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Corporate general and administrative expenses

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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:

		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		$	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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The disclosure of general and administrative expenses. [Refer: Administrative expenses]

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