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PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND MINERAL PROPERTIES (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment
The following is a summary of property, plant and equipment, net:

Estimated
Useful LivesSeptember 30, 2024December 31, 2023
LandN/A$642 $642 
Plant facilities
12 - 15 years
50,451 29,750 
Mining equipment
5 - 10 years
21,471 13,019 
Light trucks and utility vehicles5 years3,905 3,256 
Office furniture and equipment
4 - 7 years
1,909 1,754 
Construction-in-progress(1)
N/A4,203 13,627 
Total property, plant and equipment$82,581 $62,048 
Less: accumulated depreciation(39,033)(35,925)
Property, plant and equipment, net$43,548 $26,123 
(1)    Costs incurred for commissioning activities for the Companys Phase 1 REE separation circuit at the Mill are capitalized. The Company will offset these costs upon sale of separated neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) that is produced during commissioning of the Phase 1 REE separation circuit.
Schedule of Summary of Mineral Properties
The following is a summary of mineral properties:
 September 30, 2024December 31, 2023
Sheep Mountain$34,183 $34,183 
Bahia Project32,613 29,130 
Nichols Ranch ISR Project25,974 25,974 
Roca Honda22,095 22,095 
Pinyon Plain9,338 6,512 
Other1,687 1,687 
Total mineral properties$125,890 $119,581 
Less: accumulated depletion$(1,034)$— 
Mineral properties, net$124,856 $119,581