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RESTRICTED CASH | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
RESTRICTED CASH |
RESTRICTED CASH | NOTE 21 RESTRICTED CASH The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the statement of financial position that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the statement of cash flows.
|  | December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 27,153 |  | $ | 37,440
Restricted cash |  |  | 10,000 |  |  | -
Restricted cash included in other long-term assets |  |  | - |  |  | -
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows |  | $ | 37,153 |  | $ | 37,440
Amounts included in restricted cash represent the proceeds of the sale of flow-through common shares (within the meaning of subsection 66(15) of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) as described in Note 10 Shareholders’ Equity. The proceeds are required by the Income Tax Act (Canada) to be used as payment for generative exploration activities at the Company’s Canadian properties. The entire proceeds will be utilized to fund exploration activities during 2018, at which point the restriction will lapse.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for cash and cash equivalent footnotes, which may include the types of deposits and money market instruments, applicable carrying amounts, restricted amounts and compensating balance arrangements. Cash and equivalents include: (1) currency on hand (2) demand deposits with banks or financial institutions (3) other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits (4) short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments maturing within three months from the date of acquisition qualify. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 305 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122426 + Details
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