Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

a)	Cost of sales

Years ended December 31,
		2017				2016
Costs of contract mining	$		41,397		$		39,337
Crushing and gold recovery costs			32,081				31,333
Mine site administration costs			5,534				3,809
Transport and refining			253				330
Royalties			527				623
Demobilization costs			-				1,398
Change in inventories			(9,974	)			(2,113	)
Production costs			69,818				74,717
Depreciation and depletion			4,641				14,299
Cost of sales (including depreciation and depletion)	$		74,459		$		89,016

Summary of Corporate and Administrative Expenses

a)	Corporate and administrative expenses

Years ended December 31,
	Note		2017			2016
Salaries ⁽¹⁾		$		3,632	$		3,315
Consulting and professional fees				1,956			2,015
Share-based payments	14b), 14c)			1,287			837
Rent and office costs				359			317
Administrative and other				1,403			1,123
Corporate and administrative expenses		$		8,637	$		7,607

⁽¹⁾

During the year ended December 31, 2017, salaries include termination benefits of $708 (year ended December 31, 2016 - $44).

Summary of Finance Expense, Net

a)	Finance expense, net

Years ended December 31,
	Note		2017				2016
(Gain) loss on revaluation of warrant liabilities	13	$		(1,338	)	$		1,308
Accretion of provision for site reclamation and closure and other provisions				250				67
Offering expense	13			57				65
Interest on loan facility and equipment financing ⁽¹⁾				6				597
Accretion of loan facility ⁽¹⁾				-				736
Accretion on extinguished liability				-				141
Interest on debenture ⁽²⁾				-				43
Finance expense, net		$		(1,025	)	$		2,957

⁽¹⁾

On June 14, 2016, the Company repaid a $10,223 loan facility, including bonuses and accrued interest. The lenders optioned to receive cash bonuses of $274 and 55,000 common shares valued at $134.

⁽²⁾

On June 29, 2016, the Company settled a debenture with a cash payment of C$2,000 ($1,540) and remaining common share interest payments were settled.