Amount of monthly charges received from related party.

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Total number of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders (includes common shares that were issued, repurchased and remain in the treasury). These shares represent capital invested by the firm's shareholders and owners, and may be all or only a portion of the number of shares authorized. Shares issued include shares outstanding and shares held in the treasury.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(29))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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- Definition

The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Reflects the sum of all other revenue and income realized from sales and other transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party during the period.

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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Related Party Transaction
Common stock, shares issued		106,734,279		95,620,796
Sentient
Related Party Transaction
Ownership (as a percent)		39.00%
Administrative Services
Related Party Transaction
Received amount		$ 135,000	$ 135,000
Minera Inde
Related Party Transaction
Monthly charges received	$ 15,000