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Long-Term Debt Obligations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
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9 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||||||||||||
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Sep. 30, 2012
Call Option [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
Put Option [Member]
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Jul. 31, 2012
Put Option [Member]
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Jan. 31, 2012
Dayton "Golden Goose" Property [Member]
acre
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Apr. 30, 2012
White House [Member]
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Jan. 31, 2012
Note Payable (Dayton Property "Golden Goose") [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
Note Payable (Dayton Property "Golden Goose") [Member]
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Jan. 31, 2012
Note Payable (Dayton Property "Golden Goose") [Member]
First Installment [Member]
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Jan. 31, 2012
Note Payable (Dayton Property "Golden Goose") [Member]
Second Installment [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
Note Payable (Railroad and Gold Property) [Member]
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Apr. 30, 2012
Note Payable (White House) [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
Note Payable (Caterpillar Equipment Facility) [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
Note Payable (Caterpillar Equipment Facility) [Member]
Default Interest Rate [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
Note Payable (Auramet Facility) [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
Note Payable (Auramet Facility) [Member]
Default Interest Rate [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
Note Payable (Auramet Facility) [Member]
Monthly Scenario [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
Notes Payable - Other [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number of patented lode claims | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total acres of patented claims | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase price of acquisition | $ 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase price, cash payment | 500,000 | 100,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net smelter royalty rate | 3.00% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage reduction on net smelter royalties | 75.00% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Note issued | 2,500,000 | 240,000 | 300,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Note payable, interest rate | 0.00% | 4.50% | 4.50% | 5.85% | 18.00% | 15.00% | |||||||||||||
| Periodic installments amount | 50,000 | 125,000 | 1,835 | 1,520 | |||||||||||||||
| Frequency of payable | quarterly | monthly | monthly | ||||||||||||||||
| Note payable, due date | Aug. 01, 2017 | Apr. 01, 2015 | Apr. 01, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
| Note payable, discount date | 5.00% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Note payable, imputed interest/debt discount | 124,691 | 325,938 | |||||||||||||||||
| Debt instrument, maximum borrowing capacity amount | 10,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Amounts borrowed on facility | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Number of ounces of gold | 3,720 | 310 | |||||||||||||||||
| Debt instrument interest rate | 24.00% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Minimum liquidity balance | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of ounces of gold | 5,950 | 10,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Strike Price, per ounce | 2,000.0 | 1,250.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Call option maturity date | Jul. 24, 2013 | Jan. 29, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| Derivative liabilities | 1,387,618 | 716,000 | 172,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| Various properties, plant and equipment, and mineral rights and properties paid via the issuance of notes | $ 166,400 | ||||||||||||||||||