Notes Payable	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements
Notes Payable	On May 1, 2012 we were notified by Gulf Coast Capital, LLC that they had purchased and caused to be assigned a $50,000 convertible debenture from The John Saunders Trust that originally purchased the same from us on July 7, 2008, plus $15,572 in interest. Additionally, we were notified that Gulf Coast had purchased and caused to be assigned a note payable to John Saunders in the amount $15,000 plus accrued interest in the amount of $3,265. On May 21, 2012 we received a demand letter requiring full payment by May 31, 2012 of the $50,000 debenture and the $15,000 note, plus accrued interest, now owned by Gulf Coast. By means of a subscription agreement between Gulf Coast and us dated May 31, 2012, we have agreed to retire the last remaining debt of the company by exchanging this debt for 4,657,626 shares of our restricted common stock at a negotiated a price of $.018 per share, or 50% of the average closing price for the last 10-day period. Since we converted the note at an approximate 50% discount to the market price on the date of conversion, we recognized a loss on debt extinguishment totaling $65,207 which represents the difference between the reacquisition price as determined by the estimated fair value of the common stock and the net carrying amount of the notes and accrued interest. On July 27, 2012, in accordance with the termination of Terry C. Turner as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, the Company executed a Promissory Note and Security Agreement in the amount of $350,000 in favor of Mr. Turner. Mr. Turner agreed to accept the Promissory Note in lieu of payment of severance due to him within 60 days after his termination. The Promissory Note matures on July 27, 2013 and is subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of certain events listed therein. The Promissory Note is secured by the Company’s Gold Bar Mill property located in Eureka, Nevada. Following the conversion of the previously mentioned debt into our restricted common stock and the accrual of interest on the Terry Turner note we had $10,050 in accrued interest outstanding as of September 30, 2012. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 we recognized $4,987 and $7,152 respectively of interest expense.

Notes Payable

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

On May 1, 2012 we were notified by Gulf Coast Capital, LLC that they had purchased and caused to be assigned a $50,000 convertible debenture from The John Saunders Trust that originally purchased the same from us on July 7, 2008, plus $15,572 in interest. Additionally, we were notified that Gulf Coast had purchased and caused to be assigned a note payable to John Saunders in the amount $15,000 plus accrued interest in the amount of $3,265. On May 21, 2012 we received a demand letter requiring full payment by May 31, 2012 of the $50,000 debenture and the $15,000 note, plus accrued interest, now owned by Gulf Coast.

By means of a subscription agreement between Gulf Coast and us dated May 31, 2012, we have agreed to retire the last remaining debt of the company by exchanging this debt for 4,657,626 shares of our restricted common stock at a negotiated a price of $.018 per share, or 50% of the average closing price for the last 10-day period.

Since we converted the note at an approximate 50% discount to the market price on the date of conversion, we recognized a loss on debt extinguishment totaling $65,207 which represents the difference between the reacquisition price as determined by the estimated fair value of the common stock and the net carrying amount of the notes and accrued interest.

On July 27, 2012, in accordance with the termination of Terry C. Turner as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, the Company executed a Promissory Note and Security Agreement in the amount of $350,000 in favor of Mr. Turner. Mr. Turner agreed to accept the Promissory Note in lieu of payment of severance due to him within 60 days after his termination. The Promissory Note matures on July 27, 2013 and is subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of certain events listed therein. The Promissory Note is secured by the Company’s Gold Bar Mill property located in Eureka, Nevada.

Following the conversion of the previously mentioned debt into our restricted common stock and the accrual of interest on the Terry Turner note we had $10,050 in accrued interest outstanding as of September 30, 2012. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 we recognized $4,987 and $7,152 respectively of interest expense.

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