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Accrued Expenses
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Accrued Expenses
NOTE 12 – ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accrued expenses consist of the following:
 
    
March 31,
2024
    
December 31,
2023
 
Compensation and incentives
   $ 994      $ 5,239  
Professional services
     245,469        296,332  
Deposit
     450,000        450,000  
Interest
     1,074,058        912,915  
Exploration license fees
     7,611,291        6,828,872  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total accrued expenses
   $ 9,381,812      $ 8,493,358  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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 con
summated
.