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3) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: Reclamation and Remediation Costs (asset Retirement Obligation) (Policies)
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| Reclamation and Remediation Costs (asset Retirement Obligation) | Reclamation and Remediation Costs (Asset Retirement Obligation)
Upon commencement of commercial operations, the Company will accrue costs associated with environmental remediation obligations in accordance with ASC 410-20, Asset Retirement Obligations. In accordance with ASC 410-20-25, Asset Retirement Obligations -Recognition, the Company will record a liability for the present value of the estimated environmental remediation costs in the period in which the liability is incurred and becomes determinable, with an offsetting increase in the carrying amount of the associated asset. The liability will be accreted and the asset will be depreciated over the life of the related assets. Adjustments for changes resulting from the passage of time and changes to either the timing or amount of the original present value estimate underlying the obligation will be made. As reclamation work is performed or liabilities are otherwise settled, the recorded amount of the liability will be reduced.
The Company will accrue costs associated with any environmental remediation obligation when it is probable that such costs will be incurred and they are reasonably estimable. Estimates for reclamation and other closure costs are prepared in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies, or ASC 410-30-25, Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations - Recognition. Costs of future expenditures for environmental remediation will not be discounted to their present value unless subject to a contractually obligated fixed payment schedule. Such costs will be based on managements then current best estimate of amounts to be incurred when the remediation work is performed, within current laws and regulations.
Future reclamation and environmental-related expenditures are difficult to estimate, in many circumstances, due to the early stage nature of the exploration project, and uncertainties associated with defining the nature and extent of environmental disturbance and the application of laws and regulations by regulatory authorities and changes in reclamation or remediation technology. The Company will be required to periodically review accrued liabilities for such reclamation and remediation costs as evidence becomes available indicating that the liabilities have potentially changed. Changes in estimates will be reflected in the statement of operations in the period an estimate is revised. |