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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

Schedule of reconciliation of asset retirement obligations

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​		September 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
Asset retirement obligation liability, beginning balance	​	$	32,201	​	$	29,402
Settlements	​		(185)	​		(513)
Accretion of liability	​		1,389	​		1,680
Adjustment reflecting updated estimates	​		673	​		1,012
Foreign exchange revaluation	​	​	(286)	​	​	620
Asset retirement obligation liability, ending balance	​	$	33,792	​	$	32,201
Less current portion	​	​	2,860	​	​	2,610
Long-term portion	​	$	30,932	​	$	29,591

Schedule of reclamation expense

The Company’s reclamation expenses for the periods presented consisted of the following:

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Three months ended September 30,

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Nine months ended September 30,

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2020

2019

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2020

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2019

Reclamation adjustment reflecting updated estimates

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$

411

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$

614

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$

88

Reclamation accretion

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475

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495

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1,389

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1,295

Total

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$

886

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495

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$

2,003

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1,383

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Tabular disclosure of the changes in carrying amount of a liability for asset retirement obligations, for changes such as new obligations, changes in estimates of existing obligations, spending on existing obligations, property dispositions, and foreign currency translation.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6393242&loc=d3e13201-110859

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