Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Jun. 30, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2017 |
Jun. 30, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2017 |
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| Income Statement [Abstract] | ||||
| Sales (note 12) | $ 3,807 | $ 11,821 | $ 23,479 | $ 26,649 |
| Cost of sales | (2,225) | (6,573) | (11,983) | (12,868) |
| Gross profit | 1,582 | 5,248 | 11,496 | 13,781 |
| Operating Expenses | ||||
| Exploration and evaluation | (606) | (691) | (1,372) | (1,603) |
| Development | (440) | (1,829) | (872) | (2,045) |
| General and administrative | (1,098) | (963) | (3,020) | (2,677) |
| Accretion of asset retirement obligations (Note 10) | (126) | (134) | (252) | (266) |
| Income (loss) from operations | (688) | 1,631 | 5,980 | 7,190 |
| Net interest expense | (261) | (353) | (549) | (731) |
| Loss on equity investment | (4) | (5) | ||
| Foreign exchange gain | 4 | (25) | 10 | (17) |
| Other income | 3,540 | 63 | 3,573 | 63 |
| Net income for the period | $ 2,591 | $ 1,316 | $ 9,009 | $ 6,505 |
| Income (Loss) per common share: | ||||
| Basic | $ 0.02 | $ 0.01 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.04 |
| Diluted | $ 0.02 | $ 0.01 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.04 |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: | ||||
| Basic | 146,699,582 | 145,873,898 | 146,634,457 | 145,502,117 |
| Diluted | 148,495,249 | 151,669,010 | 148,430,124 | 151,297,229 |
| COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | ||||
| Net income for the period | $ 2,591 | $ 1,316 | $ 9,009 | $ 6,505 |
| Translation adjustment on foreign operations | (12) | 29 | (33) | 18 |
| Comprehensive income (loss) for the period | $ 2,579 | $ 1,345 | $ 8,976 | $ 6,523 |
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- Definition Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income and other comprehensive income, attributable to parent entity. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate cost of goods produced and sold and services rendered during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of net income (loss) for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Exploration expenses (including prospecting) related to the mining industry would be included in operating expenses. Exploration costs include costs incurred in identifying areas that may warrant examination and in examining specific areas that are considered to have prospects of mineral reserves. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount before tax of foreign currency transaction realized and unrealized gain (loss) recognized in the income statement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate total of expenses of managing and administering the affairs of an entity, including affiliates of the reporting entity, which are not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Aggregate revenue less cost of goods and services sold or operating expenses directly attributable to the revenue generation activity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The net amount of operating interest income (expense). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount after tax and reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature, attributable to parent entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of income (expense) related to nonoperating activities, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The costs incurred in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, excluding in-process research and development acquired in a business combination consummated during the period. Excludes software research and development, which has a separate concept. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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