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Property, Plant and Equipment
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND MINING PROPERTIES, NET
Property, plant and equipment and mining properties, net consist of the following:
In thousandsMarch 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Mine development$1,377,235 $1,358,189 
Mineral interests809,912 809,912 
Land9,000 8,318 
Facilities and equipment(1)
1,416,594 947,435 
Construction in progress(2)
162,191 612,865 
Total$3,774,932 $3,736,719 
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization(3)
(2,077,005)(2,048,431)
Property, plant and equipment and mining properties, net$1,697,927 $1,688,288 
(1) Includes $120.8 million and $127.6 million associated with facilities and equipment assets under finance leases at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
(2) Includes $18.0 million and $471.7 million of construction costs related to the Rochester Expansion project at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
(3) Includes $40.1 million and $37.6 million of accumulated amortization related to assets under finance leases at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Commissioning of Rochester’s new three-stage crushing circuit and truck load-out facility was completed on March 7, 2024. The crushing circuit has routinely exceeded 70,000 tons per day since commissioning was completed leading to declaration of commercial production and $528 million of construction in process placed into service during the quarter. Ramp-up to sustained nameplate capacity of 88,000 tons per day remains on schedule for the end of the second quarter.