Cash Flow Annually

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(In thousands of Canadian dollars)

PERIOD ENDING

31-Dec-07

31-Dec-06

31-Dec-05

Operating Activities

Net loss

(18,988)

(41,195)

(24,430)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash

used for operating activities

-

Amortization

3,042

2,743

4,675

Write-down of properties (Note 8)

-

25,001

18,512

Write-down of the Joe Mann property

-

Deferred royalty amortization

-

-

(2,860)

Future income tax related to flow-through share renunciation

-

-

-

Gain on sale of subsidiaries

-

-

Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment (Note 15)

(4,714)

(1)

(4)

Gain on repurchase of royalty (Notes 5 and 15)

-

-

(1,571)

Loss (gain) on sale of short-term investments (Note 15)

384

Gain on sale of short-term investments

-

(262)

-

Share of loss of affiliate

-

-

Asset retirement accretion expense, net of the share

-

assumed by the Restoration Fiduciary Trust (Note 11)

489

252

258

Amortization of deferred charges and other assets

129

442

2,248

Amortization of conversion right on long-term debt

-

191

202

Unrealized foreign exchange loss

-

-

-

Accretion of long-term debt

491

-

-

Stock-based compensation expense (Note 13)

336

496

-

Deferred interest accrued on long-term debt

1,089

53

51

Non-controlling interest

-

-

-

Excess of amount paid over pension plan costs

(49)

(42)

(354)

Share purchase plan

-

-

12

Share bonus plan

-

-

-

Shares and warrants issued for payment of services

295

4,476

Other

(102)

(196)

(23)

Changes in non-cash operating working capital items (Note 17a)

12,593

2,263

2,536

Cash used for operating activities

(5,005)

(5,779)

(748)

Financing activities

Increase in short-term loan

3,920

(Decrease) increase in short-term loan

(1,896)

(2,715)

Increase (decrease) in long-term debt

6,582

(3,944)

(8)

Issuance of capital stock (Note 13)

11,279

16,435

25

Other liabilities

-

Future mining taxes

3

1,748

51

Share issue costs (Note 13)

(752)

(1,478)

(3)

Conversion rights on long-term debt

-

-

-

Warrants issued as part of placements (Note 13)

-

2,262

-

Cash provided by financing activities

15,216

$12,308

$3,985

Investing activities

Restricted cash

(4,810)

(2,784)

-

Notes receivable

-

-

-

Business acquisitions, net of cash

-

-

Acquisition of short-term investments

(20)

(12)

Investment in shares (Note 15)

-

515

Increase in property, plant and equipment

(13,226)

(4,674)

(2,696)

Proceeds on sale of subsidiaries

-

-

Proceeds on sale of short-term investments

1,985

363

-

Proceeds on sale of property, plant and equipment (Note 8)

4,370

515

40

Amount paid in excess of the pension plan costs

-

capitalized to property, plant and equipment

-

(260)

-

Increase in deferred charges and other assets

-

-

-

Cash used in investing activities

(11,701)

($6,337)

($2,656)

(Decrease) increase in cash

(1,490)

192

581

Cash, beginning of year

1964

1772

1191

Cash, end of year

474

$1,964

$1,772