CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,663,170	$ 5,308,804
Accounts receivable	24,642	322,406
Inventories (Note 3)	450,951	428,235
Stockpiles and mineralized material on leach pads (Note 3)	1,322,211	1,743,053
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (Note 5)	2,188,053	833,360
Total current assets	5,649,027	8,635,858
MINERAL RIGHTS AND PROPERTIES, Net (Note 6)	7,205,081	7,318,175
PROPERTIES, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, Net (Note 7)	26,596,859	26,207,062
RECLAMATION BOND DEPOSIT (Note 8)	2,642,804	2,642,804
RETIREMENT OBLIGATION ASSET (Note 9)	1,107,120	1,619,101
OTHER ASSETS	12,000	32,872
TOTAL ASSETS	43,212,891	46,455,872
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	1,964,371	2,265,723
Accrued expenses (Note 10)	1,639,526	4,408,568
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations – current portion (Note 11)	8,538,336	5,897,219
Derivative liabilities	0	33,298
Total current liabilities	12,142,233	12,604,808
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations (Note 11)	4,759,213	5,701,264
Long-term reclamation liability (Note 9)	6,827,568	5,908,700
Other liabilities	724,407	0
Total long-term liabilities	12,311,188	11,609,964
Total liabilities	$ 24,453,421	$ 24,214,772
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 19)
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Common stock, $.000666 par value, 3,950,000,000 shares authorized, 159,917,711 and 82,480,600 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively	$ 106,505	$ 54,932
Additional paid-in capital	217,716,500	210,795,244
Accumulated deficit	(199,063,535)	(188,609,108)
Total stockholders’ equity	18,759,470	22,241,100
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	43,212,891	46,455,872
7.5% Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Convertible Preferred Stock	0	16
7.5% Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Convertible Preferred Stock	0	1
7.5% Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Convertible Preferred Stock	$ 0	$ 15

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