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Asset Retirement Obligations | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Asset Retirement Obligations [Abstract] |
Asset Retirement Obligations |
5) | Asset Retirement Obligations
We record the fair value of the reclamation liability for our inactive mining properties and our operating oil and gas properties as of the date that the liability is incurred. We review the liability each quarter and determine if a change in estimate is required as well as accrete the discounted liability on a quarterly basis for the future liability. Final determinations are made during the fourth quarter of each year. We deduct any actual funds expended for reclamation during the quarter in which it occurs. The following is a reconciliation of the total liability for asset retirement obligations:
|  | (In thousands) |
|  | June 30, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Beginning asset retirement obligation |  | $ | 510 |  |  | $ | 303 |
Accretion of discount |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | 23 |
Liabilities incurred |  |  | 93 |  |  |  | 187 |
Liabilities sold |  |  | -- |  |  |  | (3 | )
Ending asset retirement obligation |  | $ | 619 |  |  | $ | 510 |
Mining properties |  | $ | 155 |  |  | $ | 149 |
Oil & Gas wells |  |  | 464 |  |  |  | 361 |
Ending asset retirement obligation |  | $ | 619 |  |  | $ | 510 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for an asset retirement obligation and the associated long-lived asset. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement from service of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7569-110849 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 143 -Paragraph 22 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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