| 9. | Income Taxes |
The significant components of deferred income tax assets at February 28, 2017 and February 29, 2016 are as follows:
| February 28, 2017 |
February 29, 2016 |
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| Deferred Tax Asset | ||||||||
| Capitalized Geological/Geophysical | $ | 112,305 | $ | 18,728 | ||||
| Debt Discount | (1,523,874 | ) | - | |||||
| Federal Net Operating Loss | 1,002,989 | 713,027 | ||||||
| Less: Valuation Allowance | 408,580 | (731,755 | ) | |||||
| Net Deferred Tax Asset | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
The amount taken into income as deferred income tax assets must reflect that portion of the income tax loss carry forwards that is more likely-than-not to be realized from future operations. The Company has chosen to provide a full valuation allowance against all available income tax loss carry forwards. The Company has recognized a valuation allowance for the deferred income tax asset since the Company cannot be assured that it is more likely than not that such benefit will be utilized in future years. The valuation allowance is reviewed annually. When circumstances change and which cause a change in management's judgment about the realize-ability of deferred income tax assets, the impact of the change on the valuation allowance is generally reflected in current income.
Management has considered the likelihood and significance of possible penalties associated with its current and intended filing positions and has determined, based on their assessment, that such penalties, if any, would not be expected to be material.
No provision for income taxes has been provided in these financial statements due to the net loss for the years ended February 28, 2017 and February 29, 2016. An NOL carryforward of $2,949,968 has accumulated as of February 28, 2017 with portions beginning to expire in 2032.