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Production Costs
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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Production Costs
10. PRODUCTION COSTS

 

Years ended December 31

    2017      2016  

Raw materials and consumables

    $ 836      $ 937  

Salaries and employee benefits (a)

      480        500  

Contractors

      415        408  

Royalties (note 19(i))

      78        69  

Transportation costs

      47        35  

Maintenance costs

      35        58  

Revision of reclamation and closure cost provision

      (4 )       (17 ) 

Change in inventories

      (64 )       (5 ) 

Other

      66        81  
  

 

 

     

 

 

  
   $ 1,889      $ 2,066  
  

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

(a) Salaries and employee benefits exclude $64 million of salaries and employee benefits included in corporate administration in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2017 (2016 – $69 million). Salaries and employee benefits also exclude amounts related to restructuring activities incurred at mine sites of $4 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, (2016 – $28 million). These costs are presented separately as restructuring costs in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings (note 11).