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RECEIVABLES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
RECEIVABLES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS |
RECEIVABLES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS | NOTE 5 RECEIVABLES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS The following is a breakdown of balances in receivables and other current assets as at June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018: ​
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​ | ​ | June 30, 2019 | ​ | December 31, 2018
Trade receivable | ​ | $ | 1,294 | ​ | $ | —
Government sales tax receivable | ​ | ​ | 2,128 | ​ | ​ | 2,079
Other current assets | ​ | ​ | 1,183 | ​ | ​ | 1,686
Receivables and other current assets | ​ | $ | 4,605 | ​ | $ | 3,765
​ Trade receivable includes a $1.3 million receivable for revenue from gold sales for which payment was not received at June 30, 2019. Government sales tax receivable includes $1.1 million of Mexican value added tax (“VAT”) at June 30, 2019 (December 31, 2018 – $1.1 million). The Company collected $1.0 million of VAT during the six months ended June 30, 2019 (June 30, 2018 – $2.9 million).

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