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INVENTORIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Inventories  
INVENTORIES

The inventories balance consists of:

 

        At December 31   At December 31
(in thousands)       2019   2018
             
Uranium concentrates     $ 526 $ 526
Inventory of ore in stockpiles       2,098   2,098
Mine and mill supplies in MLJV       2,826   3,058
      $ 5,450 $ 5,682
             
Inventories-by balance sheet presentation:            
Current     $ 3,352 $ 3,584
Long term-ore in stockpiles       2,098   2,098
      $ 5,450 $ 5,682

 

Long-term ore in stockpile inventory represents an estimate of the amount of ore on the stockpile in excess of the next twelve months of planned mill production.

 

The uranium concentrate inventory has a fair market value, excluding selling costs, of $844,000 at December 31, 2019 ($1,011,000 - December 31, 2018).