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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

Schedule of reconciliation of asset retirement obligations

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​		June 30, 2021			December 31, 2020
Asset retirement obligation liability, beginning balance	​	$	34,000	​	$	32,201	​
Settlements	​		(866)	​		(267)	​
Accretion of liability	​		991	​		1,901	​
Adjustment reflecting updated estimates	​		425	​		(54)	​
Foreign exchange revaluation	​	​	334	​	​	219	​
Asset retirement obligation liability, ending balance	​	$	34,884	​	$	34,000	​
Less current portion	​	​	4,883	​	​	3,232	​
Long-term portion	​	$	30,001	​	$	30,768	​

Schedule of reclamation expense

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

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Three months ended June 30,

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Six months ended June 30,

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2021

2020

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2021

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2020

Reclamation adjustment reflecting updated estimates

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425

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203

Reclamation accretion

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505

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457

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991

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914

Total

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505

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457

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1,416

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1,117

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Tabular disclosure for reclamation expense.

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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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