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MINERAL PROPERTY INTERESTS AND PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
MINERAL PROPERTY INTERESTS AND PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
Schedule of property and equipment | ​
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​ |  | December 31, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022
Mineral property interests, cost | ​ | $ | 207,601 | ​ | $ | 359,845
Less: accumulated depletion | ​ | ​ | (80,004) | ​ | ​ | (58,700)
Mineral property interests, carrying value | ​ | $ | 127,597 | ​ | $ | 301,145
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Plant and equipment, cost | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Land | ​ | $ | 18,043 | ​ | $ | 17,850
Construction in progress | ​ | ​ | 6,963 | ​ | ​ | 8,408
Plant and equipment | ​ | ​ | 79,972 | ​ | ​ | 73,740
Subtotal | ​ | $ | 104,978 | ​ | $ | 99,998
Less: accumulated depreciation | ​ |  | (62,625) | ​ | ​ | (54,862)
Plant and equipment, carrying value | ​ | $ | 42,353 | ​ | $ | 45,136
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Mineral property interests and plant and equipment, carrying value | ​ | $ | 169,950 | ​ | $ | 346,281
Summary of mineral property interests | ​
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Name of Property/Complex |  | State/Province |  | Country |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Fox Complex | ​ | Ontario | ​ | Canada | ​ | $ | 32,519 | ​ | $ | 40,413
Lexam Exploration Properties | ​ | Ontario | ​ | Canada | ​ | ​ | 41,595 | ​ | ​ | 41,595
Los Azules Copper Project | ​ | San Juan |  | Argentina | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 162,669
Los Azules Copper Project - 1.25% NSR |  | San Juan |  | Argentina | ​ | ​ | 28,821 | ​ | ​ | 28,821
Tonkin Properties |  | Nevada |  | United States | ​ |  | 4,602 | ​ |  | 4,833
Gold Bar Mine |  | Nevada |  | United States | ​ |  | 11,031 | ​ |  | 12,982
Elder Creek Exploration Property |  | Nevada |  | United States | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 635
Elder Creek Exploration Property - 1.25% NSR |  | Nevada |  | United States | ​ |  | 150 | ​ |  | 150
Fenix Project Properties |  | Sinaloa |  | Mexico | ​ |  | 8,879 | ​ |  | 9,047
Total mineral property interests | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 127,597 | ​ | $ | 301,145

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