Note 20 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Statement Line Items [Line Items]

Description of income taxes recognized in profit or loss [text block]

	For the year ended
	December 31,			December 31,
	2022			2021
		$			$
Deferred tax (expense) benefit		(371	)		1,567
Total income tax (expense) benefit		(371	)		1,567

Disclosure of income tax expense recovery differences explanatory [text block]

	For the year ended
	December 31,			December 31,
	2022			2021
		$			$
Income for the year before income taxes		18,015			4,458
Statutory tax rate		27	%		27	%
Income tax expense computed at statutory rates		(4,864	)		(1,204	)
Share based payments		(878	)		(1,149	)
Mexican inflationary adjustments		2,429			800
Differing effective tax rate on loss in foreign jurisdiction		(1,156	)		(430	)
Equity accounted earnings from Investment in Juanicipio		13,060			4,944
Withholding tax on planned foreign earnings repatriation		(2,921	)		(793	)
Unrecognized deferred tax (liabilities) assets		(7,239	)		941
Impact of foreign exchange and other		1,198			(1,542	)
Total income tax (expense) benefit		(371	)		1,567

Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [text block]

	December 31,			December 31,
	2022			2021
		$			$
Deferred income tax assets
Exploration and evaluation assets		-			806
Non-capital losses		3,993			4,618
		3,993			5,424
Deferred income tax liabilities
Property and equipment		(826	)		(519	)
Investment in Juanicipio		(5,880	)		(7,304	)
Investments		(208	)		(158	)
		(6,914	)		(7,981	)
Net deferred income tax liability		(2,921	)		(2,557	)

Disclosure of deferred taxes [text block]

	December 31,			December 31,
	2022			2021
		$			$
At January 1		(2,557	)		(4,721	)
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit through income statement		(371	)		1,567
Deferred income tax benefit through OCI		7			597
At December 31		(2,921	)		(2,557	)

Disclosure of deductible temporary differences and unused tax credits for which no deferred tax assets explanatory [text block]

	December 31,				December 31,
	2022		expiry dates		2021
		$				$
Non-capital losses		118,353		2023-2042		95,341
Exploration and evaluation assets		15,915	no expiry			4,796
Financing fees		3,242		2043 - 2046		4,912
Other		1,141	no expiry			1,622
Total		138,651				106,671