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Corporate general and administrative expenses | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Corporate general and administrative expenses [abstract] |
Corporate general and administrative expenses | 14. Corporate general and administrative expenses Corporate general and administrative expenses are costs incurred at corporate and other segments that do not directly relate to production. The following are components of corporate general and administrative expenses:
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|  | period ended |  |  | period ended |  |  | period ended |  |  | period ended |
|  | September 30, |  |  | September 30, |  |  | September 30, |  |  | September 30, |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Salaries and employee benefits |  | $ | 446 |  |  | $ | 423 |  |  | $ | 1,333 |  |  | $ | 1,306 |
Directors’ fees |  |  | 95 |  |  |  | 72 |  |  |  | 241 |  |  |  | 196 |
Share-based payments |  |  | 271 |  |  |  | 521 |  |  |  | 1,609 |  |  |  | 1,568 |
Professional fees |  |  | 479 |  |  |  | 102 |  |  |  | 851 |  |  |  | 511 |
Office and general |  |  | 368 |  |  |  | 397 |  |  |  | 1,193 |  |  |  | 1,196 |
|  | $ | 1,659 |  |  | $ | 1,515 |  |  | $ | 5,227 |  |  | $ | 4,777 |

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