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Note 12 - Self-Insurance
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements  
Self Insurance [Text Block]

(12)     SELF INSURANCE

 

We self-insure our underground mining equipment. Such equipment is allocated among seven mining units dispersed over 10 miles. The historical cost of such equipment was approximately $280 million and $260 million as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.    

  

Restricted cash of $3.4 million and $3.3 million as of December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively, represents cash held and controlled by a third party and is restricted for future workers’ compensation claim payments.