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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes - Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense Benefit

The components of the income tax benefit from continuing operations are:

 

                                 
   Three-Month Period Ended June 30,  Six-Month Period Ended June 30,
   2023  2022  2023  2022
Current taxes – PRC  $   $   $   $ 
Deferred tax – PRC entities   (192,699)   1,249,621    (393,255)   1,345,316 
Deferred taxes – US entity                
Change in valuation allowance                
Income Tax (Expense) Benefit  $(192,699)  $1,249,621   $(393,255)  $1,345,316 
Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows:

 

   June 30,  December 31,
   2023  2022
Deferred tax liabilities  $   $ 
           
Deferred tax assets:          
Exploration costs   1,722,956    1,787,571 
PRC tax losses   12,246,329    12,211,867 
US federal net operating loss   1,556,642    1,336,405 
Total deferred tax assets   15,525,927    15,335,843 
Valuation allowance   (10,237,172)   (10,016,934)
Net deferred tax asset  $5,288,755   $5,318,909