Ireland (IRLD) 10-Q 2013 Q1 Quarterly report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X]QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period endedMarch 31, 2013

[ ]TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________to ________

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER000-50033

IRELAND INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

NEVADA	91-2147049
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2441 West Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 100
Henderson, Nevada	89052
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(702) 932-0353

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
[X]Yes[ ]No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
[X]Yes[ ] No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer [ ]	Accelerated filer [ ]
Non-accelerated filer [ ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company[X]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
[ ] Yes[X]No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
As of May 8, 2013, the Registrant had 146,059,542 shares of common stock outstanding.

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X, and, therefore, do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and stockholders' equity in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations and financial position have been included and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that can be expected for the year ending December 31, 2013.

As used in this Quarterly Report, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “Ireland,” and the “Company” mean Ireland Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated. All dollar amounts in this Quarterly Report are expressed in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

		(Unaudited)
		March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash	$	4,427,816		$	5,636,638
Other receivables		2,552			10,523
Prepaid expenses		233,554			335,485
Total current assets		4,663,922			5,982,646
Property and equipment, net		2,779,983			2,963,625
Mineral properties		32,128,133			32,128,133
Restricted investments held for reclamation bonds		1,184,614			1,186,681
Reclamation bonds		40,000			40,000
Deposits		2,200			2,200
Total non-current assets		36,134,930			36,320,639
Total assets	$	40,798,852		$	42,303,285
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	129,395		$	97,568
Accounts payable - related party		45,802			48,651
Accrued payroll and related taxes		76,606			67,166
Due to related party		23,290			23,290
Total current liabilities		275,093			236,675
Long-term liabilities
Accrued reclamation and remediation costs		672,338			672,338
Deferred income taxes		22,768			616,695
Total long-term liabilities		695,106			1,289,033
Total liabilities		970,199			1,525,708
Commitments and contingencies - Note 8
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 400,000,000 shares        authorized, 146,059,542        shares, issued and outstanding		146,058			146,058
Additional paid-in capital		63,423,839			63,269,641
Accumulated other comprehensive income		18,928			20,356
Accumulated deficit during exploration stage		(23,760,172	)		(22,658,478	)
Total stockholders' equity		39,828,653			40,777,577
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	40,798,852		$	42,303,285

See Accompanying Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(UNAUDITED)

								For the period from
								February 20, 2001
								(date of inception)
		For the Three Months Ended						through
		March 31, 2013			March 31, 2012			March 31, 2013
Revenue	$	-		$	-		$	-
Operating expenses
Mineral exploration and evaluation expenses		730,818			537,230			15,356,574
Mineral exploration and evaluation expenses - related party		112,106			120,459			3,699,065
General and administrative		582,866			371,719			11,650,423
General and administrative - related party		19,125			-			116,544
Loss on asset disposition					-			12,165
Depreciation		232,652			209,585			2,574,866
Mineral and property holding costs		24,000			23,750			667,500
Mineral and property holding costs - reimbursed to related party		-			-			295,000
Write-off of mineral rights		-			-			14,000
Total operating expenses		1,701,567			1,262,743			34,386,137
Loss from operations		(1,701,567	)		(1,262,743	)		(34,386,137	)
Other income (expense)
Interest income		8,154			5,672			387,102
Interest expense		(1,439	)		(319	)		(9,755	)
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Total other income (expense)		6,715			5,353			377,347
Loss before income taxes		(1,694,852	)		(1,257,390	)		(34,008,790	)
Income tax benefit		593,158			437,983			10,248,618
Net loss	$	(1,101,694	)	$	(819,407	)	$	(23,760,172	)
Loss per common share - basic and diluted	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.01	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted		146,059,542			130,719,674
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive
Loss
Net loss	$	(1,101,694	)	$	(819,407	)	$	(23,760,172	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Unrealized (loss) income on investments, net of deferred tax		(1,428	)		(4,641	)		18,928
Total comprehensive loss	$	(1,103,122	)	$	(824,048	)	$	(23,741,244	)

See Accompanying Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)

							Accumulated			Accumulated
							Other			Deficit During			Total
	Common Stock				Additional		Comprehensive			Exploration			Stockholders'
	Shares		Amount		Paid-in Capital		Income (Loss)			Stage			Equity
Balance, December 31, 2011	127,452,641	$	127,452	$	52,233,054	$	25,173		$	(18,485,711	)	$	33,899,968
Stock-based compensation	-		-		24,414		-			-			24,414
Sale of shares for cash, net	9,560,000		9,560		4,728,174		-			-			4,737,734
Unrealized loss on investments, net of $2,498 deferred tax	-		-		-		(4,641	)		-			(4,641	)
Net loss, March 31, 2012	-		-		-		-			(819,407	)		(819,407	)
Balance, March 31, 2012	137,012,641	$	137,012	$	56,985,642	$	20,532		$	(19,305,118	)	$	37,838,068
Balance, December 31, 2012	146,059,542	$	146,058	$	63,269,641	$	20,356		$	(22,658,478	)	$	40,777,577
Stock-based compensation	-		-		154,198		-			-			154,198
Unrealized loss on investments, net of $769 deferred tax	-		-		-		(1,428	)		-			(1,428	)
Net loss, March 31, 2013	-		-		-		-			(1,101,694	)		(1,101,694	)
Balance, March 31, 2013	146,059,542	$	146,058	$	63,423,839	$	18,928		$	(23,760,172	)	$	39,828,653

See Accompanying Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements

F-3

IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)

								For the period from
								February 20, 2001
								(date of inception)
		For the Three Months Ended						through
		March 31, 2013			March 31, 2012			March 31, 2013
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss	$	(1,101,694	)	$	(819,407	)	$	(23,760,172	)
Adjustments to reconcile loss from operations to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation		232,652			209,585			2,574,866
Loss on asset disposal		-			-			12,165
Write-off of mineral rights		-			-			14,000
Stock-based expenses		154,198			24,414			5,114,407
Deferred income taxes		(593,158	)		(437,983	)		(10,248,618	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other receivables		7,971			3,930			(2,552	)
Prepaid expenses and deposits		101,931			33,055			(628,627	)
Reclamation bonds and other deposits		-			-			(10,940	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		38,418			56,122			148,201
Accrued reclamation and remediation costs		-			-			672,338
Net cash used in operating activities		(1,159,682	)		(930,284	)		(26,114,932	)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of property and equipment, net of refunds		(49,010	)		(143,321	)		(4,996,168	)
Purchase of mineral claims		-			-			(180,080	)
Purchase of restricted investments held for reclamation bonds		(130	)		(131	)		(1,155,495	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(49,140	)		(143,452	)		(6,331,743	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from stock issuance		-			4,780,000			37,866,205
Stock issuance costs		-			(42,266	)		(1,000,004	)
Proceeds from borrowings - related party		-			-			8,290
Net cash provided by financing activities		-			4,737,734			36,874,491
NET CHANGE IN CASH		(1,208,822	)		3,663,998			4,427,816
CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD		5,636,638			521,660			-
CASH AT END OF PERIOD	$	4,427,816		$	4,185,658		$	4,427,816
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Interest paid	$	1,439		$	319		$	9,755
Income taxes paid	$	-		$	-		$	-
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Assets acquired for common stock and warrants issued for mineral properties	$	-		$	-		$	21,584,351
Net deferred tax liability assumed	$	-		$	-		$	10,261,194

See Accompanying Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

1.	DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS, HISTORY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT POLICIES
	Description of business- Ireland Inc. (the “Company”) is considered an exploration stage company since its formation and the Company has not yet realized any revenues from its planned operations. The Company is primarily focused on the acquisition and exploration of mining properties. Upon identification of commercially minable reserves, the Company expects to actively prepare the site for its extraction and enter the development stage.
	History- The Company was incorporated on February 20, 2001 under the laws of the State of Nevada under the name Merritt Ventures Corp. On December 19, 2005, the Company changed its name to Ireland Inc.
	Basis of presentation- The financial statements present the consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows of the Company. These consolidated financial statements have been prepared without audit in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments and disclosures necessary for the fair presentation of these interim statements have been included. All such adjustments are, in the opinion of management, of a normal recurring nature. The results reported in these interim consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be reported for the entire year. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on April 15, 2013.
	Going concern- The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern.
	Since its formation, the Company has incurred comprehensive cumulative net losses of $23,741,244 as of March 31, 2013. This amount is comprised of net loss from operations of $23,760,172 and other comprehensive income of $18,928. The Company has not commenced its commercial mining and mineral processing operations; rather, it is still in the exploration stage, raising substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company will seek additional sources of capital through the issuance of debt or equity financing, but there can be no assurance the Company will be successful in accomplishing its objectives.
	The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on additional sources of capital and the success of the Company’s plan. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
	Principles of consolidation- The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Columbus Minerals Inc. (“CMI”) (including its wholly- owned single-member LLC subsidiary Columbus Salt Marsh LLC (“CSM”)) and Rand Metals LLC (“Rand”). Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

1.	DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS, HISTORY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT POLICIES(continued)
	Use of estimates- The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. By their nature, these estimates are subject to measurement uncertainty and the effect on the financial statements of changes in such estimates in future periods could be significant. Significant areas requiring management’s estimates and assumptions include the valuation of stock-based compensation, impairment analysis of long-lived assets, accrued reclamation and remediation costs and the realizability of deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
	Fair value of financial instruments- Fair value accounting establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1	Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;
Level 2	Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and
Level 3	Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

The Company’s financial instruments consist of restricted investments in U.S. Treasury Notes and certificates of deposit. These investments are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy as their fair value is determined using quoted prices in active markets.

Restricted investments held for reclamation bonds- Restricted investments serve as collateral for reclamation bonding. The investments are classified as available for sale and are recorded at fair value based on quoted market prices with the unrealized gains and losses reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until realized. Realized gains and losses are determined on a specific identification method and are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations.

The Company evaluates unrealized losses, if any, in its investment securities for other-than temporary impairment using both qualitative and quantitative criteria. In the event that an investment is determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired, the Company recognizes the loss in the consolidated statement of operations.

Mineral properties- Costs of acquiring mineral properties are capitalized upon acquisition. Exploration costs and costs to maintain mineral properties are expensed as incurred while the project is in the exploration stage. Development costs and costs to maintain mineral properties are capitalized as incurred while the property is in the development stage. When a property reaches the production stage, the related capitalized costs are amortized using the units-of-production basis over the proven and probable reserves.

