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Commitments and Contingencies (Detail Narrative)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Letter of credit and restricted certificate of deposit $ 452,536
Loss contingency, allegations On March 8, 2016, the Company delivered a Demand for Arbitration letter to Alpha Omega Services (AOS) of Bellflower, California. The demand letter requested arbitration before the American Arbitration Association seeking recovery of a deposit made to AOS for the purchase of a shipping container plus additional amounts for lost revenue as a result of not owning the container. The demand was for approximately $918,000 plus attorneys’ fees and costs.
Damages sought by plaintiff, value, approximate $ 918,000
Loss contingency, actions taken by defendant AOS responded to the demand letter with a counter-demand. The counter-demand denied the Company’s claims against AOS and requested reimbursement from the Company of $2,000,000, plus attorneys’ fees.
Damages sought by defendant, value, approximate $ 1,673,241
Other commitments, description In August 2011, the Company received land from Lea County, New Mexico, pursuant to a Project Participation Agreement (PPA), whereby the land was deeded to the Company for no monetary consideration. In return, we committed to construct a uranium de-conversion and Fluorine Extraction Process (FEP) facility on the land. In order to retain title to the property, we were to begin construction of the de-conversion facility no later than December 31, 2014, and complete Phase I of the project and have hired at least 75 persons to operate the facility no later than December 31, 2015, although commercial operations need not have begun by that date. In 2015, the Company negotiated a modification to the PPA agreement that extended the start of construction date to December 31, 2015, and the hiring milestone to December 31, 2016. Those dates were not met and the Company is currently in the process of renegotiating a second modification to the agreement to further extend those dates. If the Company is not successful in extending the performance dates in the agreement then it may, at its sole option, either purchase or re-convey the property to Lea County, New Mexico. The purchase price of the property would be $776,078, plus interest at the annual rate of 5.25% from the date of the closing to the date of payment. The Company has not recorded the value of this property as an asset and will not do so until such time that sufficient progress on the project has been made to meet our obligations under the agreements for permanent transfer of the title.