Federal Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Future Tax Assets and Liabilities

The Company’s future tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2016 and 2015 include the following components:

	December 31,
	2016	2015
Deferred tax assets:
Non-Current:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$                 85,995	$             80,491
Mineral properties	11,608	13,970
Capital loss carryforwards	618	618
Restoration reserves	1,623	1,478
Capitalized transaction costs	1,140	1,145
Other	5,562	946
Deferred tax assets	106,546	98,648
Valuation allowance	(101,523)	(96,203)
Net deferred tax assets	5,023	2,445
Deferred tax liabilities:
Current:
Prepaids and other	70	68
	70	68
Non-Current:
Derivatives	(956)	(956)
Property, plant and equipment	(4,137)	(1,557)
Deferred tax liabilities	(5,093)	(2,513)
Net deferred tax asset (liability)	$ -	$ -

Schedule of Valuation Allowance by Tax Jurisdiction

The composition of our valuation allowance by tax jurisdiction is summarized as follows: 

	December 31,
	2016	2015
United States	$             92,448	$           87,304
Australia	11,113	11,066
Turkey	(2,038)	(2,167)
Total valuation allowance	$          101,523	$           96,203

Schedule of Loss From Operations Before Income Taxes

For financial reporting purposes, loss from operations before income taxes consists of the following components:

	For the calendar year ended December 31,
	2016	2015
United States	$               (18,798)	$          (14,858)
Australia	(158)	(76)
Turkey	(649)	(209)
	$               (19,605)	$          (15,143)

Schedule of Reconciliation of Expected Income Tax on Net Income at Statutory Rates

A reconciliation of expected income tax on net income at statutory rates is as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2016	2015
Net loss	$          (19,605)	$         (15,143)
Statutory tax rate	34%	34%
Tax recovery at statutory rate	(6,666)	(5,149)
Foreign tax rate	97	(33)
Mineral property adjustments	9	(2,394)
Foreign deferred costs and other adjustments	-	(800)
Operating loss carryforward adjustment	(10)	(5,488)
Nondeductible write-offs	1,250	96
Change in valuation allowance	5,320	13,768
Income tax expense (recovery)	$                      -	$                     -