CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (note 21)	$ 15,756	$ 27,153
Investments (note 3)	3,131	7,971
Value added taxes receivable	1,058	5,250
Inventories (note 4)	22,039	31,951
Restricted cash (note 10 and 21)	14,685	10,000
Other current assets	2,707	4,539
Total current assets	59,376	86,864
Mineral property interests, net (note 5)	309,145	293,437
Plant and equipment and construction in progress, net (note 6)	114,734	51,046
Investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (note 7)	127,814	150,064
Other assets (note 4 and note 13)	5,872	10,718
TOTAL ASSETS	616,941	592,129
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	30,817	34,880
Flow-through share premium (note 10)	2,950	1,643
Current portion of capital lease liabilities (note 20)	1,511	470
Current portion of asset retirement obligation (note 8)	734	646
Total current liabilities	36,012	37,639
Asset retirement obligation, less current portion (note 8)	28,668	24,076
Deferred income and mining tax liability (note 9)	6,426	8,430
Capital lease liabilities, less current portion (note 20)	4,918	81
Long-term debt (note 22)	24,603
Long-term debt from related party (note 14 and note 22)	24,603
Other liabilities	5,765	630
Total liabilities	130,995	70,856
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock and additional paid-in capital, no par value, 500,000 shares authorized (in thousands); Common: 344,560 as of December 31, 2018 and 337,051 as of December 31, 2017 issued and outstanding (in thousands) (note 10)	1,457,422	1,447,879
Accumulated deficit	(971,476)	(929,606)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		3,000
Total shareholders' equity	485,946	521,273
TOTAL LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$ 616,941	$ 592,129