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Subsequent Event (Details) $ in Thousands | Feb. 25, 2016 USD ($)
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Subsequent Event [Member] | Great Panther Silver Limited [Member] | Option Agreement [Member] | Guadalupe De Los Reyes Mexico [Member] |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |
Amount of payment not made | $ 1,500

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- Definition Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Represents the amount of the payment that will not be made per the terms of the agreement. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Details
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