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Property, Plant and Equipment
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment  
Property, Plant and Equipment

8.     Property, Plant and Equipment

 

The components of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Mineral properties

 

$

239,200

 

$

239,200

 

Exploration properties

 

16,549

 

16,549

 

Royalty properties

 

1,208

 

1,208

 

Buildings

 

4,455

 

4,766

 

Mining equipment and machinery

 

23,902

 

21,335

 

Other furniture and equipment

 

1,615

 

1,553

 

Asset retirement cost

 

3,506

 

3,506

 

 

 

290,435

 

288,117

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

(5,343

)

(3,918

)

 

 

285,092

 

284,199

 

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 are primarily related to activity at the Company’s Velardeña Operations in Mexico.