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Property, Plant, and Equipment
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Text Block]

3.            Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment at December 31, 2011 and 2010, consisted of the following:

    2011     2010  
Mill land $  225,289        
Mill building   430,118   $  128,566  
Milling equipment   2,802,925     1,095,330  
    3,458,332     1,223,896  
         Less accumulated depreciation   (80,385 )   (80,385 )
Total mill   3,377,947     1,143,511  
Building and equipment at cost   771,419     479,720  
         Less accumulated depreciation   (441,308 )   (379,038 )
Total building and equipment   330,111     100,682  
Land   259,409     79,137  
         Total $  3,967,467   $  1,323,330  

During the year 2011 $21,792 in interest was capitalized in conjunction with the mill expansion project. See note 7

For years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, milling and other equipment include assets under capital lease amounting to $97,250 and $49,763, respectively. The leases are being amortized over the terms of the respective lease. Accumulated amortization at December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $8,721 and $33,740, respectively. One new lease was obtained in 2011 and was personally guaranteed by President Fred Brackebusch and Vice president Grant Brackebusch. At December 31, 2011, the estimated future minimum lease payments under capital leases were as follows:

Year ending December 31,      
           2012 $  38,242  
           2013   36,753  
           2014   27,566  
Total   102,561  
Less: Amounts representing interest costs   (14,032 )
Net present values   88,529  
Less: Capital lease obligations-current portion   (30,153 )
Long-term capital lease obligations $  58,376