INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Disclosure Of Income Taxes [Abstract]

Disclosure of deferred taxes [Table Text Block]

Mexico operations		December 31,			December 31,
Deferred tax derived from income tax		2022			2021
Deferred income tax assets:
Tax loss carryforwards	$	3,032		$	8,893
Working capital		3,155			11,287
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Inventories		(2,814	)		(7,146	)
Mineral properties, plant and equipment		(13,772	)		(12,177	)
Deferred income tax assets (liabilities), net	$	(10,399	)	$	857
Mexico operations		December 31,			December 31,
Deferred tax derived from special mining duty		2022			2021
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Working capital	$	(227	)	$	510
Mineral properties, plant and equipment		(2,318	)		(1,937	)
Deferred income tax assets (liabilities), net	$	(2,545	)	$	(1,427	)

Disclosure of detailed information about effective income tax expense [Table Text Block]

		Years ended
		December 31,			December 31,
		2022			2021
Current income tax expense:
Current income tax expense in respect of current year	$	3,180		$	754
Special mining duty		3,196			2,726
Deferred income tax expense:
Deferred tax expense recognized in the current year		14,762			19,641
Special mining duty		1,115			574
Adjustments recognized in the current year in relation to prior years		(3,505	)		(7,962	)
Total income tax expense	$	18,748		$	15,733

Disclosure of detailed information about reconciliation of income tax computed at statutory tax rates [Table Text Block]

		December 31,			December 31,
		2022			2021
Canadian statutory tax rates		27.00%			27.00%
Income tax expense computed at Canadian statutory rates	$	5,892		$	8,015
Foreign tax rates different from statutory rate		1,858			986
Withholding taxes, net of tax credits		-			-
Share-based compensation		667			545
Foreign exchange		764			2,279
Inflationary adjustment		3,898			4,836
Other non-deductible items		2,652			1,375
Adjustments recognized in the current year in relation to prior years		1,298			(468	)
Current year losses not recognized		2,364			2,456
Special mining duty Mexican tax		4,158			3,203
Recognition of previously unrecognized losses		(4,803	)		(7,494	)
Income tax expense	$	18,748		$	15,733

Schedule of deferred tax assets not recognized [Table Text Block]

	Loss Carry Forward		December 31,		December 31,
	Expiry		2022		2021
Unrecognized Mexico tax loss carry forward	2023-2032	$	75,540	$	118,810
Unrecognized Canada tax loss carry forward	2025-2032		11,005		7,525
Unrecognized Chile tax loss carry forward	2023-2032		18,146		16,403
Capital losses			21,174		9,650
Reclamation provision			7,556		7,396
Exploration pools			7,194		13,569
Other Canada temporary differences			10,905		13,069