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Long-Term Reclamation Liability and Retirement Obligation Asset

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Reclamation Liability and Retirement Obligation Asset

Long-Term Reclamation Liability and Retirement Obligation Asset

Following is a reconciliation of the aggregate reclamation liability associated with our reclamation plan for our mining projects:

	June 30, 2016				December 31, 2015
Long-term reclamation liability — beginning of period	$	6,827,568			$	5,908,700
Additional obligations incurred	—				659,295
Accretion of reclamation liability	92,890				259,573
Long-term reclamation liability — end of period	$	6,920,458			$	6,827,568

Following is a reconciliation of the aggregate retirement obligation asset associated with our reclamation plan for our mining projects:

	June 30, 2016				December 31, 2015
Retirement obligation asset — beginning of period	$	1,107,120			$	1,619,101
Additional obligations incurred	—				659,295
Amortization of retirement obligation asset	(414,997		)		(1,171,276		)
Retirement obligation asset — end of period	$	692,123			$	1,107,120

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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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