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INVESTMENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
INVESTMENTS  
INVESTMENTS

NOTE 6 INVESTMENTS

The Company’s investment portfolio consisted of marketable equity securities and warrants of certain publicly-traded companies.

The following is a summary of the activity in investments for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:

As at

Additions/

Disposals/

Unrealized

Fair value

December 31,

transfers during

Net (loss) on

transfers during

(loss) on

December 31,

    

2019

    

period

    

securities sold

    

year

    

securities held

    

2020

Marketable equity securities

$

1,885

$

$

(619)

$

(1,266)

$

$

As at

Additions/

Net gain

Disposals/

Unrealized

Fair value

December 31,

transfers during

(loss) on

transfers during

gain on

December 31,

    

2018

    

period

    

securities sold

 

year

 

securities held

  

2019

Marketable equity securities

$

2,718

$

2,314

$

3,396

$

(7,279)

$

736

$

1,885

Warrants

 

413

1,127

(1,540)

Investments

$

3,131

$

2,314

$

4,523

$

(8,819)

$

736

$

1,885

During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company sold marketable equity securities for $1.3 million, $6.8 million and $2.9 million, respectively.

As of December 31, 2020, the cost of the marketable equity securities was $nil (December 31, 2019 – $1.3 million).