OPERATING SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

OPERATING SEGMENT REPORTING

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

Year ended December 31, 2017	Mexico		MSC		Los Azules		USA			Canada	Total
Gold and silver sales	$	55,845	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	11,620	$	67,465
Other revenue		—		—		—		—		259		259
Production costs applicable to sales		(35,292)		—		—		—		(9,888)		(45,180)
Revision of estimates and accretion of reclamation obligations		(326)		—		—		(300)		(1,435)		(2,061)
Mine development costs		(745)		—		—		(3,092)		—		(3,837)
Exploration costs		(5,610)		—		(7,923)		(2,132)		(1,544)		(17,209)
Property holding costs		(2,131)		—		(56)		(1,667)		(25)		(3,879)
Impairment of mineral property interests and property and equipment		(711)		—		—		—		—		(711)
General and administrative costs		(3,772)		—		(1,242)		(1,927)		(92)		(7,033)
Income (loss) from investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (net of amortization)		—		(44)		—		—		—		(44)
Segment income (loss)	$	7,258	$	(44)	$	(9,221)	$	(9,118)	$	(1,105)	$	(12,230)
Corporate and other
Other exploration costs											$	(505)
General and administrative costs												(11,839)
Depreciation												(1,453)
Interest and other expense												(938)
Gain on sale of assets												11
Gain on sale of marketable equity securities												840
Other-than-temporary impairment on marketable equity securities												(356)
Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives												(227)
Foreign currency gain												694
Net (loss) before income and mining taxes											$	(26,003)

Year ended December 31, 2016	Mexico		MSC		Los Azules		USA		Canada		Total
Gold and silver sales	$	60,388	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	60,388
Production costs applicable to sales		(28,133)		—		—		—		—		(28,133)
Mine development costs		(1,174)		—		—		(2,692)		—		(3,866)
Exploration costs		(4,100)		—		(1,649)		(1,973)		—		(7,722)
Property holding costs		(1,642)		—		(405)		(1,489)		—		(3,536)
General and administrative costs		(2,688)		—		(646)		(228)		—		(3,562)
Income (loss) from investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (net of amortization)		—		12,951		—		—		—		12,951
Segment income (loss)	$	22,651	$	12,951	$	(2,700)	$	(6,382)	$	—	$	26,520
Corporate and other
Other exploration costs											$	(237)
General and administrative costs												(9,172)
Depreciation												(1,169)
Revision of estimates and accretion of reclamation obligations												(595)
Interest and other income												835
Gain on sale of assets												24
Gain on sale of marketable securities												22
Other-than-temporary impairment on marketable equity securities												(882)
Unrealized gain on derivatives												1,379
Foreign currency gain												581
Net income before income and mining  taxes											$	17,306

Year ended December 31, 2015	Mexico		MSC		Los Azules		USA		Canada		Total
Gold and silver sales	$	72,956	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	72,956
Production costs applicable to sales		(34,607)		—		—		—		—		(34,607)
Mine development costs		(761)		—		—		(408)		—		(1,169)
Exploration costs		(4,526)		—		(1,481)		(2,517)		—		(8,524)
Property holding costs		(2,471)		—		(356)		(1,509)		—		(4,336)
General and administrative costs		(3,953)		—		(647)		(203)		—		(4,803)
Income (loss) from investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (net of amortization)		—		2,414		—		—		—		2,414
Segment income (loss)	$	26,638	$	2,414	$	(2,484)		(4,637)	$	—	$	21,931
Corporate and other
Other exploration costs											$	(274)
General and administrative costs												(7,242)
Depreciation												(942)
Revision of estimates and accretion of reclamation obligations												(429)
Impairment of mineral property interests and property and equipment												(50,600)
Impairment of investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A.												(11,777)
Interest and other income												2,404
Gain on sale of assets												13
Foreign currency gain												1,906
Net loss before income and mining taxes											$	(45,010)

Schedule Of Geographic Information

Geographic information

	Long-lived Assets				Revenue(1)
	Year ended December 31,				Year ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2017		2016		2015
Canada	$	85,179	$	663	$	11,879	$	—	$	—
Mexico		35,446		27,582		55,845		60,388		72,956
USA		43,086		37,620		—		—		—
Argentina(2)		341,554		353,879		—		—		—
Total consolidated	$	505,265	$	419,744	$	67,724	$	60,388	$	72,956

(1) Presented based on the location from which the product originated. 

(2) Includes Investment in MSC of $151.0 million as of December 31, 2017 (December 31, 2016 - $162.0 million).

Schedule Of Property and Equipment and Mineral Property Interests, net of dispositions

	Capital Expenditures
	Year ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Mexico	$	939	$	5,401	$	700
Los Azules		-		—		2
Canada		4,301		—		—
USA		6,271		764		62
Total segment capital expenditures	$	11,511	$	6,165	$	764
Corporate and other				—		—
Consolidated total for capital expenditures	$	11,511	$	6,165	$	764