Trade and other payables

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Statement [Line Items]

Trade and other payables [text block]

12. Trade and other payables

		Dec. 31, 2017		Dec. 31, 2016
Trade payables	$	71,336	$	80,509
Accruals and payables		86,078		78,154
Accrued interest		34,848		4,300
Exploration and evaluation payables		186		64
Embedded derivatives - provisional pricing (note 26c)		373		86
Statutory payables		6,296		6,549
	$	199,117	$	169,662

Accruals and payables include operational and capital costs and employee benefit amounts owing.