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Mineral Property (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Extractive Industries [Abstract]

Investment in mineral property

(in thousands)		March 31,				December 31,
		2020				2019
Exploration
Lik project (Alaska – US)		$	15,611			$	15,611
La Promesa (Peru)			6				6
Total exploration mineral property		$	15,617			$	15,617

Exploration expense

(in thousands)		Three months ended March 31,
		2020				2019
Geologic and field expenses		$	90			$	147
Administrative			23				16
Total exploration costs		$	113			$	163

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Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation.

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