RECLAMATION OBLIGATIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

RECLAMATION OBLIGATIONS

Schedule of reclamation expense

	Year ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Reclamation Adjustment reflecting updated estimates	$	89	$	—	$	—
Reclamation Accretion		506		429		407
Total	$	595	$	429	$	407

Schedule of reconciliation of asset retirement obligations

	2016		2015
Balance at beginning of the period	$	7,784	$	7,471
Settlements		(66)		—
Accretion of liability		506		429
Adjustment reflecting updated estimates		1,619		(116)
Balance at December 31	$	9,843	$	7,784
Current portion		(537)		(215)
Non-current portion	$	9,306	$	7,569

Schedule of assumptions in the calculation of asset retirement obligations

	Year ended December 31,
	2016		2015
Undiscounted Cash Flows	$	10.7 million	$	9.5 million
Remediation timeline		2017-2025		2016-2022
Inflation rate		1.6-2.4%		1.4-1.7%
Credit adjusted risk free rate		4.2-4.6%		6.8%