Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 84,842	$ 1,000,811
Certificates of deposit	246,565	243,616
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,031	663,420	456,159
Inventories	879,605	1,192,189
Other current assets	48,696	18,529
Deferred tax asset	0	39,824
Total current assets	1,923,128	2,951,128
Properties, plants and equipment, net	11,067,077	9,508,975
Restricted cash for reclamation bonds	75,253	75,251
Deferred tax asset	0	189,627
Other assets	815,934	650,496
Total assets	13,881,392	13,375,477
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,847,681	1,181,223
Deferred revenue	91,692	0
Due to factor	181,018	23,536
Accrued payroll, taxes and interest	100,372	89,541
Other accrued liabilities	74,915	30,220
Payables to related parties	8,534	17,522
Long-term debt, current portion	141,611	280,597
Total current liabilities	2,445,823	1,622,639
Derivative liability	72,000	0
Long-term debt, net of current portion	263,522	157,466
Asset retirement obligation and accrued reclamation costs	255,570	249,540
Total liabilities	3,036,915	2,029,645
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized: Series A: -0- shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Series B: 750,000 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $885,000)	7,500	7,500
Series C: 177,904 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $97,847)	1,779	1,779
Series D: 1,751,005 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference of $4,755,582)	17,509	17,509
Common stock, $0.01 par vaue, 90,000,000 shares authorized; 62,621,726 and 61,896,726 shares issued and outstanding	626,217	618,966
Additional paid-in capital	31,322,632	30,745,650
Accumulated deficit	(21,131,160)	(20,045,572)
Total stockholders' equity	10,844,477	11,345,832
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 13,881,392	$ 13,375,477