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MINING INTERESTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Property, plant and equipment [abstract]  
MINING INTERESTS
7. MINING INTERESTS
The following table shows the breakdown of the cost, accumulated depreciation and net book value of plant and equipment, mining properties and construction in progress:
 
Plant and equipment
 
Mining properties
 
Construction in progress
 
Total
Cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2017
479,214

 
798,433

 
126,923

 
1,404,570

Additions
95

 
677

 
45,485

 
46,257

Transfers
16,516

 
127,902

 
(144,418
)
 

Capitalized interest

 

 
579

 
579

Change in rehabilitation provision estimate

 
3,218

 

 
3,218

Disposals and other
(17,065
)
 

 

 
(17,065
)
Balance at December 31, 2018
$
478,760

 
$
930,230

 
$
28,569

 
$
1,437,559

Additions
2,869

 
288

 
72,615

 
75,772

Transfers
11,586

 
71,337

 
(82,923
)
 

Change in rehabilitation provision estimate

 
4,830

 

 
4,830

Disposals and other
(621
)
 

 

 
(621
)
Balance at December 31, 2019
$
492,594

 
$
1,006,685

 
$
18,261

 
$
1,517,540

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated depreciation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2017
437,292

 
713,220

 

 
1,150,512

Depreciation and amortization
12,349

 
20,900

 

 
33,249

Disposals and other
(16,842
)
 

 

 
(16,842
)
Balance at December 31, 2018
$
432,799

 
$
734,120

 
$

 
$
1,166,919

Depreciation and amortization
10,582

 
19,044

 

 
29,626

Disposals and other
(456
)
 

 

 
(456
)
Impairment charges (see Note 19)
7,338

 
49,424

 

 
56,762

Balance at December 31, 2019
$
450,263

 
$
802,588

 
$

 
$
1,252,851

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carrying amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2018
$
45,961

 
$
196,110

 
$
28,569

 
$
270,640

Balance at December 31, 2019
$
42,331

 
$
204,097

 
$
18,261

 
$
264,689


Additions to plant and equipment include right-of-use assets related to the Company's corporate office space. As at December 31, 2019, the right-of-use assets had net carrying amounts of $3.3 million (December 31, 2018 - $3.0 million). The total minimum lease payments are disclosed in Note 12 - Debt.