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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT |
Schedule of property and equipment | As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | December 31, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011 |
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Trucks and trailers |  | $ | 1,417 |  | $ | 1,247 |
Office furniture and equipment |  |  | 1,163 |  |  | 638 |
Drill rigs |  |  | 1,869 |  |  | 998 |
Building |  |  | 1,469 |  |  | 853 |
Land |  |  | 8,669 |  |  | 8,619 |
Mining equipment |  |  | 1,026 |  |  | 956 |
Inactive milling equipment |  |  | 101 |  |  | 778 |
Subtotal |  | $ | 15,714 |  | $ | 14,089 |
Less: accumulated depreciation |  |  | (2,947 | ) |  | (2,317 | )
Total |  | $ | 12,767 |  | $ | 11,772 |

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