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RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION LIABILITIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION LIABILITIES

Schedule of reconciliation of asset retirement obligations

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​	December 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
Reclamation and remediation liability, beginning balance	$	35,452	​	$	34,000	​
Settlements		(774)	​		(2,225)	​
Accretion of liability		2,354	​		2,405	​
Revisions to estimates and discount rate		5,664	​		1,257	​
Foreign exchange revaluation	​	(850)	​	​	15	​
Reclamation and remediation liability, ending balance	$	41,846	​	$	35,452	​
Less: current portion	​	12,576	​	​	5,761	​
Long-term portion	$	29,270	​	$	29,691	​

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Schedule of reclamation expense

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​	Year ended December 31,
​	2022		​	2021		​	2020
Reclamation adjustment reflecting updated estimates	$	991	​	$	1,045	​	$	(113)
Reclamation accretion	​	2,354	​	​	2,405	​	​	1,901
Total	$	3,345	​	​	3,450	​	$	1,788

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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://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849

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