OTHER ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

OTHER ASSETS

Schedule of other current assets

	As at December 31,
	2012		2011
Federal, provincial and other sales taxes receivable	$36,400	$	51,603
Prepaid expenses	36,119		25,540
Meadowbank insurance receivable	6,553		8,765
Prepaid royalty(i)	–		7,684
Employee loans receivable	1,800		5,567
Retirement compensation arrangement plan refundable tax receivable	4,044		–
Other	8,061		11,210
	$92,977	$	110,369

• Note:

  (i)

  The prepaid royalty relates to the Pinos Altos mine in Mexico.

Schedule of available-for-sale securities

	As at December 31,
	2012		2011
Available-for-sale securities in an unrealized gain position:
Cost (net of impairments)	$  4,352		$127,344
Unrealized gains in accumulated other comprehensive loss	1,902		16,408
Estimated fair value	6,254		143,752
Available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position:
Cost (net of impairments)	48,047		1,717
Unrealized losses in accumulated other comprehensive loss	(9,582	)	(58	)
Estimated fair value	38,465		1,659
Total estimated fair value of available-for-sale securities	$44,719		$145,411

Schedule of other non-current assets

	As at December 31,
	2012	2011
Deferred financing costs, less accumulated amortization of $8,888 (2011 – $5,809)	$15,836	$15,777
Long-term ore in stockpile(i)	32,711	64,392
Other	7,291	7,879
	$55,838	$88,048

• Note:

  (i)

  Due to the ore body structures at the Pinos Altos, Kittila and Meadowbank mines, a significant amount of drilling and blasting was undertaken early in their mine lives, resulting in long-term ore stockpiles. At December 31, 2012, long-term ore stockpiles were valued at $14.8 million (2011 – $7.1 million) at the Pinos Altos mine (including the Creston Mascota deposit at Pinos Altos), $7.7 million (2011 – $8.0 million) at the Kittila mine and $10.2 million (2011 – $49.3 million) at the Meadowbank mine.