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Plant And Equipment (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule Of Plant And Equipment

		September 30, 2012									December 31, 2011
		Cost			Accumulated depreciation and write downs			Net			Cost			Accumulated depreciation and write downs			Net
Las Cardones, Mexico	$	18,248		$	104		$	18,144		$	18,238		$	92		$	18,146
Awak Mas, Indonesia		242			210			32			233			171			62
Mt. Todd, Australia		2,422			982			1,440			1,660			689			971
Guadalupe de los Reyes, Mexico		22			2			20			-			-			-
Corporate, United States		488			422			66			430			377			53
	$	21,422		$	1,720		$	19,702		$	20,561		$	1,329		$	19,232

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Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.



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