Fair Value Measurements (Schedule of Categorization of Fair Value Measurements by Input Level) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Liabilities:
Fair value of long-term debt		$ 14,045,000
Fair value of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	7,400,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Liabilities:
Total Liabilities	250,000	544,681
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Gold call derivative
Liabilities:
Derivative liability		16,330
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Gold forward derivative
Liabilities:
Derivative liability		297,451
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Contingent dividend payment
Liabilities:
Derivative liability	250,000	230,900
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
Liabilities:
Total Liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Gold call derivative
Liabilities:
Derivative liability		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Gold forward derivative
Liabilities:
Derivative liability		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Contingent dividend payment
Liabilities:
Derivative liability	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Liabilities:
Total Liabilities	250,000	313,781
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Gold call derivative
Liabilities:
Derivative liability		16,330
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Gold forward derivative
Liabilities:
Derivative liability		297,451
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Contingent dividend payment
Liabilities:
Derivative liability	250,000	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Liabilities:
Derivative liability		0
Total Liabilities	0	230,900
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Gold call derivative
Liabilities:
Derivative liability		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Contingent dividend payment
Liabilities:
Derivative liability	$ 0	$ 230,900