7. |
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
The Company’s property, plant and equipment are summarized as follows:
Office & | Field camps | |||||||||||||||||
Furniture & | Communication | Vehicles | and | Leasehold | Total | |||||||||||||
fixtures | equipment | equipment | improvements | |||||||||||||||
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ | $ |
|
$ |
|
$ | ||||||||
Cost |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at January 1, 2016 |
|
151,786 |
|
|
102,692 |
|
|
11,707 |
|
|
425,003 |
|
|
84,906 |
|
|
776,094 |
|
Additions |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
Disposals |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
Balance at December 31, 2016 |
|
151,786 |
|
|
102,692 |
|
|
11,707 |
|
|
425,003 |
|
|
84,906 |
|
|
776,094 |
|
Additions |
|
- |
|
|
1,510 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
1,510 |
|
Disposals |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
Balance at December 31 2017 |
|
151,786 |
|
|
104,202 |
|
|
11,707 |
|
|
425,003 |
|
|
84,906 |
|
|
777,604 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated Depreciation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at January 1, 2016 |
|
129,249 |
|
|
101,834 |
|
|
11,707 |
|
|
366,323 |
|
|
84,906 |
|
|
694,019 |
|
Additions |
|
4,181 |
|
|
857 |
|
|
- |
|
|
41,634 |
|
|
- |
|
|
46,672 |
|
Disposals |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
Balance at December 31, 2016 |
|
133,429 |
|
|
102,691 |
|
|
11,707 |
|
|
407,957 |
|
|
84,906 |
|
|
740,691 |
|
Additions |
|
3,405 |
|
|
189 |
|
|
- |
|
|
17,046 |
|
|
- |
|
|
20,640 |
|
Disposals |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
Balance at December 31 2017 |
|
136,834 |
|
|
102,880 |
|
|
11,707 |
|
|
425,003 |
|
|
84,906 |
|
|
761,329 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying amounts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2016 |
|
18,357 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
17,046 |
|
|
- |
|
|
35,403 |
|
Balance at December 31, 2017 |
|
14,952 |
|
|
1,322 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
16,275 |
|
During the year ended December 31, 2017, depreciation in the amount of $62 (year ended December 31, 2016 - $42,819) was capitalized to exploration and evaluation assets.