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Reclamation Bonds
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Reclamation Bonds [Abstract]  
RECLAMATION BONDS

NOTE 4 – RECLAMATION BONDS

 

At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company has a surety bond of $674,000 in an escrow account with the bonding company for reclamation of its property. This escrowed amount is held at Bank of New York, Mellon for the Company's benefit. It may not be released to the Company without the prior consent of the surety bondholder. The escrowed amount does not earn interest.

 

In March 2019, as part of the Amended Lease (Note 7), the Company returned the Cactus Mill property and the reclamation bond of $42,802 on that property to Clifton Mining Company.

 

Total reclamation bonds posted at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are $710,488 and $753,290, respectively, which consists of the above escrowed amount along with certificate of deposits held with the state of Utah for the remaining bonds on the property, including exploration bonds.