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Supplemental Cash Flow Information and Material Non-Cash Transactions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Supplemental Cash Flow Information and Material Non-Cash Transactions [Abstract] |
Supplemental Cash Flow Information and Material Non-Cash Transactions | 17. Supplemental Cash Flow Information and Material Non-Cash Transactions As of December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, all of our cash was held in liquid bank deposits. Significant non-cash transactions during the year ended December 31, 2011 included the following:
| · | the receipt of 30,402,615 Midas Gold Shares in exchange for our Yellow Pine assets with a carrying value of $800. The fair value of the Midas Gold Shares was determined to be $78,872 upon receipt (see Note 7);
| · | the issuance of 450,000 compensation options as compensation to the Underwriters' of our April 20, 2011 equity financing (see Note 10); and
| · | the acquisition of mineral properties for the partial consideration of a $635 obligation, which is due upon the achievement of certain milestones.
Significant non-cash transactions during the year ended December 31, 2010 included the following:
| · | the issuance of 1,902,684 Common Shares as partial consideration for the repurchase of Notes in the principal amount of $5,667 and interest payable through to the maturity date of $691.
| · | the receipt of 800,000 common shares in the capital of Black Isle Resources Corp. for the repayment of an outstanding $662 loan that was previously written off as an uncollectible receivable. These common shares were valued at $38 when received and, accordingly, were recorded as a gain in our Consolidated Statement of Income/(Loss); and
| · | issuance of compensation options and special warrants to finders and agents as part of 2010 private placement.
There were no significant non-cash transactions during the year ended December 31, 2009.

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