Mineral exploration and development costs- Exploration expenditures incurred prior to entering the development stage are expensed and included in “Mineral exploration and evaluation expenses”.

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

1.	DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS, HISTORY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT POLICIES(continued)
	Property and equipment- Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided principally on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from 3 to 39 years. The cost of repairs and maintenance is charged to expense as incurred. Expenditures for property betterments and renewals are capitalized. Upon sale or other disposition of a depreciable asset, cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is reflected in the consolidated statement of operations.
	Impairment of long-lived assets-The Company reviews and evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment at each balance sheet date due to its planned exploration stage losses and documents such impairment testing. Mineral properties in the exploration stage are monitored for impairment based on factors such as the Company’s continued right to explore the property, exploration reports, drill results, technical reports and continued plans to fund exploration programs on the property. To date, no such impairments have been identified.
	The tests for long-lived assets in the exploration, development or producing stage that have a value beyond proven and probable reserves will be monitored for impairment based on factors such as current market value of the mineral property and results of exploration, future asset utilization, business climate, mineral prices and future undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the related assets. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the estimated future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset, including evaluating its reserves beyond proven and probable amounts.
	The Company's policy is to record an impairment loss in the period when it is determined that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable either by impairment or by abandonment of the property. The impairment loss is calculated as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds its fair value. While the Company incurred losses from operations, these losses have not been in excess of planned expenditures on the specific mineral properties in order to ultimately realize their value.
	Reclamation and remediation costs (asset retirement obligation)- For its exploration stage properties, the Company accrues the estimated costs associated with environmental remediation obligations in the period in which the liability is incurred or becomes determinable. Until such time that a project life is established, the Company records the corresponding cost as an exploration stage expense. The costs of future expenditures for environmental remediation are not discounted to their present value unless subject to a contractually obligated fixed payment schedule. As reclamation work is performed or liabilities are otherwise settled, the recorded amount of the liability will be reduced.
	Future reclamation and environmental-related expenditures are difficult to estimate in many circumstances due to the early stage nature of the exploration project, the uncertainties associated with defining the nature and extent of environmental disturbance, the application of laws and regulations by regulatory authorities and changes in reclamation or remediation technology. The Company periodically reviews accrued liabilities for such reclamation and remediation costs as evidence indicating that the liabilities have potentially changed becomes available. Changes in estimates are reflected in the consolidated statement of operations in the period an estimate is revised.
	The Company is in the exploration stage and is unable to determine the estimated timing of expenditures relating to reclamation accruals. It is reasonably possible that the ultimate cost of reclamation and remediation could change in the future and that changes to these estimates could have a material effect on future operating results as new information becomes known.

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

1.	DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS, HISTORY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT POLICIES(continued)
	Per share amounts- Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. In computing diluted earnings per share, the weighted average number of shares outstanding is adjusted to reflect the effect of potentially dilutive securities, such as stock options and warrants. Potentially dilutive shares are excluded from the calculation when their inclusion would be anti-dilutive, such as periods when a net loss is reported or when the exercise price of the instrument exceeds the fair market value. At March 31, 2013 and 2012, 59,432,996 and 51,806,154 stock options and warrants were outstanding, respectively, but were not considered in the computation of diluted earnings per share as their inclusion would be anti- dilutive.
	Stock-based compensation- Stock-based compensation awards are recognized in the financial statements based on the grant date fair value of the award which is estimated using the Binomial Lattice option pricing model. The Company believes that this model provides the best estimate of fair value due to its ability to incorporate inputs that change over time, such as volatility and interest rates, and to allow for the actual exercise behavior of option holders. The compensation cost is recognized over the requisite service period which is generally equal to the vesting period. Upon exercise, shares issued will be newly issued shares from authorized common stock.
	The fair value of performance-based stock option grants is determined on their grant date through use of the Binomial Lattice option pricing model. The total value of the award is recognized over the requisite service period only if management has determined that achievement of the performance condition is probable. The requisite service period is based on management’s estimate of when the performance condition will be met. Changes in the requisite service period or the estimated probability of achievement can materially affect the amount of stock-based compensation recognized in the financial statements.
	The fair value of market-based stock option grants is determined on their grant date through use of an option pricing model which uses a combination of Monte Carlo simulation and a Trinomial Lattice function. The requisite service period for market-based awards is derived from the model. Achievement of the market condition earlier than estimated can materially affect the amount of stock- based compensation recognized in the financial statements.
	Income taxes- The Company follows the liability method of accounting for income taxes. This method recognizes certain temporary differences between the financial reporting basis of liabilities and assets and the related income tax basis for such liabilities and assets. This method generates either a net deferred income tax liability or asset as measured by the statutory tax rates in effect. The effect of a change in tax rates is recognized in operations in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company records a valuation allowance against any portion of those deferred income tax assets when it believes, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred income tax asset will not be realized.
	For acquired properties that do not constitute a business, a deferred income tax liability is recorded on GAAP basis over income tax basis using statutory federal and state rates. The resulting estimated future income tax liability associated with the temporary difference between the acquisition consideration and the tax basis is computed in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740-10-25-51,Acquired Temporary Differences in Certain Purchase Transactions that Are Not Accounted for as Business Combinations, and is reflected as an increase in the total purchase price which is then applied to the underlying acquired assets in the absence of there being a goodwill component associated with the acquisition transactions.

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

1.	DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS, HISTORY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT POLICIES(continued)
	Recent accounting standards- From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. The Company has evaluated all the recent accounting pronouncements and unless otherwise discussed, believes they will not have a material effect on the financial statements.
	In February 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” to improve the transparency of reporting these reclassifications. This update is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. Other comprehensive income includes gains and losses that are initially excluded from net income for an accounting period. Those gains and losses are later reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income into net income. The amendments in this ASU do not change the current requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income in financial statements. All of the information that this ASU requires already is required to be disclosed elsewhere in the financial statements GAAP. The new amendments will require an organization to present (either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes) the effects on the line items of net income of significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. Additionally, the new amendments require cross-referencing to other disclosures currently required under GAAP for other reclassification items (that are not required under GAAP) to be reclassified directly to net income in their entirety in the same reporting period. The Company adopted this ASU in the first quarter of 2013. Adoption had no impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operation, or cash flows.
2.	PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
	Property and equipment consisted of the following:

		March 31, 2013							December 31, 2012
				Accumulated			Net book				Accumulated			Net book
		Cost		depreciation			value		Cost		depreciation			value
Furniture and fixtures	$	20,854	$	(11,079	)	$	9,775	$	20,854	$	(10,334	)	$	10,520
Computers and equipment		18,072		(10,971	)		7,101		15,171		(10,129	)		5,042
Land		30,000		-			30,000		30,000		-			30,000
Site improvements		2,925,731		(1,595,942	)		1,329,789		2,925,731		(1,459,137	)		1,466,594
Site equipment		1,782,311		(734,340	)		1,047,971		1,736,202		(653,759	)		1,082,443
Vehicles		23,595		(22,415	)		1,180		23,595		(21,236	)		2,359
Building		500,000		(145,833	)		354,167		500,000		(133,333	)		366,667
	$	5,300,563	$	(2,520,580	)	$	2,779,983	$	5,251,553	$	(2,287,928	)	$	2,963,625

Depreciation expense was $232,652 and $209,585 for quarters ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

3.	MINERAL PROPERTIES
	Columbus Project- On February 20, 2008, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary CMI, acquired a 100% interest in the Columbus Project, including an option for additional mining claims, by way of merger with the owner of the Columbus Project, Columbus Brine Inc. (“CBI”). Prior to the merger, the Company held a 15% interest in the Columbus Project by satisfying its option agreement requirements. The Company believes that the acquisition of the Columbus Project was beneficial because it provides for 100% ownership of the properties and fosters greater opportunity to finance and further develop the project. This merger was treated as a statutory merger for tax purposes whereby CMI was the surviving merger entity.
	Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company issued an aggregate of 10,440,087 shares of its common stock and 5,220,059 share purchase warrants to the former shareholders of CBI. Each share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional share of common stock at a price of $2.39 per share which expired on February 20, 2013.
	The Company determined that the acquisition of the Columbus Project did not constitute an acquisition of a business and therefore the Company recorded the acquisition as a purchase of assets.
	The purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair values at the date of acquisition. The purchase price allocated to the real properties was based on fair market values determined using an independent real estate appraisal firm (Arden Salvage Company), and the fair value of the remaining assets acquired and liabilities assumed were based on management’s best estimates taking into account all available information at the time. The fair value of warrants was calculated using the Binomial Lattice pricing model.
	Pursuant to the original option assignment agreement, as amended August 8, 2007, the Company granted and continues to have a 5% net smelter return royalty to NMC, one of the principal stockholders of the Company.

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

3.	MINERAL PROPERTIES(continued)
	The following table reflects the recorded purchase consideration for the Columbus Project:

Purchase price:
Common stock issued	$	20,000,000
Fair value of warrants issued		1,359,351
Acquisition costs		600,000
Total purchase price		21,959,351
Net deferred income tax liability assumed		10,261,194
Total	$	32,220,545

The following table reflects the components of the Columbus Project:

Allocation of acquisition cost:
Mineral properties (including deferred tax liability assumed of $10,261,194)	$	31,948,053
Property, plant and equipment		202,430
Deposits		44,720
Cash		6,570
Prepaid expenses		24,925
Accounts payable		(6,153	)
Total	$	32,220,545

Red Mountain Project– On July 20, 2011, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Option Agreement (the “Amendment”) on the Red Mountain Project. The Amendment acknowledged that the Company had earned an undivided 30.6% interest in the original Red Mountain Claims and amended the terms of the original Letter Agreement as follows:

a)	To maintain the buyout option, the Company is required to pay $8,000 per month effective July 1, 2011 until December 31, 2016 and spend an aggregate of $600,000 in additional qualifying expenditures by December 31, 2016. For each $2,000 in qualifying expenditures, the Company will earn a 0.1% interest in in the Red Mountain Claims, up to a maximum of an additional 29.4% interest.
b)	The Company may at any time during the life of the Red Mountain Project earn a 100% interest by paying $200,000 and by issuing shares with an aggregate value of $3,800,000. The share price will be equal to the volume weighted average trading price during the 20 trading days immediately prior to the date of the notice of exercise.

