Property, Plant, Equipment and Mineral Interests (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Land	$ 3,892,583	$ 109,600
Mineral property interest and claims	2,064,026	4,458,744
Mine development	42,295,924	86,038,407
Mine equipment	55,970,460	25,425,661
Buildings	17,521,721	5,691,335
Leasehold improvements	0	51,030
Computer equipment and software	429,403	218,822
Vehicles	2,107,558	978,573
Infrastructure (Water/power)	11,051,509	0
Asset retirement costs	871,908	626,878
Construction in progress	1,139,056	0
Capitalized interest	5,770,001	5,174,846
Less: Accumulated depreciation and depletion	(8,386,543)	(211,324)
Property Plant Equipment and Mineral Properties Net	$ 134,727,606	$ 128,562,572

Amount before accumulated amortization of computer and capitalized costs for computer software.

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Amount before accumulated amortization of infrastructure costs for infrastructure water or power.

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Property plant equipment and mineral properties net.

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Amount before accumulated amortization of capitalized costs for vehicles.

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Amount of accumulated interest costs capitalized as part of property, plant and equipment cost basis.

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Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization for physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services.

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Amount before accumulated depreciation of building structures held for productive use including addition, improvement, or renovation to the structure, including, but not limited to, interior masonry, interior flooring, electrical, and plumbing.

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The amount of asset retirement costs previously incurred and capitalized separately from the capitalized amount of the associated long-lived assets.

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Capitalized costs of proved properties that include fee ownership or a lease, concession, or other interest representing the right to extract oil or gas subject to such terms as may be imposed by the conveyance of that interest.

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Amount of structure or a modification to a structure under construction. Includes recently completed structures or modifications to structures that have not been placed into service.

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The capitalized costs incurred (excluded from amortization), as of the date of the balance sheet, to obtain access to proved reserves and to provide facilities for extracting, treating, gathering and storing the oil and gas.

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Amount before accumulated depreciation of tangible personal property used to produce goods and services, including, but is not limited to, tools, dies and molds, computer and office equipment.

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