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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2024
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS |
Schedule of reclamation and remediation liabilities | ​
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​ |  | Six months ended | ​ | Year ended
​ | ​ | June 30, 2024 | ​ | December 31, 2023
Reclamation and remediation liabilities, beginning balance | ​ | $ | 43,021 | ​ | $ | 41,846
Settlements | ​ | ​ | (304) | ​ | ​ | (1,358)
Accretion of liability | ​ | ​ | 1,375 | ​ | ​ | 2,536
Revisions to estimates and discount rate | ​ | ​ | 800 | ​ | ​ | (300)
Foreign exchange revaluation | ​ | ​ | (455) | ​ | ​ | 297
Reclamation and remediation liabilities, ending balance | ​ | $ | 44,437 | ​ | $ | 43,021
Less: current portion | ​ | ​ | 2,280 | ​ | ​ | 3,105
Long-term portion | ​ | $ | 42,157 | ​ | $ | 39,916
Schedule of reclamation expense | ​
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​ | ​ | Three months ended June 30, | ​ | Six months ended June 30,
​ |  | 2024 | ​ | 2023 | ​ | 2024 | ​ | 2023
Reclamation adjustment reflecting updated estimates | ​ | $ | (688) | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | (705) | ​ | $ | 20
Reclamation accretion | ​ | ​ | 685 | ​ | ​ | 620 | ​ | ​ | 1,392 | ​ | ​ | 1,230
Total | ​ | $ | (3) | ​ | $ | 620 | ​ | $ | 687 | ​ | $ | 1,250
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- Definition 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. + References 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 + Details
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