OPERATING SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

SEGMENTED INFORMATION

Schedule of the financial information relating to the Company's segments

	For the year ended December 31, 2015
							Corporate &
	Argentina		Mexico		U.S.		Other			Total
Gold and silver sales	$	—	$	72,956	$	—	$	—	$		72,956
Production costs applicable to sales		—		(34,607)		—		—			(34,607)
Mine construction costs		—		—		—		—			—
Mine development costs		—		(761)		(408)		—			(1,169)
Exploration costs		(1,481)		(4,526)		(2,517)		(274)			(8,798)
General and administrative expenses		(647)		(3,953)		(203)		(7,242)			(12,045)
Impairment of mineral property interests and property and equipment		(11,399)		(1,972)		(37,229)		—			(50,600)
Impairment of Investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A.		(11,777)		—		—		—			(11,777)
Income on investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (net of amortization)		2,414		—		—		—			2,414
Operating (loss) income		(23,434)		23,864		(41,975)		(7,775)			(49,320)
Income tax recovery (expense)		10,759		1,292		12,952		(443)			24,560
As at December 31, 2015
Investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A.	$	167,107	$	—	$	—	$	—	$		167,107
Mineral property interests		191,490		9,408		36,347		—			237,245
Total assets		361,023		62,983		36,983		14,096			475,085

	For the year ended December 31, 2014
							Corporate &
	Argentina		Mexico		U.S.		Other		Total
Gold and silver sales	$	—	$	45,303	$	—	$	—	$	45,303
Production costs applicable to sales		—		(40,608)		—		—		(40,608)
Mine construction costs		—		(1,723)		—		—		(1,723)
Mine development costs		—		(1,829)		—		—		(1,829)
Exploration costs		(2,453)		(5,468)		(3,060)		(351)		(11,332)
General and administrative expenses		(969)		(3,194)		(211)		(7,695)		(12,069)
Impairment of mineral property interests and property and equipment		(255,313)		—		(98,423)		—		(353,736)
Impairment of Investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A.		(21,162)		—		—		—		(21,162)
Loss on investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (net of amortization)		(5,284)		—		—		—		(5,284)
Operating loss		(285,800)		(10,101)		(105,797)		(8,467)		(410,165)
Income tax recovery		74,952		371		31,632		215		107,170
As at December 31, 2014
Investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A.	$	177,018	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	177,018
Mineral property interests		202,889		10,696		74,227		—		287,812
Total assets		382,637		58,936		74,806		6,579		522,958

	For the year ended December 31, 2013
								Corporate &
	Argentina			Mexico		U.S.		Other		Total
Gold and silver sales	$	—	$	45,982	$	—	$	—	$	45,982
Production costs applicable to sales		—		34,594		—		—		34,594
Mine construction costs		—		(1,383)		—		—		(1,383)
Mine development costs		—		(847)		—		—		(847)
Exploration costs		(14,776)		(6,658)		(2,952)		(443)		(24,829)
General and administrative expenses		(1,267)		(2,858)		(314)		(9,562)		(14,001)
Income on investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A.		846		—		—		—		846
Impairment of investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A.		(95,878)		—		—		—		(95,878)
Impairment of mineral property interests and property and equipment		(27,729)		—		(35,234)		—		(62,963)
(Loss) gain on sales of assets		(316)		—		(6,430)		3		(6,743)
Operating loss		(139,784)		(2,998)		(47,422)		(10,193)		(200,397)
Income tax recovery		38,015		495		14,855		—		53,365
As at December 31, 2013
Investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A.	$	212,947	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	212,947
Mineral property interests		458,203		11,984		172,781		—		642,968
Total assets		674,269		54,131		177,284		17,418		923,102