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RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION LIABILITIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION LIABILITIES |
Schedule of reclamation and remediation liabilities | ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | December 31, 2023 | ​ | ​ | December 31, 2022
Reclamation and remediation liabilities, beginning balance | ​ | $ | 41,846 | ​ | $ | 35,452
Settlements | ​ | ​ | (1,358) | ​ | ​ | (774)
Accretion of liability | ​ | ​ | 2,536 | ​ | ​ | 2,354
Revisions to estimates and discount rate | ​ | ​ | (300) | ​ | ​ | 5,664
Foreign exchange revaluation | ​ | ​ | 297 | ​ | ​ | (850)
Reclamation and remediation liabilities, ending balance | ​ | $ | 43,021 | ​ | $ | 41,846
Less: current portion | ​ | ​ | 3,105 | ​ | ​ | 12,576
Long-term portion | ​ | $ | 39,916 | ​ | $ | 29,270
Schedule of reclamation expense | ​
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​ | ​ | Year ended December 31,
​ |  | 2023 | ​ | 2022 | ​ | 2021
Reclamation adjustment reflecting updated estimates | ​ | $ | 157 | ​ | $ | 991 | ​ | $ | 1,045
Reclamation accretion | ​ | ​ | 2,536 | ​ | ​ | 2,354 | ​ | ​ | 2,405
Total | ​ | $ | 2,693 | ​ | $ | 3,345 | ​ | $ | 3,450
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