Foreign Currency	12 Months Ended
Foreign Currency	Dec. 31, 2015
Foreign Currency
Foreign Currency	22.Foreign Currency The Company conducts exploration and mining activities primarily in Mexico and Argentina, and gains and losses on foreign currency transactions are related to those activities. The Company’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar but certain transactions are conducted in the local currencies resulting in foreign currency transaction gains or losses.

The entire disclosure for foreign currency transactions and translation. This may include description of foreign currency transactions, foreign currency gains and losses, explanation of change in cumulative translation adjustment, description of effect of subsequent foreign currency exchange rate change, cumulative translation adjustment movement, foreign currency translation adjustment by component movement, translation adjustment for net investment hedge movement, adjustment for long-term intercompany transactions, schedule of long-term intercompany balances and any other foreign currency transactions and translation related items.