| Exploration expenses |
12. Exploration expense: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three months ended June 30, | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Project | | 2026 | | 2025 | | 2026 | | 2025 | | Santa Cruz, USA | | $ | 10,537 | | | $ | 5,425 | | | $ | 20,037 | | | $ | 11,929 | | | Gleeson, USA | | 3,985 | | | 180 | | | 6,615 | | | 276 | | | Hog Heaven, USA | | 1,161 | | | 394 | | | 4,364 | | | 1,267 | | Alacrán, Colombia | | — | | | 4,354 | | | 3,334 | | | 7,691 | | | Ivory Coast Project, Ivory Coast | | 739 | | | 331 | | | 1,093 | | | 656 | | | Chile Exploration Collaboration, Chile | | — | | | — | | | 664 | | | — | | | Tintic, USA | | 193 | | | 474 | | | 427 | | | 1,185 | | | Project generation and other | | 4,793 | | | 2,920 | | | 8,080 | | | 6,859 | | | Total | | $ | 21,408 | | | $ | 14,078 | | | $ | 44,614 | | | $ | 29,863 | |
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