Pursuant to the option assignment agreement the Company granted a 5% net smelter return royalty to NMC.

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

3.	MINERAL PROPERTIES(continued)
	DDB Claims- The Company, through its subsidiary CMI, had a lease agreement for mining claims with DDB Syndicate. Douglas D.G. Birnie, the Company’s CEO, is the indirect owner of a 1/8 interest in the DDB Syndicate, as is Lawrence E. Chizmar, a former member of our Board of Directors and a former director of CBI. The remaining members of the DDB Syndicate are made up of former officers and directors, and relatives of former officers and directors, of CBI, and affiliates of NMC. The DDB Claims were located in 2007, prior to Mr. Birnie’s, NMC’s, or Mr. Chizmar’s involvement with our Company.
	The mining lease agreement provided the Company with an option to purchase the DDB Claims by paying a purchase price of $400,000, less any rental payments made prior to exercising the option, or paying the DDB Syndicate $10, plus the grant of a 2% royalty of net smelter returns on the DDB Claims. During the lease period, the Company paid $220,000 in lease payments. On November 20, 2012, the Company exercised their option to purchase the DDB Claims by paying the adjusted purchase price of $180,000 plus fees of $80. The total purchase price of $180,080 was included in mineral properties.
	Reclamation bonds- The Company maintains required reclamation bonding with the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”). Reclamation bonding consists of cash bonding held with the BLM and restricted investments held by the Company. Restricted investments consist of U.S. Treasury Notes and certificates of deposit. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, cash bonding amounted to $40,000, respectively. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, restricted investments amounted to $1,184,614 and $1,186,681 respectively, and exceeded bonding requirements by $34,614 and $36,681, respectively. The Company anticipates using the excess amount for future collateral requirements.
	The following is a summary of restricted investments held for reclamation bonds:

								Aggregate
		Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Estimated
		Cost		Gains		Losses		Fair Value
March 31, 2013
US Treasury Notes	$	879,553	$	29,120	$	-	$	908,673
Certificates of deposit		275,941		-		-		275,941
Total available-for-sale securities	$	1,155,494	$	29,120	$	-	$	1,184,614
December 31, 2012
US Treasury Notes	$	879,553	$	31,317	$	-	$	910,870
Certificates of deposit		275,811		-		-		275,811
Total available-for-sale securities	$	1,155,364	$	31,317	$	-	$	1,186,681

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

3.	MINERAL PROPERTIES(continued)
	Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are included as a component of other comprehensive (loss) income net of deferred taxes. Unrealized losses were $2,197 and $7,139 for the quarters ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
	The US Treasury Notes mature in July 2015. The Company has two certificates of deposit maturing in April 2016 and June 2013, respectively. Each certificate is set up for automatic renewal for one year periods until the Company or the financial institution elect not to renew.
	Reclamation and remediation activities– Accrued reclamation and remediation costs relate to the Columbus Project and amounted to $672,338 and $672,338 as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.
4.	STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
	Issuance of common stock- During the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the Company did not issue any common stock.
	Issuance of common stock- During the quarter ended March 31, 2012, the Company issued common stock as follows:

1.	On March 15, 2012, the Company issued an aggregate of 4,030,000 units at a price of $0.50 per unit in private placement offerings for aggregate proceeds of $2,015,000. All units were issued to US persons pursuant to the provisions of Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act. Each unit is comprised of one share of common stock and one share purchase warrant with each warrant entitling the holder to purchase an additional share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.80 per share for a period expiring March 31, 2015. After September 30, 2012, the Company may accelerate the expiration date of the warrants if the volume weighted average price for our common stock exceeds $2.40 per share for 20 consecutive trading days.
	The Company paid a finder’s fee of $8,000 in cash and 16,000 share purchase warrants related to the private placement. The finder is a registered broker dealer pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2.	On February 23, 2012, the Company issued an aggregate of 5,530,000 units at a price of $0.50 per unit in separate concurrent private placement offerings for aggregate proceeds of $2,765,000, as described below. Each unit is comprised of one share of common stock and one share purchase warrant, with each warrant entitling the holder to purchase an additional share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.80 per share for a period expiring March 31, 2015. After September 30, 2012, the Company may accelerate the expiration date of the warrants if the volume weighted average price for our common stock exceeds $2.40 per share for 20 consecutive trading days.
	US Private Placement- The Company issued 5,230,000 Units to U.S. persons for gross proceeds of $2,615,000 pursuant to the provisions of Rule 506 of Regulation D of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Each U.S. subscriber represented that they were an accredited investor as defined under Regulation D of the Securities Act.

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

4. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY(continued)

Offshore Private Placement- The Company issued 300,000 Units to non-U.S. persons for gross proceeds of $150,000 pursuant to the provisions of Regulation S of the Securities Act. Each of the subscribers represented that they were not “US persons” as defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act and that they were not acquiring the shares for the account or benefit of a US person.

The Company paid a finder’s fee of $6,000 in cash and 12,000 share purchase warrants related to the Offshore Private Placement. In addition, the Company will pay the finder an additional cash fee of 4% of the exercise price of any warrants exercised by subscribers introduced by the finder. The finder is a registered broker dealer pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. There were no finder’s fees paid in respect of the U.S. Private Placement.

Filing and legal fees related to these issuances were $28,266. Total fees, including finder’s fees, filing and legal fees amounted to $42,266.

Private Placement Warrants- A summary of investor warrant activity for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 was as follows:

					Weighted
					Average
					Remaining
					Contractual
	Number of			Exercise	Life
	Shares			Price	(Years)
Outstanding and exercisable, December 31, 2012	49,065,858		$	0.75 - 2.39	1.47
Granted	-			-	-
Forfeited/expired	(5,220,059	)		2.39	-
Outstanding and exercisable, March 31, 2013	43,845,799		$	0.75 – 0.95	1.38

The table above does not include warrants issued to employees, non-employee directors and consultants as they are included under “Stock-Based Compensation” in Note 5.

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

5.	STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
	Stock-based compensation includes grants of stock options and purchase warrants to eligible directors, employees and consultants as determined by the Board of Directors.
	Stock option plans- On March 27, 2007, the Board of Directors adopted the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Under the terms of the Plan, options to purchase up to 6,000,000 shares of the common stock, subject to an increase each quarter equal to 15% of the increase in the total number of outstanding shares during the previous quarter, may be granted to officers, directors, employees and eligible consultants. As of March 31, 2013, the Company had granted 11,741,916 options under the Plan, of which, 10,787,197 were outstanding.
	Stock warrants- Upon approval of the Board of Directors, the Company grants stock warrants to consultants for services performed.
	Valuation of awards- At March 31, 2013, the Company had options outstanding that vest on three different types of vesting schedules:

1.	Service-based;
2.	Performance-based; and
3.	Market-based.

For service-based and performance-based stock option grants the Company utilizes the Binomial Lattice pricing model to estimate the fair values of options and warrants granted in exchange for services. For market-based stock option grants the Company utilizes a combination of a Monte Carlo simulation and a Trinomial Lattice function to estimate the fair values of options in exchange for services. The Company used the following assumptions to estimate the fair value of the options granted for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. No grants were awarded for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.

	2013
Dividend yield	-
Expected volatility	75.96% - 78.77%
Risk-free interest rate	0.87% - 2.01%
Expected life (years)	4.25 – 6.84

Inputs used in these models are determined as follows:

1.	The expected life represents the weighted-average period the awards are expected to remain outstanding and is a derived output of the option pricing models. The expected life is impacted by all of the underlying assumptions and calibration of the Company’s models.
2.	The requisite service period for market-based stock option awards is a derived output of the hybrid Monte Carlo-Trinomial Lattice model.
3.	Volatility is based on the average historical volatility levels of a representative peer group.
4.	The risk-free interest rate is based on the implied yield available on U.S. Treasury zero- coupon issues over the equivalent contractual lives of the options.

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

5.	STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION(continued)
	During the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the Company stock based awards as follows:

a)	On February 15, 2013, the Company granted non-qualified stock options to certain executive officers under the Plan for an aggregate of 325,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.57 per option. The options vest upon completion of defined events and milestones. The options expire on the fifth anniversary of the date that they vest, but in no event later than the tenth anniversary of the agreement. Each of the options will automatically vest and become exercisable upon the occurrence of a change in control.
	On the grant date, the Company determined that achievement of the performance conditions was probable. The Company’s best estimate of the requisite service period was determined to be ten months from the grant date. The Company reviewed and confirmed these determinations at March 31, 2013.
b)	On February 15, 2013, the Company granted non-qualified stock options to certain executive officers under the Plan for an aggregate of 325,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.57 per option. The options vest upon the Company’s stock price achieving defined targets. The options expire on the fifth anniversary of the date that they vest, but in no event later than the tenth anniversary of the agreement. Each of the options will automatically vest and become exercisable upon the occurrence of a change in control.
c)	On February 15, 2013, the Company granted non-qualified stock options to the Company’s independent director and certain executive officers under the Plan for an aggregate of 950,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.57 per option. The options vest 25% each on March 31, 2013, June 30, 2013, September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2013. The options expire on the fifth anniversary of the date that they vest. The options will automatically vest and become exercisable upon the occurrence of a change in control.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2012, the Company did not grant any stock based compensation.

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

5.	STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION(continued)
	The total expense for the quarters ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 related to the granting, vesting and modification of all stock-based compensation awards was $154,198 and $24,414, respectively. Such expenses are included in general and administrative expense and mineral exploration and evaluation expense.
	The following table summarizes the Company’s stock-based compensation activity for the quarter ended March 31, 2013:

						Weighted
						Average
			Weighted			Remaining
			Average Grant		Weighted	Contractual		Aggregate
	Number of		Date Fair		Average	Life		Intrinsic
	Shares		Value		Exercise Price	(Years)		Value
Outstanding, December 31, 2012	13,987,197	$	0.37	$	0.60	3.58
Options/warrants granted	1,600,000		0.22		0.57	7.21
Options/warrants exercised	-		-		-	-
Options/warrants expired	-		-		-	-
Options/warrants cancelled	-		-		-	-
Outstanding, March 31, 2013	15,587,197	$	0.36	$	0.60	3.73	$	1,076,000
Exercisable, March 31, 2013	11,624,697	$	0.36	$	0.55	2.50	$	1,076,000

Aggregate intrinsic value represents the value of the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the quarter ended in excess of the weighted-average exercise price multiplied by the number of options outstanding or exercisable

The following table summarizes the changes of the Company’s stock-based compensation awards subject to vesting for the quarter ended March 31, 2013:

				Weighted Average
	Number of			Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value
Unvested, December 31, 2012	2,600,000		$	0.39
Granted	1,600,000			0.22
Vested	(237,500	)		(0.24	)
Forfeited	-			-
Unvested, March 31, 2013	3,962,500		$	0.33

For the quarters ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, the total fair value of shares vested was $57,000 and $11,642, respectively. As of March 31, 2013, there was $709,895 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock-based compensation awards. The weighted average period over which this cost will be recognized was 0.81 years as of March 31, 2013.

