PROPERTY, PLANT AND MINE DEVELOPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

PROPERTY, PLANT AND MINE DEVELOPMENT

Schedule of property, plant and mine development

					Mine
	Mining		Plant and		Development
	Properties		Equipment		Costs		Total
As at December 31, 2016	$	1,605,536	$	2,024,283	$	1,476,217	$	5,106,036
Additions		174,374		221,924		648,242		1,044,540
Disposals		(6,750)		(9,354)		—		(16,104)
Amortization		(127,579)		(276,493)		(103,848)		(507,920)
Transfers between categories		19,946		30,761		(50,707)		—
As at December 31, 2017		1,665,527		1,991,121		1,969,904		5,626,552
Additions		335,938		247,655		681,882		1,265,475
Impairment loss		(100,676)		—		—		(100,676)
Disposals		(8,554)		(5,590)		—		(14,144)
Amortization		(146,793)		(268,028)		(128,084)		(542,905)
Transfers between categories		29,621		19,709		(49,330)		—
As at December 31, 2018	$	1,775,063	$	1,984,867	$	2,474,372	$	6,234,302
As at December 31, 2017
Cost	$	2,782,732	$	4,602,106	$	2,648,514	$	10,033,352
Accumulated amortization and impairments		(1,117,205)		(2,610,985)		(678,610)		(4,406,800)
Carrying value - December 31, 2017	$	1,665,527	$	1,991,121	$	1,969,904	$	5,626,552
As at December 31, 2018
Cost	$	3,135,284	$	4,839,166	$	3,281,066	$	11,255,516
Accumulated amortization and impairments		(1,360,221)		(2,854,299)		(806,694)		(5,021,214)
Carrying value - December 31, 2018	$	1,775,063	$	1,984,867	$	2,474,372	$	6,234,302

Schedule of geographical information of property, plant and mine development

	As at		As at
	December 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Northern Business:
Canada	$	4,386,051	$	3,730,809
Finland		996,946		889,610
Sweden		13,812		13,812
Southern Business:
Mexico		835,797		982,115
United States		1,696		10,206
Total property, plant and mine development	$	6,234,302	$	5,626,552