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OPERATING SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
OPERATING SEGMENT REPORTING |
Schedule of significant information relating to reportable operating segments | ​
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Year ended December 31, 2021 |  | USA |  | ​ | Canada | ​ | Mexico | ​ | MSC |  | Los Azules |  | Total
Revenue from gold and silver sales | ​ | $ | 79,205 | ​ | $ | 50,704 | ​ | $ | 6,632 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 136,541
Production costs applicable to sales | ​ | ​ | (73,991) | ​ | ​ | (32,961) | ​ | ​ | (12,272) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ |  | (119,224)
Depreciation and depletion | ​ | ​ | (8,502) | ​ | ​ | (15,296) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (23,798)
Gross profit (loss) | ​ | ​ | (3,288) | ​ | ​ | 2,447 | ​ | ​ | (5,640) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (6,481)
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Advanced projects | ​ | ​ | (440) | ​ | ​ | (2,635) | ​ | ​ | (4,345) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | $ | (5,019) | ​ |  | (12,439)
Exploration | ​ | ​ | (5,875) | ​ | ​ | (15,017) | ​ | ​ | (14) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (1,698) | ​ |  | (22,604)
Impairment of mineral property interests and plant and equipment (Note 8) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | —
Loss from investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (7,533) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ |  | (7,533)
Other operating | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | —
Segment loss | ​ | $ | (9,603) | ​ | $ | (15,205) | ​ | $ | (9,999) | ​ | $ | (7,533) | ​ | $ | (6,717) | ​ | $ | (49,056)
General and Administrative and other | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (15,143)
Loss before income and mining taxes | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | $ | (64,199)
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Capital expenditures | ​ | $ | 2,416 | ​ | $ | 33,617 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 36,033
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Year ended December 31, 2020 |  | USA |  | Canada |  | Mexico |  | MSC |  | Los Azules |  | Total
Revenue from gold and silver sales | ​ | $ | 48,884 | ​ | $ | 41,452 | ​ | $ | 14,453 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 104,789
Production costs applicable to sales | ​ | ​ | (58,465) | ​ | ​ | (34,639) | ​ | ​ | (15,723) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (108,827)
Depreciation and depletion | ​ | ​ | (11,785) | ​ | ​ | (10,883) | ​ | ​ | (242) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (22,910)
Gross (loss) profit | ​ | ​ | (21,366) | ​ | ​ | (4,070) | ​ | ​ | (1,512) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (26,948)
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Advanced projects | ​ | ​ | (1,071) | ​ | ​ | (6,088) | ​ | ​ | (4,522) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (11,681)
Exploration | ​ | ​ | (6,777) | ​ | ​ | (6,450) | ​ | ​ | (513) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (2,121) | ​ | ​ | (15,861)
Impairment of mineral property interests and plant and equipment (Note 8) | ​ | ​ | (83,805) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (83,805)
Loss from investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (1,517) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (1,517)
Other operating | ​ | ​ | (1,390) | ​ | ​ | (578) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (1,968)
Segment loss | ​ | $ | (114,409) | ​ | $ | (17,186) | ​ | $ | (6,547) | ​ | $ | (1,517) | ​ | $ | (2,121) | ​ | $ | (141,780)
General and Administrative and other | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (11,935)
Loss before income and mining taxes | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | $ | (153,715)
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Capital expenditures | ​ | $ | 4,821 | ​ | $ | 9,104 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 13,925
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Year ended December 31, 2019 |  | USA |  | Canada |  | Mexico |  | MSC |  | Los Azules |  | Total
Revenue from gold and silver sales | ​ | $ | 43,847 | ​ | $ | 50,058 | ​ | $ | 23,114 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 117,019
Production costs applicable to sales | ​ | ​ | (33,614) | ​ | ​ | (31,121) | ​ | ​ | (18,545) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (83,280)
Depreciation and depletion | ​ | ​ | (10,934) | ​ | ​ | (13,271) | ​ | ​ | (548) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (24,753)
Gross profit | ​ | ​ | (701) | ​ | ​ | 5,666 | ​ | ​ | 4,021 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 8,986
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Advanced projects | ​ | ​ | (649) | ​ | ​ | (1,636) | ​ | ​ | (7,235) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (9,520)
Exploration | ​ | ​ | (8,554) | ​ | ​ | (25,779) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (3,411) | ​ | ​ | (37,744)
Loss from investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (8,754) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (8,754)
Segment (loss) income | ​ | $ | (9,904) | ​ | $ | (21,749) | ​ | $ | (3,214) | ​ | $ | (8,754) | ​ | $ | (3,411) | ​ | $ | (47,032)
General and Administrative and other | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (16,559)
Loss before income and mining taxes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | (63,591)
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Capital expenditures | ​ | $ | 18,806 | ​ | $ | 11,464 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 30,270
Schedule of geographic information | ​
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​ | ​ | Long-lived Assets | ​ | Revenue (1)
​ | ​ | December 31, | ​ | December 31, | ​ | Year ended December 31,
​ |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 | ​ | 2020 | ​ | 2019
USA | ​ | $ | 37,878 | ​ | $ | 46,801 | ​ | $ | 79,205 | ​ | $ | 48,884 | ​ | $ | 43,847
Canada | ​ | ​ | 93,294 | ​ | ​ | 78,986 | ​ | ​ | 50,704 | ​ | ​ | 41,452 | ​ | ​ | 50,058
Mexico | ​ | ​ | 26,561 | ​ | ​ | 20,021 | ​ | ​ | 6,632 | ​ | ​ | 14,453 | ​ | ​ | 23,114
Argentina (2) | ​ | ​ | 282,583 | ​ | ​ | 299,816 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | —
Total consolidated | ​ | $ | 440,316 | ​ | $ | 445,624 | ​ | $ | 136,541 | ​ | $ | 104,789 | ​ | $ | 117,019
(1) | Presented based on the location from which the product originated.
(2) | Includes Investment in MSC of $90.9 million as of December 31, 2021 (December 31, 2020 - $108.3 million).
(3) | Total excludes $0.4 million (December 31, 2020 - $0.6 million) related to the Company’s ROU office lease asset as the business activities related to corporate are not considered to be a part of the operating segments.

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