CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY) (USD $)	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Advances for Stock Subscriptions [Member]	Accumulated (Deficit) during Exploration Stage [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	First Equity Issuance [Member]	First Equity Issuance [Member] Common Stock [Member]	First Equity Issuance [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	First Equity Issuance [Member] Advances for Stock Subscriptions [Member]	Second Equity Issuance [Member]	Second Equity Issuance [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Second Equity Issuance [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Second Equity Issuance [Member] Advances for Stock Subscriptions [Member]	Third Equity Issuance [Member]	Third Equity Issuance [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Third Equity Issuance [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Third Equity Issuance [Member] Advances for Stock Subscriptions [Member]
Balance at Oct. 09, 1995
Balance, (in shares) at Oct. 09, 1995
Issuance of common stock for:
- settlement of indebtedness	11,461	11,461
- settlement of indebtedness, shares		2,292,231
Net (loss) for the period
Balance at Dec. 31, 1995	11,461	11,461
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 1995		2,292,231
Adjustment for reverse stock split	(7,641)	(7,641)
Adjustment for reverse stock split, shares		(1,528,153)
Issuance of common stock for:
- cash	347,561	5,800	341,761
- cash, Shares		1,160,000
- resource property	3,000	300	2,700
- resource property, shares		60,000
Net (loss) for the period	(361,208)				(361,208)
Balance at Dec. 31, 1996	(6,827)	9,920	344,461		(361,208)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 1996		1,984,077
Issuance of common stock for:
- cash	745,158	750	744,408
- cash, Shares		150,000
Net (loss) for the period	(615,880)				(615,880)
Balance at Dec. 31, 1997	122,451	10,670	1,088,869		(977,088)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 1997		2,134,077
Issuance of common stock for:
- settlement of indebtedness	68,697	96	68,601
- settlement of indebtedness, shares		19,221
- cash							250,000	200	249,800		53,750	72	53,678		107,500	143	107,357
- cash, Shares								40,000				14,333				28,667
Grant of options to consultants	172,100		172,100
Grant of options to employees and directors	518,900		518,900
Net (loss) for the period	(1,151,604)				(1,151,604)
Balance at Dec. 31, 1998	141,794	11,181	2,259,304		(2,128,692)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 1998		2,236,298
Issuance of common stock for:
- settlement of indebtedness	160,382	231	160,151
- settlement of indebtedness, shares		46,257
- cash	15,000	23	14,977
- cash, Shares		4,574
- finder's fees and expenses	20,312	25	20,287
- finder's fees and expenses, shares		5,000
Grant of options to consultants	29,500		29,500
Cash advanced on stock subscriptions	425,000			425,000
Net (loss) for the period	(855,391)				(855,391)
Balance at Dec. 31, 1999	(63,403)	11,461	2,484,219	425,000	(2,984,083)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 1999		2,292,130
Issuance of common stock for:
- settlement of indebtedness	99,500	199	99,301
- settlement of indebtedness, shares		39,800
- cash								350	174,650	(175,000)		550	249,450	(250,000)
- cash, Shares								70,000				110,000
Cancellation of shares in April 2000	(56,691)	(91)	(56,600)
Cancellation of shares in April 2000, Shares		(18,141)
Exercise of options	4,050	405	3,645
Exercise of options, shares		81,000
Spin-off of Aurora Metals (BVI) Limited	316,498		316,498
Net (loss) for the period	(677,705)				(677,705)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2000	(377,751)	12,874	3,271,163		(3,661,788)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2000		2,574,789
Issuance of common stock for:
Net (loss) for the period	128,545				128,545
- Unrealized holding losses on available-for-sale securities	(141,928)					(141,928)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2001	(391,134)	12,874	3,271,163		(3,533,243)	(141,928)
Balance, (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2001		2,574,789
Issuance of common stock for:
- settlement of indebtedness	355,200	3,708	351,492
- settlement of indebtedness, shares		741,608
Net (loss) for the period	(137,329)				(137,329)
- Unrealized holding losses on available-for-sale securities	141,928					141,928
Balance at Dec. 31, 2002	(31,335)	16,582	3,622,655		(3,670,572)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2002		3,316,396
Issuance of common stock for:
- settlement of indebtedness	117,558	2,752	114,806
- settlement of indebtedness, shares		550,490
- cash	25,000	100	24,900
- cash, Shares		20,000
Net (loss) for the period	(96,404)				(96,404)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2003	14,819	19,434	3,762,361		(3,766,976)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2003		3,886,886
Issuance of common stock for:
- cash	22,500	100	22,400
- cash, Shares		20,000
Imputed interest	1,560		1,560
Net (loss) for the period	(223,763)				(223,763)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2004	(184,884)	19,534	3,786,321		(3,990,739)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2004		3,906,886
Issuance of common stock for:
- settlement of indebtedness	162,500	3,684	158,816
- settlement of indebtedness, shares		736,818
