Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 172,923	$ 169,777
Investments	32,973	29,117
Accounts receivable:
Trade	6,982	20,082
Taxes	10,382	187
Other, net	9,031	9,780
Inventories:
Concentrates, doré, and stockpiled ore	38,064	25,944
Materials and supplies	24,663	24,079
Other current assets	16,317	12,125
Total current assets	311,335	291,091
Non-current investments	7,098	5,002
Non-current restricted cash and investments	1,076	2,200
Properties, plants, equipment and mineral interests, net	2,025,607	2,032,685
Non-current deferred income taxes	44,683	35,815
Other non-current assets and deferred charges	6,384	4,884
Total assets	2,396,183	2,371,677
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	46,847	60,064
Accrued payroll and related benefits	29,085	36,515
Accrued taxes	5,081	9,061
Current portion of capital leases	5,852	5,653
Current portion of debt		470
Current portion of accrued reclamation and closure costs	6,514	5,653
Accrued interest	14,450	5,745
Other current liabilities	7,968	3,064
Total current liabilities	115,797	126,225
Capital leases	7,436	5,838
Accrued reclamation and closure costs	80,758	79,927
Long-term debt	501,917	500,979
Non-current deferred tax liability	122,723	122,855
Non-current pension liability	43,451	44,491
Other noncurrent liabilities	11,160	11,518
Total liabilities	883,242	891,833
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 2, 4, 7, 9, and 11)
Preferred stock, 5,000,000 shares authorized:
Series B preferred stock, $0.25 par value, 157,816 shares issued and outstanding, liquidation preference — $7,891	39	39
Common stock, $0.25 par value, authorized 750,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 2017 — 399,018,708 shares and 2016 — 395,286,875 shares	100,886	99,806
Capital surplus	1,617,669	1,597,212
Accumulated deficit	(166,602)	(167,437)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(20,884)	(34,602)
Less treasury stock, at cost; 2017 — 4,529,450 and 2016 — 3,941,210 shares issued and held in treasury	(18,167)	(15,174)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,512,941	1,479,844
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 2,396,183	$ 2,371,677

Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer), including liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits.

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