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RECLAMATION PROVISION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
RECLAMATION PROVISION  
15. RECLAMATION PROVISION

15.

RECLAMATION PROVISION

 

 

 

Management’s estimate of the reclamation provision at December 31, 2021, is $726 (December 31, 2020 – $808), and the undiscounted value of the obligation is $1,252 (December 31, 2020 – $1,275).

 

The present value of the obligation was calculated using a risk-free interest rate of 7.78% (December 31, 2020 – 5.96%) and an inflation rate of 7.36% (December 31, 2020 – 3.15%). Reclamation activities are estimated to begin in 2023 for the San Gonzalo Mine and in 2041 for the Avino Mine.

 

A reconciliation of the changes in the Company’s reclamation provision for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the year ended December 31, 2020, is as follows: 

 

 

 

December 31,

2021

 

 

December 31,

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of the period

 

$808

 

 

$1,524

 

Changes in estimates

 

 

(105)

 

 

(737)

Unwinding of discount related to continuing operations

 

 

47

 

 

 

99

 

Effect of movements in exchange rates

 

 

(24)

 

 

(78)

Balance at end of the period

 

$726

 

 

$808