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14. INCOME TAXES (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of components of the provision for income taxes
    Three-Month Period Ended March 31,
    2020   2019
Current taxes – PRC   $ -     $ -  
Deferred tax – PRC     1,385,311     1,380,196
Change in valuation allowance       (128,868)        14,941  
    $ 1,256,443   $ 1,395,137
Schedule of income tax expenses reconciliation
    Three-Month Period Ended March 31,
Reconciliations   2020   2019
Statutory income tax rate     25 %     25 %
Non-taxable & Non deductible items     2 %     (3 %)
Change in valuation allowance     (1 %)     -  
Effective income tax benefit (expense) rate     26 %     22 %
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities
    March 31,     December 31,  
  2020     2019  
Deferred tax liabilities   $ -     $ -  
                 
Deferred tax assets:                
Impairment on property, plant and equipment   $ 2,864,275     $ 2,974,542  
Impairment on prepaid land lease     795,133       826,673  
Exploration costs     1,757,193       1,784,583  
Compensation costs of unexercised stock options     78,915       171,672  
PRC tax losses     19,700,324       18,737,005  
US federal net operating loss     466,000       432,000  
Total deferred tax assets     25,661,840       24,926,475  
Valuation allowance     (8,856,965 )     (8,985,833 )
Net deferred tax asset   $ 16,804,875     $ 15,940,642