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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Income Taxes United States and Foreign |
(in thousands) | 2012 | 2011
Current: |  |
United States | $ - | $ -
Foreign | 18 | 14
Deferred: |  |
United States | $(853) | $407
Foreign | - | -
Operating loss and credit carryovers: |  |
United States | 187 | (1,056)
Foreign | - | -
Income tax expense (benefit) | $(648) | $(635)
Income Tax Net Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities |
(in thousands) | 2012 | 2011
Deferred tax assets: |  |
Loss carryovers | $10,118 | $9,887
Deferred Gain | 1,253 | -
Stock option compensation expense | 900 | 648
Royalty | 1,492 | 1,492
Earnings in Unconsolidated Subsidiary | 496 | 314
Severance | 30 | 30
Unrealized loss on derivative securities | 79 | -
Other | 106 | 67
Valuation allowance | (10,328) | (9,699)
Total deferred tax assets | 4,146 | 2,739
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |
Unrealized gain on derivative securities | - | 107
MH-LLC investment | 1,932 | 1,083
Exploration costs | 845 | 845
Unrealized gains on marketable equity securities | 2,328 | 3,496
Other | 4 |
Total deferred tax liabilities | 5,109 | 5,536
Net deferred tax liabilities | $963 | $2,797
Income Taxes Reconciliation of Federal Income Taxes |
(in thousands) | 2012 | 2011
Expected income tax expense (benefit) | $(1,444) | $(2,585)
Non-deductible foreign expenses | 1 | 1
Non-deductible foreign stock compensation expense | 20 | 16
Foreign tax rate differences | 72 | 90
State income tax | (82) | (56)
Change in valuation allowance | 629 | 621
LLC Investment | 102 | 1,221
Permanent differences and other | 54 | 57
Income tax expense (benefit) | $(648) | $(635)

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