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RECEIVABLES, PREPAIDS AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022
RECEIVABLES, PREPAIDS AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS |
RECEIVABLES, PREPAIDS AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS | NOTE 6 RECEIVABLES, PREPAIDS AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS The following is a breakdown of balances in receivables, prepaids and other assets as at September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021: ​
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​ |  | September 30, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
Government sales tax receivable | ​ | $ | 1,989 | ​ | $ | 3,708
Prepaids and other assets | ​ | ​ | 7,614 | ​ | ​ | 6,883
Receivables, prepaid and other current assets | ​ | $ | 9,603 | ​ | $ | 10,591
​ Included in government sales tax receivable for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 is $0.2 million of harmonized sales tax (“HST”) receivable from the Company’s operations in Black Fox (December 31, 2021 - $2.2 million). Government sales tax receivable includes $0.8 million of Mexican value-added tax (“VAT”) at September 30, 2022 (December 31, 2021 – $0.9 million). The Company collected $1.2 million of VAT during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 (September 30, 2021 – $1.1 million).

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