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MINERAL PROPERTY INTERESTS AND PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

MINERAL PROPERTY INTERESTS AND PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Schedule of property and equipment

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​		September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Mineral property interests	​	$	338,085	​	$	326,086
Land	​		8,745	​		8,699
Construction in progress	​	​	3,520	​	​	74,643
Plant and equipment	​	​	131,803	​	​	49,578
Subtotal	​	$	482,153	​	$	459,006
Less: accumulated depreciation	​		(57,316)	​	​	(35,127)
Net carrying value	​	$	424,837	​	$	423,879

Schedule of leased assets

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​	​	September 30, 2019
​		Operating lease			Finance leases
Leased assets, cost	​	$	1,167	​	$	8,048
Accumulated amortization	​	​	(441)	​	​	(864)
Net book value	​	$	726	​	$	7,184

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Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation.

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