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RECEIVABLES, PREPAIDS AND OTHER ASSETS | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
RECEIVABLES, PREPAIDS AND OTHER ASSETS |
RECEIVABLES, PREPAIDS AND OTHER ASSETS | ​ ​ NOTE 7 RECEIVABLES, PREPAIDS AND OTHER ASSETS The following is a breakdown of balances in receivables, prepaids and other assets as at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019: ​
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​ |  | September 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Government sales tax receivable | ​ | ​ | 1,453 | ​ | ​ | 2,658
Prepaids and other assets | ​ | ​ | 3,702 | ​ | ​ | 2,607
Receivables and other current assets | ​ | $ | 5,155 | ​ | $ | 5,265
​ Government sales tax receivable includes $0.7 million of Mexican value added tax (“VAT”) at September 30, 2020 (December 31, 2019 – $0.7 million). The Company collected $1.1 million of VAT during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 (September 30, 2019 – $1.3 million).

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