14. Convertible Debt	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Notes
14. Convertible Debt	14. Convertible Debt In February 2020, the Company issued convertible promissory notes with an aggregate principal value of $885,000 from which funds were utilized for the purchase of the Alder Gulch property (Note 9). The notes are collateralized by the Alder Gulch property as well as other unencumbered real property that the Company currently owns. The outstanding principal amount of the notes bears interest at an annual rate of 8.0% with interest payments due monthly and the principal due in February 2023. The principal amount of the notes is convertible at the option of the note holders into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.18 per share (4,916,667 shares) prior to the maturity date of the notes. In July 2020, one of the participants converted $50,000 in debt for 277,778 shares of the Company’s common stock. Interest payments for these notes was $60,136 for the year ended December 31, 2020 including $1,742 to the Company’s corporate secretary, Monique Hayes, who participated in the Company’s convertible debt offering for $25,000. In July 2020, a current convertible debt holder was issued an additional convertible promissory note for a principal balance of $200,000 which funds were utilized for the purchase of a new jumbo underground drill. The note is collateralized by the drill. The outstanding principal amount of the note bears interest at an annual rate of 6.0% with interest payments due monthly and the unpaid principal due in June 2023. The principal amount of the note is convertible at the option of the note holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.40 per share (500,000 shares) prior to the maturity date of the note. Interest payments for this note were $5,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020.

14. Convertible Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

14. Convertible Debt

In February 2020, the Company issued convertible promissory notes with an aggregate principal value of $885,000 from which funds were utilized for the purchase of the Alder Gulch property (Note 9). The notes are collateralized by the Alder Gulch property as well as other unencumbered real property that the Company currently owns. The outstanding principal amount of the notes bears interest at an annual rate of 8.0% with interest payments due monthly and the principal due in February 2023. The principal amount of the notes is convertible at the option of the note holders into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.18 per share (4,916,667 shares) prior to the maturity date of the notes. In July 2020, one of the participants converted $50,000 in debt for 277,778 shares of the Company’s common stock. Interest payments for these notes was $60,136 for the year ended December 31, 2020 including $1,742 to the Company’s corporate secretary, Monique Hayes, who participated in the Company’s convertible debt offering for $25,000.

In July 2020, a current convertible debt holder was issued an additional convertible promissory note for a principal balance of $200,000 which funds were utilized for the purchase of a new jumbo underground drill. The note is collateralized by the drill. The outstanding principal amount of the note bears interest at an annual rate of 6.0% with interest payments due monthly and the unpaid principal due in June 2023. The principal amount of the note is convertible at the option of the note holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.40 per share (500,000 shares) prior to the maturity date of the note. Interest payments for this note were $5,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020.