Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Shareholders' Equity, Non-controlling Interest and Redeemable Portion of Non-controlling Interest - USD ($)	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Deficit Accumulated [Member]	Total Shareholders' Equity attributable to GQM Ltd [Member]	Non-controlling Interest [Member]	Redeemable Portion of Non-controlling Interest [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 65,983,177	$ 62,709,015	$ 43,468,510	$ (74,444,816)	$ 31,732,709	$ 34,250,468	$ 22,833,645
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014		99,778,683
Issuance of common shares as part of management agreement (Note 6)	151,428	$ 151,428	0	0	151,428	0	0
Issuance of common shares as part of management agreement (Note 6) (in shares)		150,000
Stock-based compensation	159,001	$ 0	159,001	0	159,001	0	0
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest (Note 7(v))	7,500,000	0	0	0	0	7,500,000	5,000,000
Net loss for the period	(6,526,062)	0	0	(5,461,205)	(5,461,205)	(1,064,857)	(709,904)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	67,267,544	$ 62,860,443	43,627,511	(79,906,021)	26,581,933	40,685,611	27,123,741
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015		99,928,683
Stock-based compensation	7,598	$ 0	7,598	0	7,598	0	0
Net loss for the period	(12,122,982)	0	0	(11,034,557)	(11,034,557)	(1,088,425)	(725,616)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2016	$ 55,152,160	$ 62,860,443	$ 43,635,109	$ (90,940,578)	$ 15,554,974	$ 39,597,186	$ 26,398,125
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2016		99,928,683