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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets retained by the Company:
Performance bonds	$ 114	$ 114
Net assets conveyed to Purchaser:
Undeveloped mining claims		21,942
Mining equipment		1,774
Less accumulated depreciation of mining equipment		(892)
Less write-down due to impairment	(22,620)	(22,620)
Net book value of assets conveyed		204
Total assets of discontinued operations	114	318
Asset retirement obligations assumed by Purchaser	$ 204	$ 204

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68055307&loc=d3e2420-110228

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
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