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Long-Term Reclamation Liability and Retirement Obligation Asset

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

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:

	Three Months Ended				Twelve Months  Ended
	March 31, 2018				December 31, 2017
Long-term reclamation liability — beginning of period	$	7,417,680			$	7,353,346
Additional obligations incurred	—				—
Accretion of reclamation liability	4,876				64,334
Long-term reclamation liability — end of period	$	7,422,556			$	7,417,680

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

	Three Months Ended				Twelve Months Ended
	March 31, 2018				December 31, 2017
Retirement obligation asset — beginning of period	$	282,745			$	617,126
Additional obligations incurred	—				—
Amortization of retirement obligation asset	(14,917		)		(334,381		)
Retirement obligation asset — end of period	$	267,828			$	282,745

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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
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7569-110849

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