RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

NOTE 4 RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION

The Company’s Reclamation and remediation expense consisted of:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Reclamation and remediation	$	1	$	—	$	6	$	—
Accretion - operating		21		18		57		54
Accretion - non-operating		3		2		11		7
	$	25	$	20	$	74	$	61

The following is a reconciliation of Reclamation and remediation liabilities:


	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2015		2014
Balance at beginning of period	$	1,689	$	1,611
Additions, changes in estimates and other		70		(2)
Liabilities settled		(53)		(91)
Accretion expense		68		61
Balance at end of period	$	1,774	$	1,579

As a result of the CC&V acquisition, the Company added $63 in reclamation and remediation obligations which is reflected in the reconciliation above in Additions, changes in estimates and other. Refer to Note 13 for further information.

At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, $1,611 and $1,497, respectively, were accrued for reclamation obligations relating to operating properties. In addition, the Company is involved in several matters concerning environmental obligations associated with former, primarily historic, mining activities (non-operating). Generally, these matters concern developing and implementing remediation plans at the various sites involved. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, $163 and $192, respectively, were accrued for such obligations. These amounts are also included in Reclamation and remediation liabilities.

The current portion of Reclamation and remediation liabilities of $62 and $83 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, are included in Other current liabilities.