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7. Asset Retirement Obligation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Asset Retirement Obligation

Changes to the Asset Retirement Obligation balance during 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

Asset Retirement Obligation
Balance December 31, 2013		$	150,080
Accretion adjustment during 2014			(2,390	)
Balance December 31, 2014			147,690
Accretion during 2015			5,137
Balance December 31, 2015		$	152,827

The Company’s total asset retirement obligation and accrued reclamation costs of $260,327 and $255,190 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, include reclamation obligations for Idaho and Montana operations of $107,500.

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The entire disclosure for an asset retirement obligation and the associated long-lived asset. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement from service of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
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