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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]  
Provision for Income Taxes From Continuing Operations
    Three-Month Period
Ended September 30,
    Nine-Month Period
Ended September 30,
 
    2012     2011     2012     2011  
Current taxes - PRC   $ 1,418,892     $ 3,075,375     $ 4,567,725     $ 14,286,566  
Deferred taxes - PRC     110,434       104,171       271,260       (1,821,553 )
    $ 1,529,326     $ 3,179,546     $ 4,838,985     $ 12,465,013  

 

Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate
    Three-Month Period
Ended September 30,
    Nine-Month Period
Ended September 30,
 
Reconciliations   2012     2011     2012     2011  
Statutory income tax rate     25 %     25 %     25 %     25 %
Non-deductible expenses     0 %     10 %     0 %     2 %
Change in valuation allowance - US federal net operating loss     2 %     1 %     2 %     2 %
Effective tax rate     27 %     36 %     27 %     29 %

 

Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
    September 30, 2012     December 31, 2011  
Deferred tax liabilities   $ -     $ -  
                 
Deferred tax assets:                
Allowance for obsolete and slow-moving inventories   $ 3,694     $ 3,718  
Impairment on property, plant and equipment     634,964       639,031  
Exploration costs     1,771,168       1,797,391  
Repair and maintenance costs     40,646       224,984  
Property, plant and equipment     -       73,059  
Compensation costs of unexercised stock options     1,806,930       1,635,809  
US federal net operating loss     8,762,745       8,476,012  
Total deferred tax assets     13,020,147       12,850,004  
Valuation allowance     (10,569,675 )     (10,111,821 )
Net deferred tax asset   $ 2,450,472     $ 2,738,183  
                 
Current deferred tax asset   $ 44,340     $ 228,702  
Long-term deferred tax asset   $ 2,406,132     $ 2,509,481