ENVIRONMENTAL AND MINE CLOSURE OBLIGATIONS (Tables) |
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| Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summary Of Mine Closure Obligations |
The following is a summary of our environmental and mine closure obligations:
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| Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure |
The following represents a roll forward of our mine closure obligation liability for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and for the year ended December 31, 2018:
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the changes in carrying amount of a liability for asset retirement obligations, for changes such as new obligations, changes in estimates of existing obligations, spending on existing obligations, property dispositions, and foreign currency translation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of environmental loss contingencies by individual site. Does not include loss contingencies that are not environmental in nature. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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