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Corporate general and administrative expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Corporate general and administrative expenses [abstract]

Schedule of Corporate General and Administrative Expenses

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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