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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

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5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment costs consist of the following:

		At December 31,
		2012			2011

Land	$	87,114		$	87,114
Buildings		2,071,618			2,071,618
Mine development costs – existing dumps		468,034			468,034
Mine development costs – new dumps		1,841,080			1,841,080
Asset retirement obligation		2,708,870			2,708,870
Mining and other equipment		42,457,786			43,341,482
Total	$	49,634,502		$	50,518,198

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization		(6,648,074	)		(6,313,728	)
Net property and equipment	$	42,986,428		$	44,204,470

Total depreciation, depletion and amortization (“DD&A”) of property and equipment charged to operations was $765,363 and $1,111,844 for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company allocates DD&A to copper inventories based upon the relative pounds in inventory at each reporting date. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, $644,145 and $923,129, respectively, of DD&A costs were included in copper inventories.

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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