Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Restricted Cash (Tables)

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Restricted Cash (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Restricted Cash [Abstract]  
Schedule of Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

As of December 31,

 

2015

 

2014

 

$

    

$

 

 

 

 

Money market account (a)

7,457

 

7,456

Certificates of deposit

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, United States Department of the Interior and United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 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 $27,881 of coverage towards specific reclamation obligations are collateralized by $7,444 of the restricted cash at December 31, 2015.