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

6.	WARRANTS AND OPTIONS
	The following table summarizes all of the Company’s stock option and warrant activity for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, including private placement warrants and stock options and warrants granted for compensation:

					Weighted
					Average
					Remaining
				Weighted	Contractual
	Number of			Average	Life
	Shares			Exercise Price	(Years)
Balance, December 31, 2012	63,053,055		$	0.89	1.94
Options/warrants granted	1,600,000			0.57	7.21
Options/warrants cancelled	-			-	-
Options/warrants expired	(5,220,059	)		2.39	-
Balance, March 31, 2013	59,432,996		$	0.75	2.00

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

7.	INCOME TAXES
	The Company is a Nevada corporation and is subject to federal income taxes. Nevada does not impose a corporate income tax.
	Significant components of the Company’s net deferred income tax assets and liabilities at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:

		March 31,			December 31,
		2013			2012
Deferred income tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforward	$	8,815,119		$	8,327,426
Option compensation		1,684,109			1,630,140
Property, plant & equipment		477,271			423,904
Exploration costs		568,848			570,719
Reclamation and remediation costs		235,318			235,318
Gross deferred income tax assets		11,780,665			11,187,507
Less: valuation allowance		(726,050	)		(726,050	)
Net deferred income tax assets		11,054,615			10,461,457
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Unrealized gains on investments		(10,192	)		(10,961	)
Acquisition related liabilities		(11,067,191	)		(11,067,191	)
Net deferred income tax liabilities	$	(22,768	)	$	(616,695	)

A valuation allowance was established for deferred tax assets related to certain option compensation and accrued reclamation and remediation costs due to the uncertainty of realizing these deferred tax assets based on conditions existing at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

The realizability of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each balance sheet date. The majority of the Company’s deferred tax liabilities are depletable. Such depletion will begin with the processing of mineralized material once production has commenced. Therefore, the deferred tax liabilities will reverse in similar time periods as the deferred tax assets. The Company assesses both positive and negative evidence to determine whether it is more likely than not that such reversal will occur to realize the deferred tax assets prior to their exploration. The reversal of the deferred tax liabilities is sufficient to support the net deferred tax assets.

The acquisition related liabilities are a result of the estimated future federal income tax liability associated with the temporary difference between the acquisition consideration and the tax basis. The deferred tax liabilities were reflected as an increase to the total purchase price which has been applied to the underlying mineral and Columbus project assets in the absence of there being a goodwill component associated with the acquisition transactions.

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

7.	INCOME TAXES(continued)
	A reconciliation of the tax benefit for the quarters ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 at US federal tax rates to the actual tax provision recorded in the financial statements consisted of the following components:

		March 31,			March 31,
		2013			2012
Income tax benefit based on statutory tax rate	$	593,198		$	440,087
Reconciling items:
Non-deductible items		(40	)		(2,104	)
Income tax benefit	$	593,158		$	437,983

The Company had cumulative net operating losses of approximately $25,186,056 as of March 31, 2013 for federal income tax purposes. Cumulative net operating losses from December 31, 2006 and previous years are effectively nil due to the annual limitation imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as a result of the ownership percentage change limitations. The net operating loss carryforwards will expire between 2027 and 2033.

The Company and its subsidiary file income tax returns in the United States. These tax returns are subject to examination by taxation authorities provided the years remain open under the relevant statutes of limitations, which may result in the payment of income taxes and/or a decrease in the net operating losses available for carryforwards. The Company is no longer subject to income tax examinations by US federal tax authorities for years prior to 2008. While the Company believes that its tax filings do not include uncertain tax positions, the results of potential examinations or the effect of changes in tax law cannot be ascertained at this time. The Company currently has no tax years under examination.

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

8.	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
	Lease obligations– The Company rents office space in Henderson, Nevada on month-to-month terms. Rental expense for office space was $18,750 and $13,800 for the quarters ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. During the quarter ended March 31, 2013, $4,125 of rent expense was paid to DOSA Consulting, LLC which is a consulting firm owned by the Company’s CEO.
	The Company has signed a lease agreement for office space. The four year lease requires monthly payments of $3,999 increasing 4% annually. The lease also requires monthly payment of approximately $748 for operating expenses. The lease commencement date has not yet been determined as the building is still under construction. As of March 31, 2013, a $14,104 deposit was paid and included in prepaid expenses.
	Columbus Project– Pursuant to the option assignment agreement dated March 30, 2007, as amended August 8, 2007, the Company granted a 5% net smelter return royalty to NMC, one of the principal stockholders of the Company. The Columbus Project is further discussed in Note 3.
	Red Mountain Project– Pursuant to the option assignment agreement the Company granted a 5% net smelter return royalty to NMC, one of the principal stockholders of the Company. The Red Mountain Project is further discussed in Note 3.
	Stand-by letter of credit– In June 2011, a financial institution issued a stand-by letter of credit to the BLM for up to $175,000 on behalf of the Company. The stand-by letter of credit was issued to guarantee the Company’s compliance with reclamation bonding requirements. The letter of credit expires on June 24, 2013 and will be automatically renewed for one year periods unless either party elects not to renew. The Company is required to maintain a $175,000 certificate of deposit with the financial institution which is included in “restricted investments held for reclamation bonds” on the balance sheet. The Company is also required to pay an annual fee of 2% of the total value of the letter of credit. As of March 31, 2013, no draws have been made on the letter of credit.
	Consultant bonus– In April 2012, the Company entered into an Agreement for Services (the “Agreement”) with a consulting firm. The Company agreed to pay the firm at their standard rates in exchange for services provided. In addition, the Company agreed to pay bonuses to the firm upon completion of milestones as defined in the Agreement. The bonuses consist of cash payments up to $400,000 and issuance of up to 3,000,000 warrants at a price of $0.90 per share and expiring March 31, 2017. The Agreement does not contain any performance commitments; therefore, the fair value of the warrants will be measured and recognized on the dates that the milestones are reached. As of March 31, 2013, no milestones have been reached for which a bonus was due or paid.
	Registration Rights Agreement- In connection with the November 30, 2012 private placement, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (“RRA”) with the purchasers. Pursuant to the RRA, the Company agreed to certain demand registration rights. These rights include the requirement that the Company file certain registration statements within a specified time period and to have these registration statements declared effective within a specified time period. If the registration statement is not effective six months after the closing date, the warrants may be exercised by means of a cashless exercise. If the Company is not able to comply with these registration requirements, the Company will be required to pay cash penalties equal to 1.0% of the subscription proceeds on the date of such failure, and each month thereafter, up to a maximum of 6% of the subscription proceeds. The maximum penalty amounts to $346,979. Subsequent to March 31, 2013, the Company’s was not in compliance with certain registration requirements for a two day period resulting in a penalty of $3,855 and total cumulative penalties of $5,757.

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

9.	CONCENTRATIONS
	Concentration of credit risk- The Company maintains its cash accounts in financial institutions. Cash accounts are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) for up to $250,000 per financial institution. The Company has never experienced a material loss or lack of access to its cash accounts; however, no assurance can be provided that access to the Company’s cash accounts will not be impacted by adverse conditions in the financial markets. At March 31, 2013, the Company had $3,504,828 in excess of FDIC insured limits.
	Concentration of activity- The Company currently utilizes a metallurgical consulting firm to perform significant portions of its exploration work programs. A change in the lead metallurgical consulting firm could cause a delay in the progress of the Company’s exploration programs and would cause the Company to incur significant transition expense and may affect operating results adversely.
10.	COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
	The components of comprehensive loss, net of tax, were as follows for the quarters ended March 31, 2013 and 2012:

		March 31, 2013			March 31, 2012
Net Loss	$	(1,101,694	)	$	(819,407	)
Other Comprehensive Loss, net of tax:
Unrealized loss on investments		(1,428	)		(4,641	)
Comprehensive Loss	$	(1,103,122	)	$	(824,048	)

The tax effects of each component of comprehensive loss for the quarters ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

		March 31, 2013			March 31, 2012
Unrealized holding losses	$	(2,197	)	$	(7,139	)
Income tax benefit		769			2,498
Total unrealized loss, net of tax	$	(1,428	)	$	(4,641	)

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IRELAND INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE ENTERPRISE)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

