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MINERAL PROPERTY INTERESTS AND ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

MINERAL PROPERTY INTERESTS AND ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

Schedule of impairment charges on mineral property

Name of Property/Complex		Segment			2015			2014			2013
Los Azules Project		Argentina			$	11,399		$	228,301		$	—
Other San Juan Properties		Argentina				—			7,817			—
Telken Tenements(1)		Argentina				—			—			13,792
Este Tenements(1)		Argentina				—			—			2,784
Piramides Tenements(1)		Argentina				—			—			5,079
Tobias Tenements(1)		Argentina				—			—			6,074
Cerro Mojon Tenements		Argentina				—			1,971			—
La Merced Tenements		Argentina				—			1,891			—
Cabeza de Vaca Tenements		Argentina				—			877			—
El Trumai Tenements		Argentina				—			1,534			—
Martes 13 Tenements		Argentina				—			3,568			—
Celestina Tenements		Argentina				—			1,753			—
Other Santa Cruz Exploration Properties		Argentina				—			7,601			—
Gold Bar Complex		Nevada				20,847			25,435			—
Tonkin Complex		Nevada				14,939			31,391			—
Limo Complex		Nevada				—			23,438			19,450
North Battle Mountain Complex		Nevada				1,443			1,921			—
East Battle Mountain Complex		Nevada				—			4,060			—
West Battle Mountain Complex		Nevada				—			2,567			6,287
Other United States Properties		Nevada				—			9,611			9,497
Property, plant and equipment		Mexico				1,972			—			—
Total impairment					$	50,600		$	353,736		$	62,963

In the fourth quarter of 2013, these tenements were transferred to MSC as part of the vend-in agreement described in Note 6, Investment in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (“MSC”) – San José Mine, and were therefore not included in the Company’s mineral property interests as at December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Schedule of reconciliation of asset retirement obligations

		Year ended December 31, 2015			Year ended December 31, 2014
Asset retirement obligation liability, beginning balance		$	7,471		$	7,247
Settlements			—			(52)
Accretion of liability			429			407
Adjustment reflecting updated estimates			(116)			(131)
Asset retirement obligation liability, ending balance		$	7,784		$	7,471

Summary of mineral property interests

Name of Property/Complex		State/Province		Country		2015			2014
Los Azules Copper Project		San Juan		Argentina		$	191,490		$	202,889
Tonkin Complex		Nevada		United States			4,833			20,423
Gold Bar Complex		Nevada		United States			30,730			51,577
North Battle Mountain Complex		Nevada		United States			785			2,227
El Gallo 1 Mine		Sinaloa		Mexico			5,925			7,214
El Gallo 2 Properties		Sinaloa		Mexico			3,482			3,482
Total Mineral Property Interests						$	237,245		$	287,812

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