Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies	13. Commitments and Contingencies Litigation The Company at times is subject to other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. The following is a summary of pending or threatened lawsuits that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the results of operations of the Company. On March 4, 2024, the Company filed a lawsuit against Mother Lode Mining, Inc., a Canadian company, and Robert Salna (the “Defendants"), alleging an amount of not less than $2,237,800 (plus interest, additional costs and attorneys’ fees) due from Defendants as a result of their breach of their obligations and duties arising from the sale of Compañía Minera Cerros Del Sur, S.A. de C.V. in 2023 (the “Sale”). In the complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division, the Company asserts claims related to alleged breach of contract and unjust enrichment against the Defendants, and seeks a monetary judgment and an award of attorneys’ fees and other expenses. The complaint arises from the Defendants’ failure to convey agreed-upon consideration to the Company as contracted for the sale of CMCS. The Company intends to pursue the lawsuit aggressively. Despite several attempts, the Company has not yet effected service of process on Mother Lode Mining, Inc. On January 18, 2023, the Company negotiated a settlement with Antilles Family Office, LLC through which the Company paid $1,200,000 to Antilles and the remaining balance of $1,873,532 and the accrued interest of $3,695,059 under the original Secured Redeemable Convertible Promissory Note was forgiven. The Company’s former subsidiary, Compañía Minera Clavo Rico, S.A. de C.V., has been served with a lawsuit filed by SAR, the taxing authority in Honduras, alleging additional tax liability due. The Complaint alleges that HNL7,186,151,96 lempires are due in a demand for execution of a forced extrajudicial title. The Company had accrued $256,674 in this matter, but the liability was extinguished with the sale of the subsidiary. In the opinion of management, as of December 31, 2023, the amount of ultimate liability with respect to such matters, if any, may be likely to have a material impact on the Company’s business, financial position, results of operations or liquidity. However, as the outcome of litigation and other claims is difficult to predict significant changes in the estimated exposures could exist. On September 22, 2023, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with William McCluskey. This agreement requires the Company to pay $200,000 in consulting fees to William McCluskey before March 31, 2025. This amount is currently reported in accounts payable at December 31, 2023.

Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

13. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

The Company at times is subject to other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. The following is a summary of pending or threatened lawsuits that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the results of operations of the Company.

On March 4, 2024, the Company filed a lawsuit against Mother Lode Mining, Inc., a Canadian company, and Robert Salna (the “Defendants"), alleging an amount of not less than $2,237,800 (plus interest, additional costs and attorneys’ fees) due from Defendants as a result of their breach of their obligations and duties arising from the sale of Compañía Minera Cerros Del Sur, S.A. de C.V. in 2023 (the “Sale”). In the complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division, the Company asserts claims related to alleged breach of contract and unjust enrichment against the Defendants, and seeks a monetary judgment and an award of attorneys’ fees and other expenses. The complaint arises from the Defendants’ failure to convey agreed-upon consideration to the Company as contracted for the sale of CMCS. The Company intends to pursue the lawsuit aggressively. Despite several attempts, the Company has not yet effected service of process on Mother Lode Mining, Inc.

On January 18, 2023, the Company negotiated a settlement with Antilles Family Office, LLC through which the Company paid $1,200,000 to Antilles and the remaining balance of $1,873,532 and the accrued interest of $3,695,059 under the original Secured Redeemable Convertible Promissory Note was forgiven.

The Company’s former subsidiary, Compañía Minera Clavo Rico, S.A. de C.V., has been served with a lawsuit filed by SAR, the taxing authority in Honduras, alleging additional tax liability due. The Complaint alleges that HNL7,186,151,96 lempires are due in a demand for execution of a forced extrajudicial title. The Company had accrued $256,674 in this matter, but the liability was extinguished with the sale of the subsidiary.

In the opinion of management, as of December 31, 2023, the amount of ultimate liability with respect to such matters, if any, may be likely to have a material impact on the Company’s business, financial position, results of operations or liquidity. However, as the outcome of litigation and other claims is difficult to predict significant changes in the estimated exposures could exist.

On September 22, 2023, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with William McCluskey. This agreement requires the Company to pay $200,000 in consulting fees to William McCluskey before March 31, 2025. This amount is currently reported in accounts payable at December 31, 2023.