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Note 9 - Noncontrolling Interest In Joint Venture
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]
9.
NONCONTROLLING INTEREST IN JOINT VENTURE
 
Formation of joint venture
 
On
April 27, 2011,
the Company entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with
 CR. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company received
$5,000,000
and agreed to transfer
100%
interests in Mego and Getik Mining Company, LLC into the Joint Venture Company. The Company recorded this transaction in accordance with the provisions of ASC
810,
“Consolidation.”
 
Transfer of interest
 
On
September 26, 2012,
the Company conditionally transferred
100%
interests in Mego and Getik
Mining Company, LLC at carrying value into the joint venture in accordance with ASC
805
-
50
-
30.
According to ASC
805
-
50
-
30,
when accounting for a transfer of assets between entities under common control, the entity that receives the net assets shall initially measure assets and liabilities transferred at their carrying amounts at the date of transfer.
 
Consolidation of Joint Venture Company
 
The Company consolidates the Joint Venture Company in accordance with ASC
810
based on the determination that it co
ntrols the Joint Venture Company due to its
51%
ownership interest and including the following characteristics:
 
 
●
The noncontrolling interest lacks participation rights in significant decisions made in the ordinary course of business; and
 
 
●
The
noncontrolling interest does
not
have the ability to dissolve the Joint Venture Company
 
Recognize and measure noncontrolling interest
 
Changes in a parent
’s ownership interest while retaining its controlling financial interest are accounted for as an equity transaction. The carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest is adjusted to reflect the change in its ownership interest in the subsidiary. The difference between the fair value of the consideration received and the amount by which the noncontrolling interest is adjusted is recognized as equity attributable to the parent. Further, the carrying amount of the accumulated other comprehensive income is adjusted to reflect the change in the ownership interest in the subsidiary through a corresponding charge to equity attributable to the parent.
 
The following table summarizes the changes in Non-Controlling Interest for the
six
months ended
June 30, 2017.
 
Balance, December 31, 2016
  $
(4,718,505
)
         
Net loss attributable to the
non-controlling interest
   
(411,684
)
Foreign currency translation gain
   
27,402
 
Balance,
June 30, 2017
  $
(5,102,787
)