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TRADE RECEIVABLES AND OTHER ASSETS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
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5. TRADE RECEIVABLES AND OTHER ASSETS

The Company's trade receivables and other assets are primarily related to royalty revenue receivable, deferred compensation and milestone payments, refundable taxes and VAT recoverable from government taxation authorities, recoveries of royalty generation costs from project partners, prepaid expenses and reclamation bonds.

As at December 31, 2022 and 2021, trade receivables and other assets were as follows:

Category   December 31, 2022     December 31, 2021  
Royalty revenue receivable $ 1,034   $ 198  
Refundable taxes   1,017     1,166  
Turkish VAT recoverable   3,567     5,496  
Recoverable royalty generation expenditures and advances   911     1,445  
Deferred compensation   12,216     11,112  
Milestone payments receivable   4,000     -  
Reclamation bonds   472     834  
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other   879     617  
Total receivables and other assets   24,096     20,869  
Less: current portion   (11,574 )   (7,440 )
Non-current portion $ 12,522   $ 13,429  

Non-current trade receivables and other assets are comprised of VAT, the deferred payments from Aftermath Silver Ltd. ("Aftermath") and AbraSilver Resource Corp. ("AbraSilver") (Note 9) expected to be collected after 12 months, and reclamation bonds held as security towards future royalty generation work and the related future potential cost of reclamation of the Company's land and unproven mineral interests.

The following table summarizes the changes in deferred compensation receivable during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

    Aftermath     Abrasilver     Total  
Balance as at January 1, 2021 $ -   $ -   $ -  
Additions   8,506     4,600     13,106  
Interest accretion   156     100     256  
Amount received   (2,250 )   -     (2,250 )
Balance as at December 31, 2021   6,412     4,700     11,112  
Gain on receivable modification   255     -     255  
Interest accretion   696     553     1,249  
Amount received   (400 )   -     (400 )
Balance as at December 31, 2022   6,963     5,253     12,216  
Less: current portion   (2,500 )   -     (2,500 )
Non-current portion $ 4,463   $ 5,253   $ 9,716  

As at December 31, 2022, the Company has no material reclamation obligations. Once reclamation of the properties is complete, the bonds will be returned to the Company.

The carrying amounts of the Company's trade receivables and other assets are denominated in the following currencies:

Currency   December 31, 2022     December 31, 2021  
US Dollars $ 18,763   $ 13,359  
Canadian Dollars   347     1,351  
Swedish Krona   1,350     663  
Turkish Lira   3,602     5,496  
Other   34     -  
Total $ 24,096   $ 20,869