COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Schedule of minimum commitments and related payments due

			Payments due by period
	2024		2025		2026		2027		Thereafter			Total
Mining and surface rights	$	2,082	$	1,002	$	673	$	660	$	35	$	4,452
Reclamation costs(1)		9,608		3,152		4,220		8,473		27,002		52,455
Long-term debt (Note 11)		—		12,000		28,000		—		—		40,000
Lease obligations (Note 10)		1,073		330		207		—		—		1,610
Total	$	12,763	$	16,484	$	33,100	$	9,133	$	27,037	$	98,517

(1) Amounts presented represent the undiscounted uninflated future payments.