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MINERAL PROPERTY INTEREST - Mineral Property Interests (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Apr. 26, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Mineral Property Interests |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  | $ 5,950 |  |
Mineral property interests | $ 283,170 |  | $ 283,170 |  |  | $ 242,640
Amortization of mineral property interests and asset retirement obligations |  |  | 1,065 | 1,144 |  |
El Gallo 1 mine |  |  |  |  |  |
Mineral Property Interests |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of mineral property interests | $ 600 | $ 800 | $ 1,100 | $ 1,100 |  |
Lexam VG Gold |  |  |  |  |  |
Mineral Property Interests |  |  |  |  |  |
Mineral property interests |  |  |  |  | $ 41,600 |

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- Definition Mineral properties, net of adjustments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 932 -SubTopic 360 -Section 25 -Paragraph 7 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=96866604&loc=d3e64895-109465 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 + Details
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