- cash	650,000	13,000	637,000
- cash, Shares		2,600,000
Net (loss) for the period	(457,271)				(457,271)
- Unrealized holding losses on available-for-sale securities	(4,614)					(4,614)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2005	165,731	36,218	4,582,137		(4,448,010)	(4,614)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2005		7,243,704
Issuance of common stock for:
- cash							3,890,000	8,000	3,882,000		500,000	1,000	499,000
- cash, Shares								1,600,000				200,000
- finder's fees and expenses	175,000	250	174,750
- finder's fees and expenses, shares		50,000
Net (loss) for the period	(5,463,855)				(5,463,855)
- Foreign currency translation adjustments	(3,692)					(3,692)
- Reclassification adjustment for losses on available-for-sale securities included in net loss	4,614					4,614
Balance at Dec. 31, 2006	(732,202)	45,468	9,137,887		(9,911,865)	(3,692)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2006		9,093,704
Issuance of common stock for:
- settlement of indebtedness	50,000	250	49,750
- settlement of indebtedness, shares		50,000
- cash							250,000	500	249,500		1,250,000	5,000	1,245,000		800,000	4,000	796,000
- cash, Shares								100,000				1,000,000				800,000
Stock option compensation expense	454,295		454,295
Net (loss) for the period	(3,259,732)				(3,259,732)
- Foreign currency translation adjustments	(65,255)					(65,255)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2007	(1,252,894)	55,218	11,932,432		(13,171,597)	(68,947)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2007		11,043,704
Issuance of common stock for:
- settlement of indebtedness	156,200	2,603	153,597
- settlement of indebtedness, shares		520,667
- finder's fees and expenses	25,000	250	24,750
- finder's fees and expenses, shares		50,000
Net (loss) for the period	(520,105)				(520,105)
- Foreign currency translation adjustments	36,259					36,259
Balance at Dec. 31, 2008	(1,555,540)	58,071	12,110,779		(13,691,702)	(32,688)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2008		11,614,371
Issuance of common stock for:
- settlement of indebtedness							1,753,616	5,000	1,748,616		17,999	100	17,899		35,761	150	35,611
- settlement of indebtedness, shares								1,000,000				20,000				30,000
- cash							258,000	3,000	255,000		500,000	1,667	498,333
- cash, Shares								600,000				333,333
- finder's fees and expenses	42,000	420	41,580
- finder's fees and expenses, shares		84,000
Net (loss) for the period	(1,779,477)				(1,779,477)
- Foreign currency translation adjustments	(60,171)					(60,171)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2009	(787,812)	68,408	14,707,818		(15,471,179)	(92,859)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2009		13,681,704
Issuance of common stock for:
- settlement of indebtedness							48,150	161	47,989		97,620	325	97,295
- settlement of indebtedness, shares								32,100				65,080
- cash	3,895,000	14,110	3,880,890
- cash, Shares		2,821,889
- finder's fees and expenses							60,000	200	59,800		150,000	500	149,500
- finder's fees and expenses, shares								40,000				100,000
- non cash property acquisition in June 2010	2,000,000	5,000	1,995,000
- non cash property acquisition in June 2010, shares		1,000,000
Net (loss) for the period	(2,302,083)				(2,302,083)
- Foreign currency translation adjustments	(198)					(198)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	3,160,677	88,704	20,938,292		(17,773,262)	(93,057)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2010		17,740,774
Issuance of common stock for:
- settlement of indebtedness							24,000	150	23,850		218,755	10,938	207,817
- settlement of indebtedness, shares								30,000				2,187,544
- cash							167,100	1,671	165,429		320,000	8,000	312,000		20,000			20,000
- cash, Shares								334,200				1,600,000
- finder's fees and expenses	499	450	49
- finder's fees and expenses, shares		90,000
Stock option compensation expense	393,557		393,557
Net (loss) for the period	(4,627,338)				(4,627,338)
- Foreign currency translation adjustments	22,532					22,532
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	(300,218)	109,913	22,040,994	20,000	(22,400,600)	(70,525)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2011		21,982,518
Issuance of common stock for:
- settlement of indebtedness							119,454	1,991	117,463		18,000	300	17,700
- settlement of indebtedness, shares								398,180				60,000
- cash							17,513			17,513	78,960	1,316	77,644		5,000,000	135,000	4,865,000
- cash, Shares												263,200				27,000,000
Cash advanced on stock subscriptions		625	36,888	(37,513)
Issuance of common stock in April 2012 for Advances for Stock Subscriptions, shares		125,044
Stock option compensation expense	55,660		55,660
Net (loss) for the period	(1,200,374)				(1,200,374)
- Foreign currency translation adjustments	63,324					63,323
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	3,852,319	249,146	27,211,349		(23,600,974)	(7,202)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2012		49,828,942
Issuance of common stock for:
Net (loss) for the period	(2,422,666)				(2,422,666)
- Foreign currency translation adjustments	(93,976)					(93,976)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2013	$ 1,335,677	$ 249,146	$ 27,211,349		$ (26,023,640)	$ (101,178)
Balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2013		49,828,942