CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 68,962	$ 37,440
Investments (note 2)	9,225	8,543
Value added taxes receivable	7,913	4,304
Inventories (note 3)	19,560	26,620
Other current assets	2,790	1,667
Total current assets	108,450	78,574
Mineral property interests (note 4)	282,721	242,640
Investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (note 5)	154,590	162,320
Property and equipment, net	14,049	14,252
Other assets (note 3, 14)	11,227	532
TOTAL ASSETS	571,037	498,318
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	25,082	20,044
Current portion of asset retirement obligation (note 6)	689	537
Total current liabilities	25,771	20,581
Asset retirement obligation, less current portion (note 6)	9,995	9,306
Deferred income tax liability (note 7)	23,363	23,665
Other liabilities	657	1,727
Total liabilities	59,786	55,279
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, no par value, 500,000 shares authorized (in thousands); 332,977 as of September 30, 2017 and 299,570 as of December 31, 2016 issued and outstanding (in thousands)	1,435,953	1,360,345
Warrants (note 8)	3,822
Accumulated deficit	(931,772)	(918,972)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	3,248	1,666
Total shareholders' equity	511,251	443,039
TOTAL LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 571,037	$ 498,318