10. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

12% Convertible notes

December 2013 Issuance

The Company issued $530,000 in convertible notes on December 27, 2013.  These notes have an interest rate of 12%, payable quarterly, and mature on October 31, 2018.  They are convertible at any time on or before the maturity date at $5 per common share.  After November 1, 2015, the Company can force conversion of these notes if the trading stock price has exceeded $10 for 20 consecutive trading days. The loan issuance costs and the value of the convertible feature totaling $278,853 will be amortized over the life of the notes from December 27, 2013 through October 31, 2018 on a straight line basis that approximates the effective interest method.

January 2014 Issuance

On January 29, 2014, the Company issued a further $1,605,000 in convertible notes to a group of accredited investors.  These notes have an interest rate of 12%, paid quarterly, and mature on October 31, 2018. They are convertible at any time on or before the maturity date at $5 per common share.  The Company can force conversion of these notes if the trading stock price has exceeded $10 per share for 20 consecutive trading days. The Company paid cash commission of $160,500 and other debt issuance costs of $32,100 to the registered broker dealer who placed the issue. The Company further issued 32,100 warrants to the broker dealer as additional compensation with an exercise of $5 and an intrinsic value of $280,875. The intrinsic value of the convertible feature was $2,808,750, but the total debt discount on the issuance is limited to $1,605,000, the principal balance of the convertible notes issued. The loan issuance costs and the value of the convertible feature, limited to a total of $1,605,000, will be amortized over the life of the notes from January 29, 2014 through October 31, 2018 on a straight line basis that approximates the effective interest method.

Conversion of Notes Payable

On March 31, 2014, four note holders converted their loan notes with principal balances totaling $255,000 and accrued interest of $3,669 into 51,733 shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $5 per share. The unamortized debt discount relating these convertible notes payable was amortized in full at the date of the conversion.

8 1/2% Convertible Note Payable

The Company executed a mortgage on their Pueblo West property in the amount of $170,000 at 8 1/2% on December 31, 2013, amortizable over 15 years with a maturity date of December 31, 2018.  The note is convertible at any time on or before the maturity date at $5 per common share. The value of the convertible feature, calculated at $77,104, was recognized as a debt discount and will be amortized over the life of the note from December 31, 2013 through December 31, 2018 on a straight line basis that approximates the effective interest method.

During the three months ended March 31, 2014 we repaid principal balances of $943 in respect of this convertible note.

Convertible notes payable:

	Principal			Debt			Accrued
	Balance			Discount			Interest			Total
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	700,000		$	(355,163	)	$	871		$	345,708
Issued in the period		1,605,000			(1,605,000	)		-			-
Converted into shares of common stock		(255,000	)		-			(3,669	)		(258,669	)
Amortization of debt discount		-			320,422			-			340,422
Payment of loan principal		(943	)		-			-			(943	)
Interest accrued during period		-			-			49,274			49,274
Interest paid during period		-			-			(46,476	)		(46,476	)
Balance at March 31, 2014		2,049,057			(1,640,535	)		-			408,522
Less:  Current portion		(5,927	) (1)		-			-			(5,927	)
Long-term debt	$	2,043,130		$	(1,640,535	)	$	-		$	402,595

(1)  The current portion represents the principal balance payable on the 81/2% convertible note payable in the twelve months following the balance sheet date.