Trade and Other Receivables

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Trade And Other Current Receivables [Abstract]

Trade and Other Receivables

8. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

Years ended December 31,
	Note		2017			2016
Trade receivable		$		1,019	$		1,322
VAT receivable (1)				10,614			4,921
Receivable on Caballo Blanco Property sale	5			-			2,500
Other receivables (2)				59			156
		$		11,692	$		8,899

⁽¹⁾ VAT receivable is value added tax payments made by the Company, which in Mexico and Canada are refundable. The Company elects to use VAT amounts owed to it to settle income tax instalments payable to the Mexican government. As a result, the Company currently pays no income tax cash instalments and receives reduced amounts of VAT cash refunds. During the year ended December 31, 2017, income tax instalments applied against VAT receivable were $7,582 (year ended December 31, 2016 - $nil). During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company collected $8,246 (year ended December 31, 2016 - $16,027) of the VAT receivable. Subsequent to December 31, 2017, $1,887 ofVAT was received by the Company.

⁽²⁾ Other receivables include an allowance of doubtful amounts of $nil (December 31, 2016 - $92).