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14. INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of provision for income tax (expense) benefit
 

Years Ended

December 31,

 
  2019   2018
Current taxes – PRC   $ -     $ -    
Deferred taxes – PRC     5,865,830       13,302,779    
Change in valuation allowance     (8,672,817)       (214,924)    
    $ (2,806,987)     $ 13,087,855    
Effective income tax benefit (expense)
   

Years Ended

December 31,

Reconciliations   2019   2018
Statutory income tax rate     25 %     25 %
Non-taxable & Non deductible items     1 %     (9 %)
Change in valuation allowance     (38 %)     -  
Effective income tax benefit (expense) rate     (12 %)     16 %
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
   December 31,  December 31,
   2019  2018
Deferred tax liabilities  $—     $—   
           
Deferred tax assets:          
Allowance for obsolete and slow-moving inventories  $—     $16,292 
Impairment on property, plant and equipment   2,974,542    3,696,332 
Impairment on prepaid land lease   826,673    840,284 
Exploration costs   1,784,583    1,813,965 
Compensation costs of unexercised stock options   171,672    194,016 
PRC tax losses   18,737,005    12,663,985 
US federal net operating loss   432,000    119,000 
Total deferred tax assets   24,926,475    19,343,874 
Valuation allowance   (8,985,833)   (313,016)
Net deferred tax asset  $15,940,642   $19,030,858