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Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

11.     Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

 

The components of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

    

2020

    

2019

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Mineral properties

 

$

9,353

 

$

9,353

 

Exploration properties

 

 

2,518

 

 

2,518

 

Royalty properties

 

 

200

 

 

200

 

Buildings

 

 

3,755

 

 

3,755

 

Mining equipment and machinery

 

 

16,049

 

 

16,049

 

Other furniture and equipment

 

 

885

 

 

884

 

Asset retirement cost

 

 

948

 

 

866

 

 

 

 

33,708

 

 

33,625

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

(27,873)

 

 

(27,594)

 

 

 

$

5,835

 

$

6,031

 

 

Equipment Related to the Oxide Plant Lease

 

Certain assets of the Company are related to the lease of the Velardeña oxide plant to Hecla (see Note 1). The net book value of the equipment involved in the lease was approximately $0.5 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019.