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Mineral Property (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Extractive Industries [Abstract]

Investment in mineral property

(in thousands)		March 31,				December 31,
		2021				2020
Exploration
Lik project (Alaska – US)		$	15,611			$	15,611
Gold Coin (Arizona – US)			17				17
Total exploration mineral property		$	15,628			$	15,628

Exploration expense

(in thousands)		Three months ended March 31,
		2021				2020
Geologic and field expenses		$	125			$	90
Administrative			22				23
Total exploration costs		$	147			$	113

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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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