Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Schedule of Long-Term Debt) (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	$ 12,692,746	$ 7,907,474
Less current portion	(7,602,025)	(2,675,800)
Long-term portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	5,090,721	5,231,674
Capital Lease Obligations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	3,285,855	3,646,806
Note Payable (Auramet Facility) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	5,000,000	0
Note Payable (Caterpillar Equipment Facility) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	2,667,467	2,311,595
Note Payable (Dayton Property - Golden Goose) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	0	125,000
Note Payable (Donovan Property) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	593,288	611,870
Note Payable (Gold Hill Hotel) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	287,477	296,496
Note Payable (White House) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	289,232	291,811
Note Payable (Railroad and Gold Property) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	214,516	220,618
Notes Payable - Other [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	$ 354,911	$ 403,278