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13. INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of components of the provision for income taxes
    Years ended December 31,
    2014     2013  
             
Current taxes – PRC   $ 6,226,000     $ 7,607,050  
Deferred tax – PRC     15       633  
    $ 6,226,015     $ 7,607,683  
Schedule of income tax expenses reconciliation
    Years ended December 31,  
    2014     2013  
             
Statutory income tax rate     25%       25%  
Non-deductible items     -       1%  
Change in valuation allowance     1%       1%  
Effective tax rate     26%       27%  
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities
    As of December 31,  
    2014     2013  
Deferred tax liabilities   $ -     $ -  
                 
Deferred tax assets:                
Allowance for obsolete and slow-moving inventories   $ 864     $ 1,657  
Impairment on property, plant and equipment     477,427       479,151  
Exploration costs     1,952,990       1,837,025  
Repair and maintenance costs     -       -  
Property, plant and equipment     -       -  
Property, plant and equipment under capital leases     -       -  
Compensation costs of unexercised stock options     1,427,296       2,053,310  
US federal net operating loss     9,692,379       9,272,734  
Total deferred tax assets     13,550,956       13,643,877  
Valuation allowance     (11,119,675 )     (11,326,044 )
Net deferred tax asset   $ 2,431,281     $ 2,317,833  
                 
Current deferred tax asset   $ 864     $ 1,657  
Long-term deferred tax asset   $ 2,430,417     $ 2,316,176