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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 16, 2026	Mar. 31, 2026	Jan. 31, 2026	May 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Mar. 05, 2026	Feb. 10, 2026
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Cash consideration					$ 27,808,485	$ 430,596
Issuance of common stock			1,563,643		7,308,322	2,204,000
Gross proceeds from issuance of warrants			$ 994,811		$ 5,732,931	$ 1,481,840
Weighted average price			$ 0.64
Surface rights		$ 320,000
At-the-market offering
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Gross proceeds from sales of stock					$ 37,382,880	$ 2,925,069
Mineral rights and interests
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Cash consideration				$ 230,000
Mining claims
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Payments for mineral rights			$ 1,300,000
Subsequent events
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Royalty payments			$ 108,000
Net smelter royalty percentage			1.00%
War funding award							$ 27,000,000
Subsequent events \| At-the-market offering
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Number of common stock sold in offering (in shares)		126,436
Gross proceeds from sales of stock		$ 1,426,183
Sale of stock, weighted average price per share (in dollars per share)		$ 11.28
Subsequent events \| Joint venture
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Ownership percentage								49.00%
Subsequent events \| Joint venture \| Americas
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Ownership percentage								51.00%
Subsequent events \| Radersburg
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Cash consideration	$ 4,800,000
Distance between facilities	250
Capital expenditure	$ 2,000,000