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Inventories
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure Of Inventories Explanatory [Abstract]  
Inventories
6.
INVENTORIES
 
    
December 31,
 
2020
 
   
 
December 31,
 
2019
 
 
   
Ore stockpile
  
$
 9,203
 
  $ 8,592 
   
Rough diamonds
  
 
48,036
    70,190 
   
Supplies inventory
  
 
33,267
    32,990 
   
Total
  
$
                                 90,506
 
  $                                  111,772 
Depreciation and depletion included in inventories at December 31, 2020 is $13,663 (December 31, 2019 - $23,894).
 
The amount of inventory expensed approximates cost of sales with respect to production costs incurred, and the cost of acquired diamonds.
Included in inventories and production costs, for the year ended December 
 31, 2020 are the Company’s 49% share of payroll and employee benefits for staff of the GK Mine of $34,271 (2019 - $38,318).
 Included in this number is the offset of $7,238 (2019 - $Nil) related to government assistance provided by the Canada emergency wage subsidy.