Segmented information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Disclosure of operating segments [abstract]

Disclosure of segments [Table Text Block]

Year ended December 31, 2021
		Manitoba			Peru		Arizona			Corporate and other activities			Total
Revenue from external customers	$	740,454		$	761,544	$	-		$	-		$	1,501,998
Cost of sales
Mine operating costs		459,399			360,183		-			-			819,582
Depreciation and amortization		163,516			194,408		-			-			357,924
Impairment - environmental obligation		193,473			-		-			-			193,473
Gross (loss) profit		(75,934	)		206,953		-			-			131,019
Selling and administrative expenses		-			-		-			43,011			43,011
Exploration and evaluation expenses		5,769			9,218		24,935			39			39,961
Other expenses (income)		10,620			10,491		13,399			(4,731	)		29,779
Results from operating activities	$	(92,323	)	$	187,244	$	(38,334	)	$	(38,319	)	$	18,268
Net interest expense on long term debt													74,748
Accretion on streaming arrangements													42,654
Change in fair value of financial instruments													54,514
Other net finance costs													49,103
Loss before tax													(202,751	)
Tax expense													41,607
Loss for the year												$	(244,358	)

Year ended December 31, 2020
		Manitoba		Peru			Arizona			Corporate and other activities			Total
Revenue from external customers	$	615,699	$	476,719		$	-		$	-		$	1,092,418
Cost of sales
Mine operating costs		391,504		300,087			-			-			691,591
Depreciation and amortization		177,552		184,275			-			-			361,827
Gross profit (loss)		46,643		(7,643	)		-			-			39,000
Selling and administrative expenses		-		-			-			41,408			41,408
Exploration and evaluation expenses		6,491		6,295			3,870			540			17,196
Other expenses		8,382		4,901			2,066			2,234			17,583
Results from operating activities	$	31,770	$	(18,839	)	$	(5,936	)	$	(44,182	)	$	(37,187	)
Net interest expense on long term debt													82,712
Accretion on streaming arrangements													56,670
Change in fair value of financial instruments													(29,370	)
Other net finance costs													31,890
Loss before tax													(179,089	)
Tax recovery													(34,505	)
Loss for the year												$	(144,584	)

Disclosure of segments, assets and liabilities [Table Text Block]

December 31, 2021
		Manitoba		Peru		Arizona		Corporate and other activities		Total
Total assets	$	812,137	$	2,624,251	$	745,371	$	434,472	$	4,616,231
Total liabilities		655,095		1,023,186		75,782		1,385,340		3,139,403
Property, plant and equipment1		706,330		2,256,687		735,127		42,822		3,740,966

December 31, 2020
		Manitoba		Peru		Arizona		Corporate and other activities		Total
Total assets	$	801,691	$	2,535,939	$	718,982	$	610,033	$	4,666,645
Total liabilities		562,013		973,756		76,926		1,354,144		2,966,839
Property, plant and equipment1		699,884		2,290,097		709,939		31,735		3,731,655

Disclosure of segments, additions to property, plant and equipment [Table Text Block]

December 31, 2021
		Manitoba		Peru		Arizona		Corporate and other activities		Total
Additions to property, plant and equipment	$	224,300	$	163,604	$	25,982	$	11,875	$	425,761

December 31, 2020
		Manitoba		Peru		Arizona		Corporate and other activities		Total
Additions to property, plant and equipment	$	159,313	$	208,805	$	18,640	$	32	$	386,790

Disclosure of geographical areas, revenue by customer location [Table Text Block]

		2021		2020
Revenue by customer location 1
Canada	$	515,967	$	422,403
China		349,143		215,278
United States		219,853		206,906
Switzerland		166,261		55,703
Peru		82,598		56,437
Singapore		80,668		29,314
Germany		37,335		11,725
Japan		20,524		-
Chile		10,773		9,967
Philippines		4,050		77,575
Other		14,826		7,110
	$	1,501,998	$	1,092,418