Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Abstract]  
Schedule of Prepaid and Other Current Assets
    2012     2011
Prepaid mineral leases   $ 147,801     $ 1,577,544
Debt issuance costs     195,683       -
Prepaid net proceeds tax     139,940       -
Other     369,946       264,935
Total   $ 853,370     $ 1,842,479