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INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Income Taxes Tables Abstract

Schedule of Income tax expense

		2019				2018				2017

Current income tax expense		$	327			$	1,052			$	2,911
Deferred income tax recovery			(960	)			(645	)			(140	)
Total income tax expense (recovery)		$	(633	)		$	407			$	2,771

Schedule of reconciliation of income taxes

		2019				2018				2017

Net income (loss) before income taxes		$	(2,968	)		$	2,064			$	5,436
Net loss from discontinued operations before income taxes			(29,126	)			(31	)			(143	)
Net income (loss) before income taxes		$	(32,094	)		$	2,033			$	5,293
Combined statutory tax rate			27.00	%			27.00	%			26.00	%

Income tax expense (recovery) at the Canadian statutory rate			(8,665	)			549				1,376

Reconciling items:
Effect of difference in foreign tax rates			(120	)			48				285
Non-deductible/non-taxable items			6,449				(121	)			602
Change in unrecognized deductible temporary differences			1,263				(257	)			1,086
Impact of foreign exchange			222				915				(491	)
Special mining duties			231				117				511
Impact of change of tax rates			-				-				(322	)
Revisions to estimates			58				(368	)			(248	)
Share issue costs			(174	)			(231	)			-
Other items			103				(245	)			(106	)

Income tax expense (recovery) recognized in the year		$	(633	)		$	407			$	2,771

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities

		December 31,				December 31,
		2019				2018

Deferred income tax assets		$	2,755			$	4,654
Deferred income tax liabilities			(5,693	)			(8,557	)

		$	(2,938	)		$	(3,903	)

The approximate tax effects of each type of temporary difference that gives rise to potential deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

		December 31, 2019				December 31, 2018

Reclamation provision		$	571			$	491
Non-capital losses			1,171				3,104
Other deductible temporary differences			1,013				1,059
Inventory			(243	)			(94	)
Exploration and evaluation assets			(3,340	)			(6,378	)
Plant, equipment and mining properties			(2,110	)			(2,085	)

Net deferred income tax liabilities		$	(2,938	)		$	(3,903	)

Unrecognized deductible temporary differences

		December 31, 2019				December 31, 2018

Tax losses carried forward		$	24,229			$	13,790
Share issue costs			1,352				1,263
Plant, equipment and mining properties			170				6,096
Exploration and evaluation assets			1,237				1,207
Investments			(1,273	)			44
Reclamation provision and other			-				9,489

Unrecognized deductible temporary differences		$	25,721			$	31,889