INVENTORIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

INVENTORIES

INVENTORIES

NOTE 7 INVENTORIES

Inventories at December 31, 2019 and 2018 consist of the following:

	December 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Material on leach pads	$	37,328	$	14,961
In-process inventory		3,847		3,446
Stockpiles		1,384		1,272
Precious metals		1,038		3,421
Materials and supplies		4,382		3,530
Inventories	$	47,979	$	26,630
Current portion		38,376		22,039
Long-term portion	$	9,603	$	4,591

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded a write-down of $1.7 million in the Statement of Operations (year ended December 31, 2018 - $nil).