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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS |
Schedule of reconciliation of asset retirement obligations | A reconciliation of the Company’s asset retirement obligations for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, and for the year ended December 31, 2022, is as follows:
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Reclamation and remediation liability, beginning balance | ​ | $ | 41,846 | ​ | $ | 35,452
Settlements | ​ | ​ | (1,215) | ​ | ​ | (774)
Accretion of liability | ​ | ​ | 1,874 | ​ | ​ | 2,354
Revisions to estimates and discount rate | ​ | ​ | (300) | ​ | ​ | 5,664
Foreign exchange revaluation | ​ | ​ | 51 | ​ | ​ | (850)
Reclamation and remediation liability, ending balance | ​ | $ | 42,256 | ​ | $ | 41,846
Less: current portion | ​ | ​ | 2,434 | ​ | ​ | 12,576
Long-term portion | ​ | $ | 39,822 | ​ | $ | 29,270
Schedule of reclamation expense | ​
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Reclamation adjustment reflecting updated estimates | ​ | $ | 136 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 156 | ​ | $ | 986
Reclamation accretion | ​ | ​ | 624 | ​ | ​ | 526 | ​ | ​ | 1,874 | ​ | ​ | 1,573
Total | ​ | $ | 760 | ​ | $ | 526 | ​ | $ | 2,030 | ​ | $ | 2,559

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