11.	RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
	DOSA Consulting, LLC (“DOSA”)– DOSA is a consulting firm owned by the Company’s CEO. DOSA provided the Company with use of its employees and office space. The total fees paid to DOSA for these services were $4,125 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. Services provided by NMC are also at times coordinated for the Company by DOSA. No management fees are billed to the Company for these services. The total fees billed to the Company by DOSA for NMC’s services and reimbursements were $137,106 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. At March 31, 2013, the Company owed DOSA $38,302 on behalf of NMC. The CEO’s salary and reimbursable expenses are also paid to DOSA. No consulting fees were incurred from DOSA for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.
	NMC- Pursuant to option assignment agreements related to both the Columbus and Red Mountain projects, the Company granted a 5% net smelter return royalty to NMC. NMC is the Company’s largest shareholder. NMC and its affiliates own approximately 29% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. The Columbus Project and the Red Mountain Project are further discussed in Note 3.
	The Company utilizes the services of NMC to provide technical assistance and financing related activities. These services related primarily to the Columbus Project and the Red Mountain Project. In addition to the above services, NMC provided dedicated use of its laboratory, instrumentation, milling equipment and research facilities. NMC provided invoices for these fees plus expenses.
	For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the Company incurred total fees and reimbursement of expenses to NMC of $105,000 and $7,106, respectively. Additionally, an equipment purchase of $25,000 was reimbursed by the Company to NMC. The total amount of fees and reimbursements amounted to $137,106 and was invoiced by DOSA on behalf of NMC. At March 31, 2013, the Company owed DOSA $38,302 for services provided by NMC.
	For the quarter ended March 31, 2012, the Company incurred total fees and reimbursements of expenses to NMC of $105,000 and $15,459, respectively. Additionally, the Company paid NMC an additional $50,000 deposit on equipment purchases. At March 31, 2012, the total deposit on equipment purchases was $245,000. At March 31, 2012, the Company had an outstanding balance due to NMC $39,610.
	McNeil Consulting Group, LLC (“MCG”)– MCG is a consulting firm owned by an affiliate of NMC. MGC provides the Company with management advisory services. The Company incurred total fees to MCG of $15,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 2013. At March 31, 2013, the Company owed MCG $7,500. No consulting fees were incurred from MGC for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.
	Former Officers- Due to related parties includes amounts due to former officers of the Company. At March 31, 2013 and 2012, the remaining amount of due to related parties was $23,290, respectively.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSIONRESULTS OF OPERATIONS.ANDANALYSISOFFINANCIALCONDITIONAND

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute "forward-looking statements.” These statements, identified by words such as “plan,” "anticipate,” "believe,” "estimate,” "should,” "expect" and similar expressions include our expectations and objectives regarding our future financial position, operating results and business strategy. These statements reflect the current views of management with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from those described in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include those set forth under the caption "Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We advise you to carefully review the reports and documents we file from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), particularly our periodic reports filed with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).

OVERVIEW

We were incorporated on February 20, 2001 under the laws of the State of Nevada. We are an exploration stage minerals exploration company focused on the discovery and extraction of precious metals from mineral deposits in the Southwestern United States.

In February 2008, we acquired our lead project, a prospective gold, silver and calcium carbonate property located in Esmeralda County, Nevada, that we call the “Columbus Project.” The Columbus Project consists of 50,538 acres of placer mineral claims, including a 380 acre Permitted Mine Area (60-acre mill site and mill facility, 266-acre mine site with 54 acres defined as “undisturbed area”). Our current permits allow us to mine up to 792,000 tons per year to 40 feet in depth for the purpose of extracting precious metals and calcium carbonate from the Permitted Mine Area. In addition, we own 80 acres of land in the southeast quadrant of the project. Our current exploration efforts are focused on the North and South Sand Zones of the Columbus Project.

In addition to the Columbus Project, we own the right to acquire a prospective gold, silver and tungsten property located in San Bernardino County, California, that we call the “Red Mountain Project.”

The discussion provided in this Quarterly Report should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 15, 2013.

RECENT CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS

The following significant developments occurred since our fiscal year ended December 31, 2012:

2013 Executive Officer and Independent Director Compensation

On February 15, 2013, we amended the compensation packages for our executive officers. Retroactive to January 1, 2013, our executive officers will be entitled to cash compensation as follows:

Name	Position	Annual	Performance	Performance
		Salary	Bonus A1	Bonus B2
Douglas D.G. Birnie	Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary	$250,000	$50,000	$50,000
Robert D. McDougal	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	$90,000	None	None
David Z. Strickler	Vice President of Finance and Administration	$175,000	$25,000	$25,000

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1.	Payable upon us completing 10 successful onsite gold extraction leach tests, the completion of which shall be reasonably determined by the Board.
2.	Payable upon the closing price of our common stock (as quoted by the principal market or exchange on which those shares trade) exceeding $1.25 per share for 20 consecutive trading days.

We also approved on February 15, 2013 the grant of non-qualified stock purchase options to purchase up to 1,300,000 shares of our common stock under our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan at a price of $0.57 per share, vesting and expiring as follows:

Douglas D.G.Birnie Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary	Robert D.McDougal Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	David Z.Strickler VP Finance and Administration	Vesting Date	Expiration Date
75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000	37,500 37,500 37,500 37,500	50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000	March 31, 2013 June 30, 2013 September 30, 2013 December 31, 2013	March 31, 2018 June 30, 2018 September 30, 2018 December 31, 2018
150,000	75,000	100,000	The date that we complete 10 successful onsite gold extraction leach tests, which date shall be reasonably determined by the Board.	The date that is the 5thyear anniversary of the particular vesting date.
150,000	75,000	100,000	The first date after the Grant Date that the closing price for our common stock (as quoted by the principal market or exchange on which such shares trade) exceeds $1.25 per share for 20 consecutive trading days.	The date that is the 5th year anniversary of the particular vesting date.
600,000	300,000	400,000	Total

Each of the options granted to Messrs. Birnie, McDougal and Strickler will automatically vest and become exercisable upon the occurrence of a change in control.

In addition, we increased the cash compensation payable to our independent directors to $4,000 per month, and granted to Mark H. Brennan, our sole independent director at the time, non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 300,000 shares of our common stock under our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan at an exercise price of $0.57 per share, vesting and expiring as follows:

Number of Options to Vest	Vesting Date	Expiration Date
75,000	March 31, 2013	March 31, 2018
75,000	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2018
75,000	September 30, 2013	September 30, 2018
75,000	December 31, 2013	December 31, 2018
300,000	Total

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Appointment of New Director

On April 16, 2013, our Board of Directors unanimously resolved to increase the number of our directors from three (3) directors to four (4) directors, and unanimously resolved to appoint Steven A. Klein to our Board to fill the vacancy created by the increase in the number of directors.

Mr. Klein was not appointed pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or other understanding between the Company and Mr. Klein or any other person. Mr. Klein will act on our audit committee.

Upon his appointment, we granted to Mr. Klein non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 225,000 shares of our common stock under our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan at an exercise price of $0.41 per share, vesting and expiring as follows:

Number of Options to Vest	Vesting Date	Expiration Date
75,000	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2018
75,000	September 30, 2013	September 30, 2018
75,000	December 31, 2013	December 31, 2018
225,000	Total

In addition, as an independent member of our Board of Directors, Mr. Klein will be entitled to cash compensation in the amount of $4,000 per month.

Staking of Additional Unpatented Placer Mining Claims

On March 6, 2013, we staked an additional 1,600 acres at the Columbus Project to increase the project’s size to 50,538 acres. The additional acreage, staked as 20 unpatented placer mining claims, is located at the south end of the Columbus Project’s area and represents infill acreage that was previously claimed and subsequently dropped by unrelated third parties. We have 90 days from the stake date to pay the claim fees and anticipate doing so before June 6, 2013.

PLAN OF OPERATIONS

During the next twelve months, we intend to proceed with our exploration program for the Columbus Project, while the Red Mountain Project is not currently active.

The Columbus Project

The technical program for the Columbus Project has two primary objectives: (a) to identify the mineral resources and (b) to determine the feasibility of mining and extracting precious metals from the project.

(a)	Mineralization: Exploration work to date has identified three different host materials (sand, clay, brine) each of which could potentially contain commercial quantities of gold and silver mineralization within the project area. The sand zones outcrop on the western side of the Columbus basin and dip gently eastward. The clay zones also outcrop and overlay the sand zones. The brine zone occurs as an aquifer at some 400 feet depth underlying the sand/clay zones.
	Our recent exploration efforts have focused on the sand material, specifically in an approximate 2,000 acre area of interest on the west side of our project site. Through three drill programs, we have identified The North Sand Zone and the South Sand Zone. The North Sand Zone has been the site of the source material for our recent extraction tests.
	To date, 34 holes have been drilled in the 0.67 square mile (429 acres) North Sand Zone, and three holes in the 0.48 square mile (307 acres) South Sand Zone. Drilling has been completed to depths ranging from 165 feet to 400 feet in both sand zones. We have yet to drill through either sand zone with any of our drilling to date.

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We have been granted the permit for our Phase Four drill program, which will consist of 31 drill holes to a depth of at least 200 feet. The drill program will cover an additional 0.48 square miles adjacent to the southern boundary of the North Sand Zone. The goal of this program is to expand the boundaries and improve the definition of the North Sand Zone. Following completion of the Phase Four drill program, we will re-evaluate the boundaries of the sand zones, the quantity of the tonnage contained therein and the quality of the mineralization estimates within these areas. It is anticipated that additional drill programs will follow.

(b)	Mining and Recovery Methodology: We currently have a Water Pollution Control permit for the Columbus Project that allows for the extraction of precious metals and the production of calcium carbonate on the 380-acre site (266-acre mine site, 60-acre mill site, and 54 acres defined as “undisturbed area”) at a mine rate of up to 792,000 tons per year. As previously reported, our current focus is on the extraction of precious metals from the sand zone areas of the Columbus Project – specifically, the North and South Sand Zones.
	During 2012, we successfully installed all of the gravity concentration equipment and determined the operating parameters for the concentration components of the onsite precious metals extraction circuit. In Q4 2012, we successfully installed equipment for the leaching and metal components of the onsite extraction circuit. In Q1 2013, we upgraded the on-site water supply to improve compatibility with thiosulphate leaching and completed an upgrade to the on-site gravity concentration circuit to improve efficiency and reduce potential abrasive wear.
	Current mining and recovery methodology efforts are focused on transferring the operating parameters developed for the leaching and precious metals recovery components of the extraction circuit from AuRIC Metallurgical Laboratories’ facilities in Salt Lake City, UT to the Columbus Project’s onsite facilities. As part of this process, we are processing material extracted from the Columbus Project, to produce and leach concentrates at the pilot plant in approximately one ton batches (five tons of head material), followed by filtration, resin extraction and metal production. In addition, during this period, we expect to continue to upgrade the precious metals extraction equipment for the pilot plant as necessary to improve operating efficiencies and circuit capacity. Once batch extraction rates have been established to our satisfaction, we intend to begin the phase in of operating the pilot plant circuit on a continuous basis, with a target of processing up to 20 tons of head material per day.
	We are currently focusing mining and recovery methodology efforts on commencing continuous operations for the pilot plant in 2013. However, this timeline will be dictated by process results, and the availability of personnel and equipment.

Readers are cautioned that, although we believe that the results of our exploration activities to date are sufficiently positive to proceed with the installation and operation of a pilot production circuit for the Columbus Project, we have not yet established any proven or probable reserves. There is no assurance that we will be able to establish that any commercially extractable ore reserves exist on the Columbus Project or that we will enter into commercial production.

