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Mineral Property (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Investment in Mineral Property

(in thousands)		September 30,				December 31,
		2015				2014
Exploration
La Promesa (Peru)			5				5
Norcan (Mexico)			6				6
Aconchi (Mexico)			5				5
Canta Colorado (Peru)			3				3
Total exploration mineral property		$	19			$	19

Capitalized Development Costs

(in thousands)		Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
		2015				2014				2015				2014
Development expenditures		$	201			$	543			$	692			$	1,383
Capitalized interest			154				161				493				463
Property payments			—				—				190				100
Capitalized depreciation			2				4				7				20
Total capitalized costs		$	357			$	708			$	1,382			$	1,966

Exploration Expense

(in thousands)		Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
		2015				2014				2015				2014
Geologic and field expenses		$	9			$	38			$	24			$	176
Administrative			7				20				24				66
Total exploration costs		$	16			$	58			$	48			$	242

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Tabular disclosure of the capitalized costs of unproved properties and major development projects that are excluded from capitalized costs being amortized. This includes the total costs excluded and, at a minimum, these categories of costs: acquisition costs, exploration costs, development costs in the case of significant development projects, and capitalized interest.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef



-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 932



-SubTopic 10



-Section S99



-Paragraph 1



-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-10.(c)(7)(ii))



-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=50486907&loc=d3e511914-122862



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef



-Publisher SEC



-Name Regulation S-X (SX)



-Number 210



-Section 10



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-Subparagraph 3(ii)(A)



-Article 4

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