INCOME AND MINING TAXES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income and Mining Tax Expense Reconciliation

The Company’s income and mining tax expense differed from the amounts computed by applying the United States statutory corporate income tax rate for the following reasons:

	Three Months Ended June 30,												Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014						2013						2014						2013
Income (loss) before income and mining tax and other items				$	92					$	(2,631	)				$	235					$	(2,091	)
Tax at statutory rate		35	%	$	32			35	%	$	(921	)		35	%	$	82			35	%	$	(732	)
Reconciling items:
Percentage depletion		(21	)%		(19	)		2	%		(52	)		(13	)%		(30	)		4	%		(93	)
Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax assets		(81	)%		(75	)		(26	)%		723			(27	)%		(62	)		(33	)%		728
Mining and other Taxes		5	%		5			(1	)%		18			3	%		8			(1	)%		36
Disallowed loss on Midas Sale					—						—			6	%		13						—
Effect of foreign earnings, net of credits		3	%		3			(1	)%		20			4	%		9			(1	)%		16
Other		1	%		1			3	%		(75	)		2	%		5			3	%		(62	)
Income and mining tax expense (benefit)		(58	)%	$	(53	)		12	%	$	(287	)		10	%	$	25			7	%	$	(107	)