# ASC 360-930: Property, Plant, and Equipment — Extractive Activities—Mining

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## ASC 360-930: Property, Plant, and Equipment — Extractive Activities—Mining

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    "Land not undergoing developmental activities necessary to ready it for its intended use is not a qualifying asset for interest capitalization (360-930-25-1; see 835-20-15-8).",
    "When current costs are presented under Subtopic 255-10, the cost of mineral resource assets is determined by current market buying prices or by the current cost of finding and developing mineral reserves (360-930-25-2).",
    "Cash flows associated with value beyond proven and probable reserves must be included in both undiscounted and discounted future cash flow estimates used to test a mining asset for impairment under 360-10-15-3 through 15-5 (360-930-35-1).",
    "Those estimates must also include the estimated cash outflows required to develop and extract the value beyond proven and probable reserves (360-930-35-1).",
    "An entity must consider anticipated fluctuations in mineral market prices, using estimates consistent with those of a market participant (360-930-35-2).",
    "Entities generally should consider all available information—current prices, historical averages, and forward pricing curves—and it is generally inappropriate to use a single factor such as current price or a historical average as a surrogate for future prices (360-930-35-2).",
    "Marketplace price assumptions should be consistent with the entity's operating plans and financial projections underlying other aspects of the impairment analysis, such as the amount and timing of production (360-930-35-2)."
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    "930-360",
    "820-10"
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## ASC 360-930-05: 05 Overview and Background

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##### [360-930-05-1](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/360/930/#360-930-05-1)

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This Subtopic addresses the accounting for [mineral rights](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/m/#mineral-rights "The legal right to explore, extract, and retain at least a portion of the benefits from mineral deposits.").

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## ASC 360-930-15: 15 Scope and Scope Exceptions

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#### Overall Guidance

##### [360-930-15-1](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/360/930/#360-930-15-1)

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This Subtopic follows the same Scope and Scope Exceptions as outlined in the Overall Subtopic, see Section 930-10-15.

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## ASC 360-930-25: 25 Recognition

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##### [360-930-25-1](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/360/930/#360-930-25-1)

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Land that is not undergoing developmental activities necessary to get it ready for its intended use is not an asset that qualifies for interest capitalization. See paragraph [835-20-15-8](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/835/20/#835-20-15-8) for interest capitalization.

##### [360-930-25-2](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/360/930/#360-930-25-2)

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If current costs are provided in accordance with Subtopic 255-10 the costs of mineral resource assets is determined by current market buying prices or by the current cost of finding and developing mineral reserves. See Section 255-10-50 for current cost accounting.

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## ASC 360-930-35: 35 Subsequent Measurement

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#### Asset Impairment

##### [360-930-35-1](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/360/930/#360-930-35-1)

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An entity shall include the cash flows associated with [value beyond proven and probable reserves](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/v/#value-beyond-proven-and-probable-reserves "Value beyond proven and probable reserves is the economic value that exists in a mining asset beyond the value attributable to proven and probable reserves. The distinction between the categories of reserves relates to the level of geological evidence and, therefore, confidence in the reserve estimates.") in estimates of future cash flows (both undiscounted and discounted) used for determining whether a mining asset is impaired under paragraphs

[360-10-15-3 through 15-5](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/360/10/#360-10-15-3)

. Estimated cash flows also shall include the estimated cash outflows required to develop and extract the value beyond proven and probable reserves.

##### [360-930-35-2](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/360/930/#360-930-35-2)

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An entity shall consider the effects of anticipated fluctuations in the market price of minerals when estimating future cash flows (both undiscounted and discounted) used for determining whether a mining asset is impaired under the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets Subsections of Subtopic 360-10. Estimates of those effects shall be consistent with estimates of a market participant. Generally, an entity shall consider all available information including current prices, historical averages, and forward pricing curves. Those marketplace assumptions typically shall be consistent with an entity's operating plans and financial projections underlying other aspects of the impairment analysis (for example, amount and timing of production). It generally would be inappropriate for an entity to use a single factor, such as the current price or a historical average, as a surrogate for estimating future prices without considering other information that a market participant would consider.