Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 14, 2014	Jun. 28, 2013
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Entity Registrant Name	Comstock Mining Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001120970
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		72,852,435
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Public Float			$ 112,468,781