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INVENTORY AND LONG-TERM PARTS INVENTORY (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Inventory

The following summarizes our inventory, recorded at the lower of weighted average cost or estimated net realizable value, as of March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, respectively (in thousands):

		March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
Finished goods product inventory		$	39,013			$	44,137
In-process mineral inventory		14,799				19,584
Total product inventory		53,812				63,721
Current parts inventory, net		20,634				20,373
Total current inventory, net		74,446				84,094
Long-term parts inventory, net		17,700				16,366
Total inventory, net		$	92,146			$	100,460

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