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Cost of sales

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Disclosure of cost of sales [abstract]

Cost of sales

13.   Cost of sales

Cost of sales is costs that directly relate to production at the mine operating segments and excludes depletion and amortization. The following are components of cost of sales:

		Three-month				Three-month				Nine-month				Nine-month
		period ended				period ended				period ended				period ended
		September 30,				September 30,				September 30,				September 30,
		2018				2017				2018				2017
Salaries and employee benefits		$	6,119			$	5,277			$	17,599			$	16,544
Raw materials and consumables			4,754				2,560				14,034				10,105
Utilities			1,237				772				3,246				3,006
Other costs			447				343				1,948				1,931
Changes in inventories			252				(1,258	)			1,116				(1,229	)
		$	12,809			$	7,694			$	37,943			$	30,357

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The disclosure of the cost of sales. [Refer: Cost of sales]

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