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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT.

Net Book Value of Property, Plant and Equipment

		Net Book Value of Property, Plant and Equipment at December 31, 2019
(thousands of dollars)		Turkey			Texas			Alabama			New Mexico			Corporate			Total
Uranium plant		$	—		$	3,112		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	3,112
Mineral rights and properties			—			—			8,972			7,806			—			16,778
Other property, plant and equipment			6			327			—			—			114			447
Total		$	6		$	3,439		$	8,972		$	7,806		$	114		$	20,337

		Net Book Value of Property, Plant and Equipment at December 31, 2018
(thousands of dollars)		Turkey			Texas			Alabama			New Mexico			Corporate			Total
Uranium plant		$	—		$	3,256		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	3,256
Mineral rights and properties			—			—			8,973			7,806			—			16,779
Other property, plant and equipment			8			348			—			—			162			518
Total		$	8		$	3,604		$	8,973		$	7,806		$	162		$	20,553

Summary of Impairment Expense by Project

		For the years ended December 31,
		2019			2018
		(thousands of dollars)
Kingsville Dome project		$	143		$	2,978
Rosita project			—			2,545
Vasquez project			—			221
Temrezli project			—			17,968
Cebolleta/Juan Tafoya project			—			—
Total Impairment		$	143		$	23,712

Schedule of Mineral Property Expenses

		For the year ended December 31,
		2019			2018
		(thousands of dollars)
Temrezli project, Turkey		$	—		$	117
Total Turkey projects			—			117
Kingsville Dome project, Texas			716			800
Rosita project, Texas			530			738
Vasquez project, Texas			495			631
Other projects, Texas			(4)			20
Total Texas projects			1,737			2,189
Cebolleta project, New Mexico			440			389
Juan Tafoya project, New Mexico			223			223
Other projects, New Mexico			13			—
Total New Mexico projects			676			612
Columbus Basin project, Nevada			126			249
Other projects, Nevada			—			90
Total Nevada projects			126			339
Sal Rica project, Utah			111			141
Total Utah projects			111			141
Coosa project, Alabama			202			140
Total Alabama projects			202			140
Total expense for the period		$	2,852		$	3,538

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