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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Income Taxes |
Deferred tax assets and liabilities |
(in thousands) |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss carryovers |  | $ | 12,403 |  |  | $ | 11,652 |
Mineral Property |  |  | 1,669 |  |  |  | 1,669 |
Capitalized Exploration Costs |  |  | 841 |  |  |  | 778 |
Stock option compensation expense |  |  | 129 |  |  |  | 152 |
Unrealized loss on derivative securities |  |  | - |  |  |  | 121 |
Other |  |  | 175 |  |  |  | 65 |
Unrealized loss on short-term investments |  |  | 100 |  |  |  | 20 |
Lease Liability |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 9 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (15,301 | ) |  |  | (14,309 | )
Total deferred tax assets |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 157 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains on marketable equity securities |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 149 |
Lease Asset |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 8 |
Basis difference on fixed assets |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | - |
Total deferred tax liabilities |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 157 |
Net deferred tax liabilities |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
Income tax from continuing operations |
(in thousands) |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
Expected income tax benefit |  | $ | (788 | ) |  | $ | (825 | )
Equity based compensation |  |  | (23 | ) |  |  | 238 |
Foreign tax rate differences |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | (3 | )
State income tax |  |  | (160 | ) |  |  | (166 | )
Expiration of Capital Loss and Foreign Tax Credit Carryovers |  |  | - |  |  |  | 18 |
Adjustment to Deferred Taxes |  |  | - |  |  |  | 11 |
Foreign currency exchange |  |  | - |  |  |  | 968 |
Change in valuation allowance |  |  | 992 |  |  |  | (251 | )
Change in Tax Rates |  |  | - |  |  |  | 13 |
Permanent differences and other |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (3 | )
Income tax (benefit) expense |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |

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