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New Jersey Mill Joint Venture Agreement	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011
New Jersey Mill Joint Venture Agreement [Text Block]	6. New Jersey Mill Joint Venture Agreement In January 2011, the New Jersey Mill Joint Venture agreement was signed by the Company and United Mine Services, Inc. (UMS) relating to the New Jersey mineral processing plant. To earn a one third interest in the venture, UMS will provide funding to expand the processing plant to 15 tonnes/hr, which is estimated to cost $2.5 million. The proposed expansion budget included purchasing land held by the Company, known as the Zanetti Mining Lease, which was cancelled by the purchase of the land. The Company is the operator of the venture and will charge operating costs to UMS for milling its ore up to 7,000 tonnes/month, retain a milling capacity of 3,000 tonnes/month, and as the operator of the venture receive a fee of $2.50/tonne milled. UMS has contributed $1,950,363 for a vested, noncontrolling interest of 26% as of September 30, 2011. The Company holds the remaining interest. Losses attributed to the Mill JV are the result of equipment depreciation expenses charged to the Joint Venture. For the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2011 they are $2,129 and $6,386, respectively.

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