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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes - Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense Benefit

The components of the provision for income tax benefit (expense) from continuing operations are:

 

                 
   Three-Month Period Ended March 31,
   2023  2022
       
Current taxes – PRC  $   $ 
Deferred tax – PRC entities   (200,556)   95,695 
Deferred taxes – US entity        
Change in valuation allowance        
Income Tax (Expense) Benefit  $(200,556)  $95,695 
Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are as follows:

 

   March 31,  December 31,
   2023  2022
Deferred tax liabilities  $   $ 
           
Deferred tax assets:          
Exploration costs   1,811,724    1,787,571 
PRC tax losses   12,587,980    12,211,867 
US federal net operating loss   1,543,076    1,336,405 
Total deferred tax assets   15,942,780    15,335,843 
Valuation allowance   (10,223,605)   (10,016,934)
Net deferred tax asset  $5,719,175   $5,318,909