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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Schedule of impairment charge | Presented below is calculation of the impairment charge:
Net book value of assets conveyed |  | $ | 22,824 |
Asset retirement obligations assumed by Purchaser |  |  | (204 | )
Impairment charge recognized in 2015 |  | $ | 22,620 |
Schedule of assets and liabilities associated with the mining segment | Presented below are the assets and liabilities associated with the Company’s mining segment as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, along with the impact of the impairment charge:
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Assets retained by the Company: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance bonds |  | $ | 114 |  |  | $ | 530 |
Net assets conveyed to Purchaser: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Undeveloped mining claims |  |  | 21,942 |  |  |  | 21,942 |
Mining equipment |  |  | 1,774 |  |  |  | 1,773 |
Less accumulated depreciation of mining equipment |  |  | (892 | ) |  |  | (770 | )
Less write-down due to impairment |  |  | (22,620 | ) |  |  | - |
Net book value of assets conveyed |  |  | 204 |  |  |  | 22,945 |
Total assets of discontinued operations |  | $ | 318 |  |  | $ | 23,475 |
Asset retirement obligations assumed by Purchaser |  | $ | 204 |  |  | $ | 188 |
Schedule of components of discontinued operations | Presented below are the components for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Operating results for apartment complex: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental revenue |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,271 |
Operating expenses |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (844 | )
Net earnings for apartment complex |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 427 |
Operating expenses of mining segment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Water treatment plant |  |  | (1,737 | ) |  |  | (1,875 | ) |  |  | (1,817 | )
Mine property holding costs |  |  | (1,134 | ) |  |  | (1,110 | ) |  |  | (1,228 | )
Depreciation of mine equipment |  |  | (122 | ) |  |  | (123 | ) |  |  | (126 | )
Total expenses for mining segment |  |  | (2,993 | ) |  |  | (3,108 | ) |  |  | (3,171 | )
Total results for discontinued operations |  | $ | (2,993 | ) |  | $ | (3,108 | ) |  | $ | (2,744 | )

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