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13. Income Taxes (Details Narrative)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 900,000
Montana [Member]
Operating loss carryforwards	2,900,000
Idaho state [Member]
Operating loss carryforwards	1,200,000
Mexican
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 4,300,000

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Amount of operating loss carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65882285&loc=d3e32559-109319

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