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13. Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes Tables  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
    2013     2012     2011  
Federal                  
Current   $ -     $ -     $ -  
Deferred     196,113       151,915       87,675  
Total   $ 196,113     $ 151,915     $ 87,675  
                         
State                        
Current   $ -     $ -     $ 9,168  
Deferred     33,338       15,192       8,767  
Total   $ 33,338     $ 15,192     $ 17,935  
                         
Foreign   $ -     $ -     $ -  
                         
Total provision (benefit)   $ 229,451     $ 167,107     $ 105,610  
                         
Domestic and foreign components of income (loss) from operations before income taxes
    2013     2012     2011  
Domestic   $ 163,632     $ 301,391     $ 1,342,530  
Foreign     (1,575,351 )     (692,820 )     (600,000 )
Total   $ (1,411,719 )   $ (391,429 )   $ 742,530  
                         
Deferred tax assets
    2013     2012  
Deferred tax asset:            
Other   $ -     $ 11,151  
Foreign exploration costs     168,401       208,855  
Foreign net operating loss carry forward     232,723       374,110  
Foreign other     42,612       217,887  
Federal and state net operating          
   loss carry forward     35,424       39,824  
      Deferred tax asset     479,160       851,827  
                 
Valuation allowance (foreign)     (279,235 )     (605,496 )
Valuation allowance (federal)     (71,786 )     -  
      Total deferred tax asset     128,139       246,331  
                 
Deferred tax liability:                
   Property, plant, and equipment     (128,139 )     (16,880 )
      Total deferred tax liability     (128,139 )     (16,880 )
                 
Net Deferred Tax Asset   $ -     $ 229,451  
                 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
  2013     2012     2011  
Computed expected tax provision (benefit) $ (494,102 )   -35.0 %   $ (137,000 -35.0 %   $ 259,886     35.0 %
Effect of permanent differences                 -    0.0 %     4,662     0.6 %
                                       
Foreign taxes   78,768     5.6 %     34,641    8.9 %     24,000     3.2 %
Other (1)   899,260     63.7 %     61,770    15.8 %     126,062     17.0 %
Increase in valuation allowance foreign                 207,696    53.1 %              
Increase in valuation allowance U.S.   71,786     5.1 %                 -     -  
Release of valuation allowance U.S.                             (309,000 )   -41.6 %
Release of valuation allowance Foreign   (326,261 )   -23.1 %     -    0.0 %              
   Total $ 229,451     16 %   $ 167,107    42.7 %   $ 105,610     14.2 %
                                       
(1) In 2013 there were revisions to estimates of foreign net operating loss carry forwards.