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INVENTORIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
INVENTORIES  
INVENTORIES

NOTE 8 INVENTORIES

Inventories at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 consisted of the following:

    

September 30, 2020

    

December 31, 2019

Material on leach pads

$

29,069

$

37,328

In-process inventory

 

4,283

 

3,847

Stockpiles

 

586

 

1,384

Precious metals

 

945

 

1,038

Materials and supplies

 

4,818

 

4,382

Inventories

$

39,701

$

47,979

Less current portion

34,244

38,376

Long-term portion

$

5,457

$

9,603

During the three months ended September 30, 2020 there were no inventory write downs to net realizable value. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the inventory of the Black Fox Mine was written down to its net realizable value. The write-down was $1.9 million, of which $1.5 million was included in production costs applicable to sales (three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 - $nil). In addition, the inventory of the Gold Bar Mine was written down to its net realizable value. The write-down was $1.2 million, of which $1.1 million was included in production costs applicable to sales (three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 - $nil).