Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenue	$ 3,464,093	$ 0	$ 3,464,093	$ 0
Costs and expenses
Direct mining costs	(3,563,009)	0	(3,563,009)	0
Depreciation and depletion	(1,843,192)	0	(1,843,192)	0
Accretion (Note 5)	(22,529)	0	(22,529)	0
General and administrative expenses (Notes 7(i))	(989,229)	(1,991,215)	(2,516,405)	(2,730,747)
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments (Notes 7(iii) and 8)	1,135,233	2,568,849	(5,895,993)	2,467,100
Total costs and expenses	(5,282,726)	577,634	(13,841,128)	(263,647)
Other income (expenses)
Interest expense (Notes 7(ii) and 7(iv))	(1,792,894)	(1,070,111)	(2,554,465)	(2,017,864)
Interest income	43,373	52,383	82,902	118,525
Loss on extinguishment of debt (Note 7(iii))	0	(151,539)	0	(151,539)
Closing fee (Note 7(ii))	0	(1,500,000)	0	(1,500,000)
Total other income (expenses)	(1,749,521)	(2,669,267)	(2,471,563)	(3,550,878)
Net and comprehensive income (loss) for the period	(3,568,154)	(2,091,633)	(12,848,598)	(3,814,525)
Net loss and comprehensive loss	1,459,373	712,368	1,814,041	999,074
Net and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Golden Queen Mining Co Ltd. for the period	$ (2,108,781)	$ (1,379,265)	$ (11,034,557)	$ (2,815,451)
Earnings (Loss) per share - basic (Note 11)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.11)	$ (0.03)
Earnings (Loss) per share - diluted (Note 11)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.11)	$ (0.03)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	99,928,683	99,928,683	99,928,683	99,857,412
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding -basic (in shares)	99,928,683	99,928,683	99,928,683	99,857,412