals	(72,132	)	(5,327	)
Fair value adjustments	31,894		58,407
Balance, end of year	114,001		148,944

Subsequent to the reporting date, we disposed of marketable securities for cash proceeds of $24,983,000.

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