Properties, Plant and Equipment	9 Months Ended
Properties, Plant and Equipment	Sep. 30, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Properties, Plant and Equipment	Properties, Plant and Equipment During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company made capital expenditures totaling approximately $5 million. Approximately $1 million was primarily for the design and construction of the heap leach expansion and related infrastructure. Approximately $1 million was used to purchase multiple land lot properties throughout Storey and Lyon County including 5 lots near the mining and processing operation. The Company also incurred debt obligations to acquire mining vehicles and equipment with a cost of approximately $3 million. Depreciation expense for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 was $1.5 and $4.1 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company acquired mining vehicles and equipment totaling $4.3 million under capital lease obligations, made capital expenditures of approximately $2.5 million primarily for the design and construction of heap leach expansion and Merrill Crowe upgrades, and sold vehicles with a gross book value of $3.2 million for a loss of $1 million.

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

+ References+ Details