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RECLAMATION BONDS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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RECLAMATION BONDS [Text Block] | 11. RECLAMATION BONDS Reclamation bonds are held as security towards future exploration work and the related future potential cost of reclamation of the Company’s land and unproven mineral interests. Once reclamation of the properties is complete, the bonds will be returned to the Company.
|  | December 31, 2017 |  |  | December 31, 2016 |
Australia - various properties | $ | - |  | $ | 67,694 |
Sweden - various properties |  | 12,625 |  |  | 8,043 |
Turkey - various properties |  | 5,669 |  |  | 26,362 |
U.S.A - various properties |  | 497,454 |  |  | 537,328 |
Total | $ | 515,748 |  | $ | 639,427 |

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