We anticipate spending approximately $4,827,000 on our exploration program and $200,000 on our capital expenditures for the Columbus Project during the twelve months ending March 31, 2014.

The Red Mountain Project

Sampling and Drilling Program: Our exploration program for the Red Mountain Project currently consists of a Drilling and Sampling program. Currently the Red Mountain Project is not currently active. We have set a budget of $196,000 for property payments and maintenance costs for the Red Mountain Project for the twelve months ending March 31, 2014. We have reallocated certain funds originally budgeted towards the Red Mountain Project in order to provide us with maximum flexibility in achieving our technical milestones at our lead project.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Our management routinely makes judgments and estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain.

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We have identified certain accounting policies, described below, that are most important to the portrayal of our current financial condition and results of operations. Our significant accounting policies are also disclosed in the notes to our consolidated financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2013 included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Use of Estimates– The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. By their nature, these estimates are subject to measurement uncertainty and the effect on the financial statements of changes in such estimates in future periods could be significant. Significant areas requiring estimates and assumptions include the valuation of stock-based compensation, impairment analysis of long-lived assets, accrued reclamation and remediation costs and realizability of deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Mineral Rights-We capitalize acquisition and option costs of mineral property rights. The amount capitalized represents fair value at the time the mineral rights are acquired. We capitalize acquisition and option costs of mineral rights as tangible assets. Upon commencement of commercial production, the mineral rights will be amortized using the unit-of-production method over the life of the mineral rights. If we do not continue with exploration after the completion of a feasibility study, the mineral rights will be expensed at that time.

Mineral Property Acquisition Costs-Costs of acquiring mining properties are capitalized upon acquisition. Mine development costs incurred either to develop new ore deposits, expand the capacity of mines, or to develop mine areas substantially in advance of current production are also capitalized once proven and probable reserves exist and the property is a commercially mineable property. Costs incurred to maintain current production or to maintain assets on a standby basis are charged to operations. Costs of abandoned projects are charged to operations upon abandonment. We evaluate the carrying value of capitalized mining costs and related property and equipment costs to determine if these costs are in excess of their recoverable amount whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. The periodic evaluation of carrying value of capitalized costs and any related property and equipment costs are based upon expected future cash flows and/or estimated salvage value in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 360-10-35-15, Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.

Mineral Exploration and Development Costs -Exploration expenditures incurred prior to entering the development stage are expensed and included in “Mineral exploration and evaluation expenses”.

Property and Equipment –Property and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is principally provided on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are generally 3 to 39 years. The cost of repairs and maintenance is charged to expense as incurred. Expenditures for property betterments and renewals are capitalized. Upon sale or other disposition of a depreciable asset, cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is reflected in other income (expense).

Impairment of long-lived assets– We review and evaluate our long-lived assets for impairment at each balance sheet date due to our planned exploration stage losses and document such impairment testing. Mineral properties in the exploration stage are monitored for impairment based on factors such as our continued right to explore the property, exploration reports, drill results, technical reports and continued plans to fund exploration programs on the property.

Our policy is to record an impairment loss in the period when it is determined that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable either by impairment or by abandonment of the property. The impairment loss is calculated as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds its fair value. To date, no such impairments have been identified.

Reclamation and Remediation Costs (Asset Retirement Obligation)-For our exploration stage properties, we accrue the estimated costs associated with environmental remediation obligations in the period in which the liability is incurred or becomes determinable. Until such time that a project life is established, our records the corresponding cost as an exploration stage expense. The costs of future expenditures for environmental remediation are not discounted to their present value unless subject to a contractually obligated fixed payment schedule. As reclamation work is performed or liabilities are otherwise settled, the recorded amount of the liability will be reduced.

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Future reclamation and environmental-related expenditures are difficult to estimate in many circumstances due to the early stage nature of the exploration project, the uncertainties associated with defining the nature and extent of environmental disturbance, the application of laws and regulations by regulatory authorities and changes in reclamation or remediation technology. We periodically review accrued liabilities for such reclamation and remediation costs as evidence indicating that the liabilities have potentially changed becomes available. Changes in estimates are reflected in the consolidated statement of operations in the period an estimate is revised.

We are in the exploration stage and are unable to determine the estimated timing of expenditures relating to reclamation accruals. It is reasonably possible that the ultimate cost of reclamation and remediation could change in the future and that changes to these estimates could have a material effect on future operating results as new information becomes known.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our financial position was as follows at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

		March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Cash	$	4,427,816	$	5,636,638
Current liabilities	$	275,093	$	236,675
Accrued reclamation costs	$	672,338	$	672,338
Stockholders' equity	$	39,828,653	$	40,777,577

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, our liquidity position was affected by the following:

• Continued exploration stage losses of $1,101,694 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.
• Significant non-cash expenses through this period included depreciation of $232,652 and the vesting of share based compensation of $154,198.
• Significant non-cash income included the income tax benefit of $593,158.
• Purchases of new equipment in the amount of $49,010.
• Increase in current liabilities due to professional fees incurred in the 1^stquarter related to the filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 for the resale of securities issued in our November 2012 private placement, the annual audit of the 2012 fiscal year, and filing of our Form 10-K for fiscal 2012 that were subsequently paid in April 2013.

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Looking Forward

We have budgeted for the following cash expenditures for the twelve months ending March 31, 2014:

Columbus Project
•	Property Payments	$ 387,000
•	Drilling Program and Mineralization Estimates	2,553,000
•	Pilot Plant / Project Feasibility	1,887,000
	Total for Columbus Project	$ 4,827,000
Red Mountain Project
•	Property Acquisition and Maintenance Costs	$ 196,000
	Total for Red Mountain Project	$ 196,000
General and Administration
	Total for General and Administration	$ 2,202,000
Total Expected Expenses		$ 7,225,000
Total Expected Capital Expenditures		$ 200,000
Total Expected Cash Expenditures		$ 7,425,000

During the next twelve months, we will continue to focus our efforts on developing the Columbus Project, resulting in the following expectations:

• Our management anticipates that the minimum cash requirements for funding our proposed exploration programs and our continued operations through March 31, 2014 will be approximately $7,425,000. As of April 1, 2013, we had cash reserves in the amount of approximately $4,400,000. Our current financial resources are not expected to be sufficient to allow us to meet the anticipated cash expenditures for the twelve month period ending March 31, 2014. We anticipate that our current financial resources will be sufficient only to pay for the anticipated costs of our exploration activities to October 31, 2013. We will require additional financing to complete our exploration plans. If we are unable to obtain additional financing, we will adjust our operating plan depending upon our existing financial resources.

• Our twelve month budget includes capital expenditures of $200,000; however, we do not have any commitments for capital expenditures.

Certain key factors will affect our future financial and operating results. These include, but are not limited to the following:

• We have not yet earned any operational revenues since our inception. We may not generate sufficient revenues from our proposed business plan in the future to achieve profitable operations. If we are not able to achieve profitable operations at some point in the future, we eventually may have insufficient working capital to maintain our operations as we presently intend to conduct them or to fund our expansion plans. Our current financial resources may not be sufficient to allow us to meet our anticipated cash expenditures during for the next 12 months and we may require additional financing. We do not currently have any financing arrangements in place, and there are no assurances that we will be able to obtain additional financing in an amount sufficient to meet our needs or on terms that are acceptable to us.

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• Obtaining additional financing is subject to a number of factors, including the market prices for base and precious metals, investor interest in our mineral projects, and the performance of equity markets in general. These factors may make the timing, amount, terms or conditions of additional financing unavailable to us. If adequate funds are not available or if they are not available on acceptable terms, our ability to fund our business plan could be significantly limited and we may be required to suspend our business operations.

For these reasons, our financial statements filed herewith include a statement that these factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern will be dependent on our raising of additional capital and the success of our business plan.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Revenue

We have not earned any operational revenues since our inception and we do not anticipate earning revenues until our mineral properties enter into commercial production, of which there are no assurances. Our pilot production plant at the Columbus Project is currently being operated for pre-feasibility testing purposes only. We are currently in the exploration stage of our business and we can provide no assurances that we will be able to establish the existence of probable or proved mineral reserves on our properties, or if such reserves are established, that we will be able to enter into commercial production.

Operating Expenses

Mineral exploration and evaluation expenses increased by 36% to $730,818 during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 from $537,230 during the quarter ended March 31, 2012. The increase was due to many of the activity costs being capitalized in Q1 2012 as the circuit was being upgraded. Those costs were expensed in Q1 2013.

Mineral exploration and evaluation expenses – related party decreased by 7% to $112,106 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 from $120,459 during the quarter ended March 31, 2012. These amounts represent fees and reimbursement of expenses to Nanominerals Corp. related to exploration work conducted on the Columbus and Red Mountain Projects. Nanominerals Corp. is our largest shareholder. The decrease is due to a reduction in the reimbursable expenses during Q1 2103 compared with Q1 2012.

General and administrative expenses increased 57% to $582,866 during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 from $371,719 during the quarter ended March 31, 2012. General and administrative expenses increased primarily as a result of additional vesting expenses for the Q2 2012 and Q1 2013 stock option grants as well as increases in accounting, auditing, and legal expenses related to the filing of our S-1 and responding to SEC comments on our 2011 form 10-K.

General and administrative expenses – related party increased to $19,125 during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 from $0 during the quarter ended March 31, 2012. The increase was due primarily to management advisory services paid to the McNeil Consulting Group, a consulting firm owned by an affiliate of Nanominerals Corp.

Other Income and Expenses

Total other income and expenses increased by 25% to $6,715 during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 from $5,353 during the quarter ended March 31, 2012. The increase was a result of a portion of the proceeds from the most recent private placement being deposited into interest bearing accounts.

Income Tax Benefit

Income tax benefit increased by 35.4% to $593,158 during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 from $437,983 during the quarter ended March 31, 2012. The increase was primarily a result of an increase in the net loss during the period.

