MINERAL PROPERTY INTEREST	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
MINERAL PROPERTY INTEREST
MINERAL PROPERTY INTEREST	NOTE 4 MINERAL PROPERTY INTERESTS The Company’s Mineral Property Interests include the El Gallo 1 mine in Mexico, the Gold Bar project in Nevada, the Los Azules project in Argentina and other properties located in Mexico and Nevada. On April 26, 2017, the Company also acquired Lexam VG Gold Inc. (“Lexam”) which included mineral property interests of $41.6 million relating to the Timmins properties in Canada. Refer to Note 15 Acquisition of Lexam for further discussion. The Company conducts a review of potential triggering events for impairment for all its mineral property interests on a quarterly basis. When events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable, the Company carries out a review and evaluation of its long-lived assets for impairment, in accordance with its accounting policy. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company did not identify events or changes in circumstances affecting the carrying values of its long-lived assets. The definition of proven and probable reserves is set forth in the SEC Industry Guide 7. If proven and probable reserves exist at the Company’s properties, the relevant capitalized mineral property interests and asset retirement costs are charged to expense based on the units of production method upon commencement of production. Since the Company has not completed feasibility or other studies sufficient to characterize the mineralized material at the El Gallo 1 mine as proven or probable reserves, the amortization of the capitalized mineral property interests and asset retirement costs are charged to expense based on the most appropriate amortization method which includes straight-line method or units-of-production method over the estimated useful life of the mine. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company recorded $0.6 million and $1.1 million, respectively (June 30, 2016, $0.8 million and $1.1 million, respectively), of amortization expense related to the El Gallo 1 mine, which is included in Production Costs Applicable to Sales in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.

NOTE 4 MINERAL PROPERTY INTERESTS

The Company’s Mineral Property Interests include the El Gallo 1 mine in Mexico, the Gold Bar project in Nevada, the Los Azules project in Argentina and other properties located in Mexico and Nevada. On April 26, 2017, the Company also acquired Lexam VG Gold Inc. (“Lexam”) which included mineral property interests of $41.6 million relating to the Timmins properties in Canada. Refer to Note 15 Acquisition of Lexam for further discussion.

The Company conducts a review of potential triggering events for impairment for all its mineral property interests on a quarterly basis. When events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable, the Company carries out a review and evaluation of its long-lived assets for impairment, in accordance with its accounting policy. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company did not identify events or changes in circumstances affecting the carrying values of its long-lived assets.

The definition of proven and probable reserves is set forth in the SEC Industry Guide 7. If proven and probable reserves exist at the Company’s properties, the relevant capitalized mineral property interests and asset retirement costs are charged to expense based on the units of production method upon commencement of production. Since the Company has not completed feasibility or other studies sufficient to characterize the mineralized material at the El Gallo 1 mine as proven or probable reserves, the amortization of the capitalized mineral property interests and asset retirement costs are charged to expense based on the most appropriate amortization method which includes straight-line method or units-of-production method over the estimated useful life of the mine.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company recorded $0.6 million and $1.1 million, respectively (June 30, 2016, $0.8 million and $1.1 million, respectively), of amortization expense related to the El Gallo 1 mine, which is included in Production Costs Applicable to Sales in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.