RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION LIABILITIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION LIABILITIES

RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION LIABILITIES

NOTE 12 RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION LIABILITIES

The Company is responsible for reclamation of certain past and future disturbances at its properties. The most significant properties subject to these obligations are the Gold Bar and Tonkin properties in Nevada, the Fox Complex properties in Canada, and the El Gallo mine in Mexico.

A reconciliation of the Company’s asset retirement obligations for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:

	December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Reclamation and remediation liability, beginning balance	$	35,452	$	34,000
Settlements		(774)		(2,225)
Accretion of liability		2,354		2,405
Revisions to estimates and discount rate		5,664		1,257
Foreign exchange revaluation		(850)		15
Reclamation and remediation liability, ending balance	$	41,846	$	35,452
Less: current portion		12,576		5,761
Long-term portion	$	29,270	$	29,691

The adjustment reflecting updated estimates for the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily relates to a $3.2 million increase in obligations in Gold Bar, $1.2 million increase in obligations in Tonkin Springs and $1.3 million increase in obligations in El Gallo. By comparison, as at December 31, 2021, $0.5 million increase in obligations relates to Gold Bar, $0.1 million increase - Tonkin Springs and $0.6 million increase - Fox Complex.

Reclamation expense in the Statement of Operations includes adjustments for updates in the reclamation liability for properties that do not have reserves in compliance with S-K 1300. Reclamation accretion for all properties is as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2022		2021		2020
Reclamation adjustment reflecting updated estimates	$	991	$	1,045	$	(113)
Reclamation accretion		2,354		2,405		1,901
Total	$	3,345		3,450	$	1,788