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13. INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of components of the provision for income taxes |
| Years ended December 31,
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
One-time mandatory transition tax (See Note 13(a)) |  | $ | 5,402,000 |  |  | $ | - |
Current taxes – PRC |  |  | 7,737,087 |  |  |  | 11,807,194 |
Deferred tax – PRC |  |  | (4,126,947 | ) |  |  | 3,013 |
|  | $ | 9,012,140 |  |  | $ | 11,810,207 |
Schedule of income tax expenses reconciliation |
|  | Years ended December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016
Statutory income tax rate-PRC |  | 25% |  |  | 25% |
Non-deductible (Non-taxable) items |  | 4% |  |  | (1% | )
Change in valuation allowance-US federal net operating loss |  | 2% |  |  | 1% |
Effect of change in US tax law |  | 47% |  |  | - |
Effective tax rate |  | 78% |  |  | 25% |
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities |
|  | As of December 31, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Deferred tax liabilities |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for obsolete and slow-moving inventories |  | $ | 10,980 |  |  | $ | - |
Impairment on property, plant and equipment |  |  | 4,610,228 |  |  |  | 421,105 |
Exploration costs |  |  | 1,905,347 |  |  |  | 1,794,667 |
Compensation costs of unexercised stock options |  |  | 98,092 |  |  |  | 120,986 |
US federal net operating loss |  |  | 7,080,000 |  |  |  | 11,575,000 |
Total deferred tax assets |  |  | 13,704,647 |  |  |  | 13,911,758 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (7,178,092 | ) |  |  | (11,695,986 | )
Net deferred tax asset |  | $ | 6,526,555 |  |  | $ | 2,215,772 |
Current deferred tax asset |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
Long-term deferred tax asset |  | $ | 6,526,555 |  |  | $ | 2,215,772 |

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