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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

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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​		​	Nine months ended	​	​	Year ended
​	​	​	September 30, 2023	​	​	December 31, 2022
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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Three months ended September 30,

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Nine months ended September 30,

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2023

2022

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2023

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2022

Reclamation adjustment reflecting updated estimates

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$

136

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$

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$

156

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$

986

Reclamation accretion

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624

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526

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1,874

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1,573

Total

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$

760

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$

526

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$

2,030

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$

2,559

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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
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147481850/410-20-50-1

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