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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT  
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

7. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Book Value of Property, Plant and Equipment at March 31, 2019

(thousands of dollars)

    

Turkey

    

Texas

    

Alabama

    

New Mexico

    

Corporate

    

Total

Uranium plant

 

$

 —

 

$

3,143

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

3,143

Mineral rights and properties

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

8,972

 

 

7,806

 

 

 —

 

 

16,778

Other property, plant and equipment

 

 

 7

 

 

451

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

150

 

 

608

Total

 

$

 7

 

$

3,594

 

$

8,972

 

$

7,806

 

$

150

 

$

20,529

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Book Value of Property, Plant and Equipment at December 31, 2018

(thousands of dollars)

    

Turkey

    

Texas

    

Alabama

    

New Mexico

    

Corporate

    

Total

Uranium plant

 

$

 —

 

$

3,256

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

3,256

Mineral rights and properties

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

8,973

 

 

7,806

 

 

 —

 

 

16,779

Other property, plant and equipment

 

 

 8

 

 

348

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

162

 

 

518

Total

 

$

 8

 

$

3,604

 

$

8,973

 

$

7,806

 

$

162

 

$

20,553

 

Impairment of Temrezli and Sefaatli Projects

On June 20, 2018, the General Directorate of Mining Affairs, a department of the Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, notified the Company that the mining and exploration licenses for its Temrezli and Sefaatli projects located in Turkey had been revoked and potential compensation will be proffered. While the Company is investigating the legality of this action and what remedies, including compensation, might be available to the Company, the Company has determined that it is more likely than not that the Company will be unable to explore, develop, mine or otherwise benefit from the mineral properties. Therefore, the Company has determined that all of the uranium mineral holding property assets located in Turkey were fully impaired. The Company will recognize compensation for the mining and exploration licenses when the amount of the full and fair compensation is fixed and determinable and the ability to collect is probable.

The Company reviews and evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable.