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Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Asset Retirement Obligations [Abstract]

Reconciliation of the total liability for asset retirement obligations

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

Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount of a liability for asset retirement obligations.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 410

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849

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