Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,571,476	$ 20,343
Certificates of deposit	248,915	246,565
Accounts receivable, net	754,074	576,021
Inventories	1,144,036	1,034,770
Other current assets	69,786	32,865
Total current assets	3,788,287	1,910,564
Properties, plants and equipment, net	12,669,593	12,395,645
Restricted cash for reclamation bonds	75,501	75,501
Other assets	552,826	509,281
Total assets	17,086,207	14,890,991
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	2,555,212	1,734,767
Due to factor	173,096	177,701
Accrued payroll, taxes and interest	190,982	124,937
Other accrued liabilities	68,378	50,745
Payables to related parties	86,011	15,549
Deferred revenue	92,138	110,138
Notes payable to bank	100,000	138,520
Long-term debt, current	184,235	126,984
Total current liabilities	3,450,052	2,479,341
Long-term debt, net of discount and current portion	727,006	1,002,215
Stock payable to directors for services	0	150,000
Asset retirement obligation and accrued reclamation costs	252,770	257,580
Total liabilities	4,429,828	3,889,136
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 $892,500 at December 31, 2013)	7,500	7,500
Series C: 177,904 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $97,847 at December 31, 2013)	1,779	1,779
Series D: 1,751,005 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $4,796,731 at December 31, 2013)	17,509	17,509
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 90,000,000 shares authorized; 65,015,453 and 63,156,206 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	650,154	631,562
Additional paid-in capital	34,598,622	32,030,249
Notes receivable for stock sales	(150,000)	0
Accumulated deficit	(22,469,185)	(21,686,744)
Total stockholders' equity	12,656,379	11,001,855
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 17,086,207	$ 14,890,991