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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2023
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS |
Schedule of reconciliation of asset retirement obligations | ​
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​ | Three months ended March 31, 2023 |  | Year ended December 31, 2022
Asset retirement obligation liability, beginning balance | $ | 41,846 | ​ | $ | 35,452
Settlements |  | (270) | ​ |  | (774)
Accretion of liability |  | 610 | ​ |  | 2,354
Revisions to estimates and discount rate |  | 20 | ​ |  | 5,664
Foreign exchange revaluation | ​ | 1 | ​ | ​ | (850)
Asset retirement obligation liability, ending balance | $ | 42,207 | ​ | $ | 41,846
Less current portion | ​ | 12,797 | ​ | ​ | 12,576
Long-term portion | $ | 29,410 | ​ | $ | 29,270
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Schedule of reclamation expense | ​
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​ | Three months ended March 31,
​ | 2023 | ​ | 2022
Reclamation adjustment reflecting updated estimates | $ | 20 | ​ | $ | —
Reclamation accretion | ​ | 610 | ​ | ​ | 527
Total | $ | 630 | ​ | ​ | 527

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