Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jul. 31, 2012 Auramet Facility	Feb. 12, 2014 Auramet Facility Subsequent Event payment	Mar. 14, 2014 Land Subsequent Event acre	Mar. 14, 2014 Buildings and Mining Claims [Member] Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Area of Land						78
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	$ 11,300,000					$ 1,107,000	$ 893,000
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	5,990,941	13,366,348	7,799,058			10,000	10,000
Maximum borrowing capacity				5,000,000	5,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate				24.00%	9.50%
Debt Instrument, Number of Semi-Monthly Payments					14
Debt Instrument, Principal Amount of the Advance Repaid					1,000,000
Compensating Balance, Amount				3,000,000	1,000,000
Percentage of value of gold or silver dore picked up by secured carrier but not yet paid for					90.00%
Amount outstanding				5,000,000	4,600,000
Line of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment					$ 357,143