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Net Loss

The aforementioned factors resulted in a net loss of $1,101,694, or $0.01 per common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, as compared with a net loss of $819,407, or $0.01 per common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

We have no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to stockholders.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) that are adopted by us, as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, management believes that the impact of recently issued standards did not or will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

In February 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” to improve the transparency of reporting these reclassifications. This update is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. Other comprehensive income includes gains and losses that are initially excluded from net income for an accounting period. Those gains and losses are later reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income into net income. The amendments in this ASU do not change the current requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income in financial statements. All of the information that this ASU requires already is required to be disclosed elsewhere in the financial statements GAAP. The new amendments will require an organization to present (either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes) the effects on the line items of net income of significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. Additionally, the new amendments require cross-referencing to other disclosures currently required under GAAP for other reclassification items (that are not required under GAAP) to be reclassified directly to net income in their entirety in the same reporting period. We adopted this ASU in the first quarter of 2013. Adoption had no impact on our financial condition, results of operation, or cash flows.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Not Applicable.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

As of March 31, 2013, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. These controls and procedures are based on the definition of disclosure controls and procedures in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Based on that evaluation as of March 31, 2013, our management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms.

Management, including our CEO and CFO, have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the controls and procedures will meet their desired control objectives. In designing and evaluating our control system, management recognized that any control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, that may affect our operations have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision -making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.

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During the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
None.
ITEM 1A.	RISK FACTORS.

The following are some of the important factors that could affect our financial performance or could cause actual results to differ materially from estimates contained in our forward-looking statements. We may encounter risks in addition to those described below. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us, or that we currently deem to be immaterial, may also impair or adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operation.

We will require additional financing to complete our exploration programs for our mineral projects.

We expect to spend approximately $7,425,000 during the twelve months ending March 31, 2014 on the exploration of our Columbus and Red Mountain Projects and the general costs of operating and maintaining our business and mineral properties. We do not currently have sufficient financial resources to pay for our anticipated expenditures for that period. We anticipate that our existing financial resources are sufficient only to pay for the anticipated costs of our exploration programs until October 31, 2013. We will require additional financing to complete our exploration plans. In addition, actual costs of completing our exploration plans could be greater than anticipated and we may need additional financing sooner than anticipated. If we are unable to obtain sufficient financing to complete our exploration plans, we will scale back our plans depending upon our existing financial resources.

Our ability to obtain future financing will be subject to a number of factors, including the variability of market prices for gold and silver, investor interest in our mineral projects, and the performance of equity markets in general. These factors may make the timing, amount, terms or conditions of additional financing unavailable to us. If we are not able to obtain financing when needed or in an amount sufficient to enable us to complete our programs, we may be required to scale back our exploration programs.

If we complete additional financings through the sale of our common stock, our existing stockholders will experience dilution.

The most likely source of future financing presently available to us is through the sale of shares of our common stock. The only other anticipated alternative for the financing of further exploration would be the offering by us of an interest in our mineral properties to be earned by another party or parties carrying out further exploration thereof, which is not presently contemplated. In addition, if our management decides to exercise the right to acquire a 100% interest in the Red Mountain Project, we will be required to issue significantly more shares of our common stock. Issuing shares of our common stock, for financing purposes or otherwise, will dilute the interests of our existing stockholders.

In order to maintain the rights to our mineral properties, we will be required to make annual filings with federal and state regulatory agencies and/or be required to complete assessment work or pay fees in respect of those properties.

In order to maintain the rights to our mineral projects, we will be required to make annual filings and pay fees with federal and state regulatory authorities. On June 16, 2011, the Governor of Nevada approved Senate Bill 493 (SB 493), which repealed a one-time tiered fee hike on mining claims in Nevada. SB 493 also eliminated a number of tax deductions that had previously been available for companies with mining operations in Nevada. We are currently an exploration stage company and do not have significant mineral extraction activities or any revenues from mining operations and do not expect the elimination of these tax deductions to have a significant impact on our current exploration activities or financial prospects. However, if we do, in the future engage in significant mineral extraction operations, of which there is no assurance, the elimination of these tax deductions could affect our future financial results.

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There has been an increase in claim maintenance fees related to association placer claims. Previously, we paid $140 per year per placer claim. Claims can be up to 160 acres in size each. The new regulations require placer claimants to pay a fee of $140 for each twenty acres of a placer claim.

In addition to claim maintenance fees, we may be required by federal and/or state legislation or regulations to complete minimum annual amounts of mineral exploration work on our mineral properties. A failure by us to meet the annual maintenance requirements under federal and state laws could cause our mineral rights to lapse.

Because we are an exploration stage company, we face a high risk of business failure.

To date, our primary business activities have involved the acquisition of mineral claims and the exploration of these claims. We have not earned any revenues as of the date of this report. Potential investors should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by exploration stage companies and the high rate of failure of such enterprises. The likelihood of success must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications and delays encountered in connection with the exploration of the mineral properties that we plan to undertake. These potential problems include, but are not limited to, unanticipated problems relating to exploration, and additional costs and expenses that may exceed current estimates.

Because we anticipate that our operating expenses will increase prior to earning revenues, we may never achieve profitability.

Prior to exiting the exploration stage, we anticipate that we will incur increased operating expenses without realizing any revenues. We therefore expect to incur significant losses into the foreseeable future. We recognize that if we are unable to generate significant revenues from the exploration of our mineral claims and the production of minerals thereon, if any, we will not be able to earn profits or continue operations. There is no history upon which to base any assumption as to the likelihood that we will prove successful, and we may not be able to ever generate any operating revenues or achieve profitable operations. If we are unsuccessful in addressing these risks, our business will most likely fail.

Because of the inherent dangers involved in mineral exploration, there is a risk that we may incur liability or damages if and when conducting mineral exploration activities.

The search for valuable minerals involves numerous hazards. As a result, when conducting exploration activities we may become subject to liability for such hazards, including pollution, cave-ins and other hazards against which we cannot insure or against which we may elect not to insure. The payment of such liabilities may have a material adverse effect on our financial position.

Because of the speculative nature of exploration of mining properties, there is substantial risk that no commercially exploitable minerals will be found.

We have not yet established proved or probable reserves on the Columbus Project or on our other mineral properties. The search for valuable minerals as a business is extremely risky. Although we have been encouraged by the results of the exploration work conducted by us to date, further exploration work is required before proven or probable reserves can be established, and there are no assurances that we will be able to establish any proven or probable reserves. Exploration for minerals is a speculative venture, necessarily involving substantial risk. The expenditures to be made by us may not result in the discovery of commercial quantities of ore. Problems such as unusual or unexpected formations and other conditions are involved in mineral exploration and often result in unsuccessful exploration efforts. We intend to report the results of our exploration activities promptly after those results have been received and analysed. However, there is no assurance that the test results reported by us will be indicative of extraction rates throughout our mineral properties.

As a result of the public’s lack of familiarity with the assaying methods used by us to analyze samples taken from the sand and clay zones of the Columbus Project, we may occasionally encounter resistance to the reliability of our grade estimates for the Columbus Project. Although we use proven assaying methods, only report extracted and weighed gold and silver and have instituted rigorous testing to ensure the reliability of our exploration results, we may face resistance in the future, which could negatively impact our business, our ability to obtain future financing, and our stock price.

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Contrary to popular belief, pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical tests on a rock sample do not determine the amount of gold or silver present in a sample. Instead, these tests report the amount of gold or silver that isextractedfrom the sample by the analytical method used. We have engaged in extensive research and testing to determine the best pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical methods for extracting gold and silver from the sands and clays present at the Columbus Project. Our research has indicated that caustic fusion (head ore, concentrates) and thiosulphate or cyanide leaching (concentrates) are the best pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical methods for extracting gold and silver from the Columbus Project. The pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical methods that were chosen by us result in the actual physical extraction of gold and silver from the tested samples.

Caustic fusion is a standard pyrometallurgical method that uses fluxes melted at low temperature to dissolve the sample rock and liberate the contained minerals or metals for subsequent extraction and analysis. Caustic fusion was developed in South Africa over 100 years ago and was first used to liberate diamonds from their refractory kimberlites. It has since been used to quantify other minerals/metals in rocks by analyzing the fused product. Caustic fusion has proven to be a very effective method for extracting gold and silver from the refractory minerals (organics, silicates) in the sand and clay at Columbus, and has been confirmed by extracting comparable precious metal values from bulk leach tests (+/- 1 ton samples).

Fire assaying is the most common pyrometallurgical method used for extracting gold and silver from rock. Fire assaying relies on the use of standardized chemical fluxes to reduce the melting point of the minerals entombing the gold and silver so that they can be liberated and then collected in a lead “button” and examined. Although this process works well for extracting gold entombed in sulfides (e.g. pyrite) and silica, such as that found in Carlin-type gold deposits, the chemical fluxes used in fire assaying methods are ineffective at liberating the gold and silver from refractory minerals (organics and silicates (Fe-Mg-Al-Si-Ox)) as are found at the Columbus Project. As a result, in our tests, fire assaying has shown to be ineffective at extracting commercial values of gold and silver from the sand and clay from the Columbus Project. Similarly, aqua regia digestion has also proven to be ineffective at extracting gold and silver from the sands and clays at Columbus.

To ensure the reliability of our results, we have instituted rigorous QA/QC protocols, including blind random sampling, and the inclusion of blanks, standards and duplicates. To further ensure reliability, we measure only the actual amount of gold and silver physically extracted from our test samples when reporting assay results. We also have extracted gold and silver from large samples (+/- 200-3000 lbs.) by thiosulphate leaching, with the extraction results being comparable to caustic fusion assay results on the same samples, thereby confirming the reliability of the caustic fusion process. However, because caustic fusion is not commonly used and understood for gold and silver assaying, and because gold and silver in the sands and clays at Columbus cannot be confirmed by metal-in-hand extraction using fire assay or aqua regia digestion, we may encounter some resistance to our analytical methods and assay results, which could negatively impact our business, our ability to obtain additional financing, and our stock price.

Even if we establish proven or probable reserves on our mineral claims, we may not be able to successfully reach commercial production.

We anticipate using a low cost, high volume surface dredge operation to mine the Columbus Project. Our pre-feasibility program for the Columbus Project is designed to test and optimize our planned mining process for the Columbus Project. There is no assurance that this pre-feasibility program will result in a decision to enter into commercial production.

In addition, expanding our production facilities to accommodate commercial operations is expected to require substantially more financial resources than what we currently have available to us. There is a risk that we will not be able to obtain such financing if and when needed.

