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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTED CASH
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
Asset Retirement Obligations and Restricted Cash ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTED CASH
Asset Retirement Obligations
The following table summarizes the Company’s asset retirement obligations (“AROs”):
Asset retirement obligations, December 31, 2025$22,195 
Accretion(1)
4,308 
Settlements(2)
(2,972)
Asset retirement obligations, June 30, 2026$23,531 
(1)    Includes a revision for a portion of the Kwale Project asset retirement obligation as reclamation neared completion and the timing of remaining monitoring and end-of-life expenditures was reassessed, resulting in an accelerated accretion charge of $3.10 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.
(2)    Cash paid to settle AROs for reclamation activities completed at the Kwale Project.
The Company’s AROs are subject to legal and regulatory requirements. The Company periodically reviews its estimates for reclamation costs and the applicable regulatory authorities.
Restricted Cash
The Company has cash, cash equivalents and fixed income securities as collateral for various bonds posted in favor of the applicable state regulatory agencies in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service and applicable national regulatory agency in Kenya, for estimated reclamation costs associated with the White Mesa Mill, Nichols Ranch and other mining properties. The restricted cash is expected to be released when the Company has either reclaimed a mineral property or the Mill, sold a mineral property or the Mill to a party that has assumed the applicable bond requirements, or restructured the related surety and collateral arrangements. As these events are not expected to occur within the next 12 months, the restricted cash has been classified as non-current. See Note 15 — Commitments and Contingencies for more information.
The following table summarizes the Company’s restricted cash:
Restricted cash, December 31, 2025$22,468 
Additional collateral posted378 
Restricted cash, June 30, 2026$22,846