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EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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6.

EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS


  a.

Casino ( 100% - Yukon, Canada)

     
   

The Company’s only exploration and evaluation asset is the wholly-owned Casino Project. The Casino Project is a large copper-gold porphyry deposit located in Yukon, Canada.
     
   

All claims comprising the Casino Project are subject to a 2.75% net smelter returns royalty (the “NSR Royalty”) on the future sale of any metals and minerals derived therefrom.

     
   

As part of a separate agreement, Western is required to make a payment of $1 million upon making a production decision on the Casino Project.

     
  b.

Exploration and evaluation expenditures


        $  
         
  DECEMBER 31, 2015   36,389,795  
         
  Acquisition costs   617,767  
  Claims maintenance   21,314  
  Engineering   337,039  
  Permitting   766,263  
  Salary and wages   540,744  
  Share-based payments   49,396  
         
  DECEMBER 31, 2016   38,722,318  
         
  Claims maintenance   10,605  
  Engineering   183,165  
  Permitting   1,317,578  
  Salary and wages   347,887  
  Share-based payments   68,994  
         
  DECEMBER 31, 2017   40,650,547