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PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [abstract]  
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

8. PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

Plant and equipment consist of:

 

   Land use rights   Office       Motor   Construction     
Cost  and building   equipment   Machinery   vehicles   in progress   Total 
Balance as at April 1, 2020  $96,454   $8,010   $25,800   $6,416   $2,136   $138,816 
Additions   182    864    1,117    1,059    7,189    10,411 
Disposals   (205)   (250)   (291)   (480)   
-
    (1,226)
Reclassification of asset groups   5,579    325    2,221    
-
    (8,125)   
-
 
Impact of foreign currency translation   8,141    711    2,227    542    142    11,763 
Balance as at March 31, 2021  $110,151   $9,660   $31,074   $7,537   $1,342   $159,764 
Additions   1,613    967    2,575    763    3,647    9,565 
Disposals   (293)   (68)   (539)   (245)   
-
    (1,145)
Reclassification of asset groups   2,100    154    191    
-
    (2,445)   
-
 
Impact of foreign currency translation   3,676    296    1,078    258    59    5,367 
Ending balance as at March 31, 2022  $117,247   $11,009   $34,379   $8,313   $2,603   $173,551 
                               
Impairment, accumulated depreciation and amortization                              
Balance as at April 1, 2020  $(43,987)  $(5,375)  $(18,168)  $(4,564)  $
-
   $(72,094)
Disposals   90    228    176    388    
-
    882 
Depreciation and amortization   (3,921)   (630)   (1,629)   (496)   
-
    (6,676)
Impact of foreign currency translation   (3,752)   (469)   (1,550)   (376)   
-
    (6,147)
Balance as at March 31, 2021  $(51,570)  $(6,246)  $(21,171)  $(5,048)  $
-
   $(84,035)
Disposals   158    64    419    220    
-
    861 
Depreciation and amortization   (4,422)   (867)   (2,172)   (649)   
-
    (8,110)
Impact of foreign currency translation   (1,750)   (183)   (741)   (175)   
-
    (2,849)
Ending balance as at March 31, 2022  $(57,584)  $(7,232)  $(23,665)  $(5,652)  $
-
   $(94,133)
                               
Carrying amounts                              
Balance as at March 31, 2021  $58,581   $3,414   $9,903   $2,489   $1,342   $75,729 
Ending balance as at March 31, 2022  $59,663   $3,777   $10,714   $2,661   $2,603   $79,418 

 

Carrying amounts as at March 31, 2022  Ying Mining District   BYP   GC   Other   Total 
Land use rights and building  $42,953   $2,965   $12,027   $1,718   $59,663 
Office equipment   2,979    16    516    266    3,777 
Machinery   8,225    155    2,276    58    10,714 
Motor vehicles   2,127    20    323    191    2,661 
Construction in progress   1,911    552    140    
-
    2,603 
Total  $58,195   $3,708   $15,282   $2,233   $79,418 
                          
Carrying amounts as at March 31, 2021   

Ying Mining District

    

BYP

    

GC

    

Other

    

Total

 
Land use rights and building  $41,177   $3,047   $12,369   $1,988   $58,581 
Office equipment   2,647    20    448    299    3,414 
Machinery   7,114    213    2,576    
-
    9,903 
Motor vehicles   1,917    20    359    193    2,489 
Construction in progress   796    533    13    
-
    1,342 
Total  $53,651   $3,833   $15,765   $2,480   $75,729 

 

During the year ended March 31, 2022, certain plant and equipment were disposed for proceeds of $0.07 million (year ended March 31, 2021 - $0.05 million) and resulting in loss of $0.2 million (year ended March 31, 2021 – $0.3 million).