Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Restricted Cash (Tables)

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Restricted Cash (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Restricted Cash  
Schedule of Restricted Cash

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,

 

As of December 31,

 

2015

 

2014

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

Money market account (a)

7,457

 

7,456

Certificates of deposit (b)

100

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

7,557

 

7,556

 

(a) The bonding requirements for reclamation obligations on various properties have been agreed to by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (“WDEQ”), the BLM and the NRC.  The restricted money market accounts are pledged as collateral against performance surety bonds which are used to secure the potential costs of reclamation related to those properties. Surety bonds providing $26.7 million of coverage towards specific reclamation obligations are collateralized by $7.5 million of the restricted cash at September 30, 2015.

 

   (b) The certificate of deposit provides security for the Company’s credit cards.