Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment Assets Held-for-sale Disclosure [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

3. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

	Net Book Value of Property, Plant and Equipment at June 30, 2016
(thousands of dollars)	Turkey	Texas	New Mexico	Corporate	Total
Uranium plant	$                -	$       8,626	$                -	$               -	$            8,626
Mineral rights and properties	17,968	979	19,102	-	38,049
Other property, plant and equipment	22	1,289	-	163	1,474
Total	$      17,990	$     10,894	$      19,102	$          163	$           48,149
	Net Book Value of Property, Plant and Equipment at December 31, 2015
(thousands of dollars)	Turkey	Texas	New Mexico	Corporate	Total
Uranium plant	$                -	$       8,653	$                -	$               -	$            8,653
Mineral rights and properties	17,968	1,513	19,102	-	38,583
Other property, plant and equipment	22	1,352	-	202	1,576
Total	$      17,990	$     11,518	$     19,102	$          202	$          48,812

During the quarter ended June 30, 2016, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $0.5 million on its Sejita Dome project which was the result of URI’s Board of Directors and management determining that recent exploration results indicated that the project should be terminated. As a result, the carrying value of the Sejita Dome project was written down to nil.