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INVENTORY (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Disclosure of inventories [Abstract]

Schedule of inventory

	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
	$		$
Current:
Finished goods	19,262		11,627
Stockpiled ore	6,806		30,574
Leach pad inventory	128,783		86,696
Materials and supplies	27,730		26,018
	182,581		154,915
Non-current materials and supplies (note 8)	3,973		1,811
	186,554		156,726

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