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Accrued Expenses
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Accrued Expenses
NOTE 14 – ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accrued expenses consisted of the following:
 
    
December 31,

2023
    
December 31,

2022

(As Restated)
 
Compensation and incentives
   $ 5,239      $ 354,186  
Professional services
     296,332        470,672  
Deposit
     450,000        657,331  
Interest
     912,915        12,265,891  
Exploration license fees
     6,828,872        3,864,370  
Other
     —         3,057  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total accrued expenses
   $ 8,493,358      $ 17,615,507  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Deposits primarily consist of an earnest money deposit of $450,000 from CIC. The earnest money deposit relates to a draft agreement related to potential sale of a stake of our equity in CIC. This transaction has not yet been agreed upon or consummated.