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Trade and other receivables (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Trade and other receivables [abstract] |
Schedule of Trade and Other Receivables |
|  | December 31, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Trade receivables |  | $ | 3,779 |  |  | $ | 2,126 |
Value added taxes receivable |  |  | 2,751 |  |  |  | 1,638 |
Other receivables |  |  | 101 |  |  |  | 238 |
|  | $ | 6,631 |  |  | $ | 4,002 |

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