Although we have installed the leach circuit of the onsite pilot production module for the Columbus Project, there is no assurance that this project is commercially feasible.

We have begun testing and optimizing the onsite pilot production module at the Columbus Project. This pilot production module is part of our pre-feasibility study for the Columbus Project and is designed to evaluate the commercial viability of the Columbus Project. There is no assurance that the results of our pre-feasibility program will result in a decision to enter into commercial production.

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Even if we can successfully reach commercial production, any change to mining laws or regulations or levy of additional taxes in the future may make our planned production process nonviable economically.

Several bills have been introduced by the US federal government that would levy resource taxes on mineral exploration companies. Any levy of additional taxes would have an adverse effect on our business. In addition, laws and regulations governing the exploration of mineral properties and the mining process are subject to change. Changes to mining laws and regulations that would have the effect of increasing the cost of mineral exploration and mining activities would adversely impact our business.

We are subject to compliance with government regulations. The costs of complying with these regulations may change without notice, and may increase the anticipated cost of our exploration programs.

There are several government regulations that materially restrict the exploration of minerals. We will be required to obtain work permits, post bonds and perform remediation work for any physical disturbance to the land in order to comply with these laws. While our planned exploration program budgets for regulatory compliance, there is a risk that new regulations could increase our costs of doing business and prevent us from carrying out our exploration program.

In addition, if our applications for permits from the relevant regulatory bodies are denied, we may not be able to proceed with our exploration programs.

If we decide to pursue commercial production, we may be subject to an environmental review process that may delay or prohibit commercial production.

Our planned method for mining the Columbus Project is not expected to generate any significant long term environmental impact. However, we have not yet had a comprehensive environmental review conducted on our planned mining operations for the Columbus Project.

Compliance with an environmental review process may be costly and may delay commercial production. Furthermore, there is the possibility that we would not be able to proceed with commercial production upon completion of the environmental review process if government authorities do not approve our mine or if the costs of compliance with government regulation adversely affected the commercial viability of the proposed mine.

The market for our common stock is limited and investors may have difficulty selling their stock.

Our shares are currently traded on the over the counter market, with quotations entered for our common stock on the OTCQB under the symbol “IRLD.” However, the volume of trading in our common stock is currently limited. As a result, holders of our common stock may have difficulty selling their shares.

Because our common stock is a penny stock, stockholders may be further limited in their ability to sell their shares.

Our shares constitute a penny stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and are expected to remain classified as a penny stock for the foreseeable future. Classification as a penny stock makes it more difficult for a broker-dealer to sell the stock into a secondary market, which makes it more difficult for a purchaser to liquidate his or her investment. Any broker-dealer engaged by the purchaser for the purpose of selling his or her shares will be subject to Rules 15g-2 through 15g-9 of the Exchange Act. Rather than having to comply with these rules, some broker-dealers will refuse to attempt to sell a penny stock.

No assurance that forward looking assessments will be realized.

Our ability to accomplish our objectives and whether or not we are financially successful is dependent upon numerous factors, each of which could have a material effect on the results obtained. Some of these factors are in the discretion and control of management and others are beyond management’s control. The assumptions and hypotheses used in preparing any forward-looking assessments contained herein are considered reasonable by management. There can be no assurance, however, that any projections or assessments contained herein or otherwise made by management will be realized or achieved at any level.

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If we are, or were, a U.S. real property holding corporation, non-U.S. holders of our common stock or other security convertible into our common stock could be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the gain from the sale, exchange or other disposition of such security.

If we are or ever have been a U.S. real property holding corporation (a “USRPHC”) under the Foreign Investment Real Property Tax Act of 1980, as amended (“FIRPTA”) and applicable United States Treasury regulations (collectively, the “FIRPTA Rules”), unless an exception applies, certain non-U.S. investors in our common stock (or options or warrants for our common stock) would be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the gain from the sale, exchange or other disposition of shares of our common stock (or such options or warrants), and such non-U.S. investor would be required to file a United States federal income tax return. In addition, the purchaser of such common stock, option or warrant would be required to withhold from the purchase price an amount equal to 10% of the purchase price and remit such amount to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

We have not conducted a formal analysis of whether we are or have ever been a USRPHC. However, we believe that we may be a USRPHC. In general, under the FIRPTA Rules, a company is a USRPHC if its interests in U.S. real property comprise at least 50% of the fair market value of its assets. If we are or were a USRPHC, so long as our common stock is “regularly traded on an established securities market” (as defined under the FIRPTA Rules), a non-U.S. holder who, actually or constructively, holds or held no more than 5% of our common stock is not subject to U.S. federal income tax on the gain from the sale, exchange or other disposition of our common stock under FIRPTA. In addition, other interests in equity of a USRPHC may qualify for this exception if, on the date such interest was acquired, such interests had a fair market value no greater than the fair market value on that date of 5% of our common stock. Any of our common stockholders (or owners of options or warrants for our common stock) that are non-U.S. persons should consult their tax advisors to determine the consequences of investing in our common stock (or options or warrants).

We have not held an annual meeting for the election of directors since our incorporation.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “NRS”), directors are to be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders. Pursuant to the NRS and our bylaws, our board of directors is granted the authority to fix the date, time and place for annual stockholder meetings. We expect to hold an annual stockholder meeting in 2013, however no date, time or place has yet been fixed by our board for the holding of an annual stockholder meeting. Pursuant to the NRS and our bylaws, each of our directors holds office after the expiration of his term until a successor is elected and qualified, or until the director resigns or is removed. Under the provisions of the NRS, if an election of our directors has not been made by our stockholders within 18 months of the last such election, then an application may be made to the Nevada district court by stockholders holding a minimum of 15% of our outstanding stockholder voting power for an order for the election of directors in the manner provided in the NRS.

FOR ALL OF THE AFORESAID REASONS AND OTHERS SET-FORTH AND NOT SET-FORTH HEREIN, AN INVESTMENT IN OUR SECURITIES INVOLVES A CERTAIN DEGREE OF RISK. ANY PERSON CONSIDERING TO INVEST IN OUR SECURITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE AND OTHER FACTORS SET-FORTH IN THIS REPORT AND IN THE OTHER REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS THAT WE FILE FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THE SEC AND SHOULD CONSULT WITH HIS/HER LEGAL, TAX AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS PRIOR TO MAKING AN INVESTMENT IN OUR SECURITIES. AN INVESTMENT IN OUR SECURITIES SHOULD ONLY BE ACQUIRED BY PERSONS WHO CAN AFFORD TO LOSE THEIR TOTAL INVESTMENT.

ITEM 2.	UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
None.
ITEM 3.	DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.

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ITEM 4.	MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
The information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K is included in Exhibit 95-1 to this report on Form 10-Q.
ITEM 5.	OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
ITEM 6.	EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are either provided with this Quarterly Report or are incorporated herein by reference:

Exhibit
Number	Description of Exhibit
3.1	Articles of Incorporation.(1)
3.2	Certificate of Amendment to Articles - Name Change from Merritt Ventures Corp. to Ireland Inc.(2)
3.3	Certificate of Change – 4-for-1 Stock Split.(3)
3.4	Bylaws.(1)
4.1	Form of Warrant.(15)
10.1	2007 Stock Incentive Plan.(4)
10.2	Consulting Agreement between the Company and RJ Falkner & Company, Inc., dated for reference as of November 5, 2007.(5)
10.3	Consultant Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement between the Company and R. Jerry Falkner, dated effective as of November 5, 2007.(5)
10.4	Mining Lease Agreement dated November 30, 2007 between DDB Syndicate and Columbus S.M., LLC.(7)
10.5	Management Employment Agreement for David Z. Strickler.(14)
10.6	Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Douglas D.G. Birnie.(9)
10.7	Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Robert D. McDougal.(9)
10.8	Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Michael A. Steele.(9)
10.9	Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Mark H. Brennan.(9)
10.10	Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for David Z. Strickler, Jr.(10)
10.11	Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement dated April 8, 2011 for Mark H. Brennan.(11)
10.12	Amended and Restated Option Agreement dated July 20, 2011 between Sierra Mineral Management Inc. and Ireland Inc.(12)
10.13	Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Douglas D.G. Birnie.(13)
10.14	Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Robert D. McDougal.(13)
10.15	Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for David Z. Strickler, Jr.(13)
10.16	Form of Securities Purchase Agreement.(15)
10.17	Form of Registration Rights Agreement.(15)
10.18	Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement effective February 15, 2013 for Douglas D.G. Birnie.(17)
10.19	Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement effective February 15, 2013 for Robert D. McDougal.(17)
10.20	Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement effective February 15, 2013 for David Z. Strickler, Jr.(17)
10.21	Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement effective February 15, 2013 for Mark H. Brennan.(17)
10.22	Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement effective April 16, 2013 for Steven A. Klein.(18)
23.1	Consent of AuRIC Metallurgical Laboratories, LLC.
31.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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Exhibit
Number	Description of Exhibit
32.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
95.1	Mine Safety Disclosures.
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document.(14)
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.(14)
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.(14)
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.(14)
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.(14)
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.(14)

Notes:
(1)	Filed as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form SB-2 originally filed April 18, 2002, as amended.
(2)	Filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005 filed April 12, 2006.
(3)	Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 30, 2007.
(4)	Filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2006 filed April 5, 2007.
(5)	Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 9, 2007.
(6)	Filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003 filed September 28, 2004.
(7)	Filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed March 31, 2008.
(8)	Filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed April 15, 2010.
(9)	Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 28, 2010.
(10)	Filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed March 30, 2011.
(11)	Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 13, 2011.
(12)	Filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2011 filed August 19, 2011.
(13)	Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 26, 2011.
(14)	Filed as an exhibit to our original Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed March 30, 2012.
(15)	Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 6, 2012.
(16)	Filed as an exhibit to our Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed January 11, 2013.
(17)	Filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed April 15, 2013.
(18)	Filed as an exhibit to our Post-Effective Amendment No.1 on Form S-1/A filed April 19, 2013

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

			IRELAND INC.
Date:	May 9, 2013	By:	/s/ Douglas D.G. Birnie
			DOUGLAS D.G. BIRNIE
			Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary
			(Principal Executive Officer)
Date:	May 9, 2013	By:	/s/ Robert D. McDougal
			ROBERT D. MCDOUGAL
			Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
			(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting
			Officer)