Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Schedule of Long-Term Debt) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	$ 12,229,591	$ 7,907,474
Less current portion	(6,770,601)	(2,675,800)
Long-term portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	5,458,990	5,231,674
Capital Lease Obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	3,102,351	3,646,806
Note Payable (Auramet Facility)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	3,571,428	0
Note Payable (Caterpillar Equipment)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	3,826,566	2,311,595
Note Payable (Dayton Resource Area)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	0	125,000
Note Payable (Donovan Property)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	583,785	611,870
Note Payable (Gold Hill Hotel)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	282,891	296,496
Note Payable (White House)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	287,920	291,811
Note Payable (Railroad & Gold Property)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	211,412	220,618
Notes Payable - Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	$ 363,238	$ 403,278