Subsequent Events |
6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2015 | |
| Subsequent Events [Abstract] | |
| Subsequent Events | Subsequent Events From July 1, 2015 through July 20, 2015, the Company issued a total of 3,082,713 shares of common stock in payment for dividends on the convertible preferred stock. On July 8, 2015 Storey County Board of Commissioners has confirmed that the major modifications to the Company’s operating plan conforms to the conditions of the existing Special Use Permit No. 2000-222-A-5 (‘SUP’) and unanimously approved that plan. The modification outlines the Company’s plan to develop a portal and underground tunnel (a “drift”) alongside a highly mineralized series of high-grade structures. The Company then plans to efficiently drill and develop those structures into an expanded resource and, based upon the final economic feasibility analysis, expanded mine plans. The existing permit allows the Company to begin construction activities of an underground mine portal for exploration and development of known Lucerne resources, ultimately with the objective of establishing gold and silver reserves. The Company plans to invest approximately $3 million for the first phase, including the underground portal, primarily core drilling and certain related infrastructure for the Lucerne underground exploration and development project. On July 9, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company elected Robert C. Kopple as a director and as a member of the audit committee of the Board of Directors. Mr. Kopple is a senior partner at Kopple & Klinger, LLP, a law firm that he co-founded in 1992, where he specializes in estate planning, taxation, and business law. On July 10, 2015, the Company received authorization under Nationwide Permit Number 27, enabling the ongoing realignment and remediation SR-342. The project consists of excavating historic waste rock and contaminated material from a section of Gold Canyon Creek. The excavated portion of Gold Canyon Creek will be realigned and restored to allow for stabilized storm water flow and allow for areas of re-vegetation and site enhancement. |