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Inventories
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure Of Inventories [Abstract]  
Inventories

9.

INVENTORIES

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Ore in process

 

$

 

16,764

 

$

 

6,347

 

Finished metal inventory

 

 

 

383

 

 

 

-

 

Supplies

 

 

 

4,837

 

 

 

3,988

 

 

 

$

 

21,984

 

$

 

10,335

 

 

The costs of inventories recognized as an expense for the year ended December 31, 2017, was $68,145 (year ended December 31, 2016 - $82,856) and are included in cost of sales as costs of contract mining, crushing and gold recovery costs, change in inventories and depreciation and depletion.