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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT  
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

NOTE 7   PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31, 2012

 

December 31, 2011

 

Trucks and trailers

 

$

1,817

 

$

1,247

 

Office furniture and equipment

 

985

 

638

 

Drill rigs

 

2,740

 

998

 

Building

 

1,263

 

853

 

Land

 

8,619

 

8,619

 

Mining equipment

 

956

 

956

 

Inactive milling equipment

 

778

 

778

 

Subtotal

 

$

17,158

 

$

14,089

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

(2,686

)

(2,317

)

Total

 

$

14,472

 

$

11,772

 

 

As a result of the acquisition of Minera Andes, the Company increased its net property and equipment by $1.6 million.  In addition, during the first quarter of 2012, the Company invested an additional $1.0 million in drill rigs and accessories in Argentina.