CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash paid to suppliers and employees	$ 37,436	$ 43,168
Cash received from gold and silver sales	48,355	59,246
Dividends received from Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (note 5)	13,270	548
Interest received	222	10
Cash provided by operating activities	24,411	16,636
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of investments (note 2)	470
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment (note 6)	994	13
Acquisition of mineral property interests (note 4)	(5,950)
Additions to property and equipment (note 6)	(1,086)	(535)
Acquisition of investments (note 2)	(2,518)	(1,114)
Cash used in investing activities	(8,090)	(1,636)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from short-term bank indebtedness (note 7)		5,171
Repayment of short-term bank indebtedness (note 7)	(3,395)
Return of capital distribution (note 8)	(2,986)	(1,502)
Share repurchase (note 8)	(582)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options (note 8)	3,500
Cash (used in) provided from financing activities	(3,463)	3,669
Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents	80	(147)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	12,938	18,522
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	25,874	12,380
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	38,812	30,902
Reconciliation of net loss to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Net income (loss)	25,546	(5,462)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) from operating activities:
(Income) loss from investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A., net of amortization (note 5)	(13,789)	3,964
Loss (gain) on disposal of fixed assets (note 6)	517	(13)
Impairment of mineral property interests and property and equipment (note 4)		29,740
Other-than-temporary impairment on marketable equity securities (note 2)	882
Recovery of deferred income taxes	(3,330)	(15,103)
Gain on sale of marketable securities (note 2)	(22)
Stock-based compensation	770	1,047
Depreciation	809	691
Accretion of asset retirement obligation	382	697
Amortization of mineral property interests and asset retirement obligations	1,845	966
Foreign exchange (gain) loss	(80)	147
Unrealized gain on derivative instrument (note 2)	(1,522)
Change in non-cash working capital items:
Decrease in VAT taxes receivable, net of collection of $9,523 (2015 - $4,062)	6,759	884
(Decrease) increase in other assets related to operations	(8,156)	244
Increase (decrease) in liabilities related to operations	530	(1,714)
Dividends received from Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (note 5)	13,270	548
Cash provided by operating activities	$ 24,411	$ 16,636