CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 8,470	$ 13,047
Deposits, prepaid expenses and other current assets	89	150
Total Current Assets	8,559	13,197
Mining properties, land and water rights	223,286	220,635
Deposits on project property, plant and equipment	87,244	85,698
Restricted cash held at EMLLC	13,025	16,636
Restricted cash held for loan procurement	1,175	1,850
Restricted cash held for reclamation bonds	782	4,932
Non-mining property and equipment, net	221	369
Other assets	2,994	2,994
TOTAL ASSETS	337,286	346,311
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	855	1,762
Accrued advance royalties	500	500
Current portion of long term debt	165	142
Total Current Liabilities	1,520	2,404
Provision for post closure reclamation and remediation costs	1,587	1,198
Accrued advance royalties	5,200	5,200
Accrued payments to Agricultural Sustainability Trust	4,000	4,000
Long term debt, net of current portion	1,340	1,517
Senior Convertible Promissory Notes	5,540	5,316
Return of Contributions Payable to POS-Minerals	33,641	33,884
Other accrued liabilities	2,125	2,125
Total Liabilities	54,953	55,644
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - NOTE 12
CONTINGENTLY REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST ("CRNCI")	172,659	173,265
EQUITY
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 650,000,000 and 650,000,000 shares authorized, respectively, 110,611,287 and 109,298,393 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	111	109
Additional paid-in capital	281,900	281,563
Accumulated deficit during exploration and development stage	(172,337)	(164,270)
Total Equity	109,674	117,402
TOTAL LIABILITIES, CRNCI, AND EQUITY	$ 337,286	$ 346,311