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7. Asset Retirement Obligation and Accrued Reclamation Costs

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Asset Retirement Obligation and Accrued Reclamation Costs

Changes to the asset retirement obligation balance during 2017 and 2016 are as follows:

Asset Retirement Obligation
Balance December 31, 2015		$	152,827
Accretion during 2016			5,455
Balance December 31, 2016			158,282
Accretion during 2017			5,790
Balance December 31, 2017		$	164,072

The Company’s total asset retirement obligation and accrued reclamation costs of $271,572 and $265,782, at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, include reclamation obligations for the 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
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=2175671

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