Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 14, 2012 Common Class A	Mar. 14, 2012 Common Class B
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	GOLD RESERVE INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001072725
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float		$ 82,331,384
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			59,746,472	500,236
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes