Restricted Cash

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Restricted Cash

Restricted Cash

The following table provides the components of Restricted cash (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Reclamation and other surety bond cash collateral	$	34,293	$	39,677

As of September 30, 2021, the Company's BLM reclamation and similar obligations were secured with surety bonds totaling $59.3 million, which were partially collateralized by the Restricted cash shown above. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 the Company replaced certain surety bonds with new surety bonds with lower cash collateral requirements, resulting in an approximate $5.4 million reduction in restricted cash.