Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Long-Term Debt Obligations) (Details) (USD $)			0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended							0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 12, 2014 Note Payable (Auramet Facility) payment	Sep. 30, 2014 Note Payable (Auramet Facility)	Feb. 11, 2014 Note Payable (Auramet Facility)	Dec. 31, 2013 Note Payable (Auramet Facility)	Mar. 26, 2014 Note Payable (Caterpillar Equipment Facility) [Member] agreement	Mar. 26, 2014 Note Payable (Caterpillar Equipment Facility 3), Agreement 1 [Member]	Mar. 26, 2014 Note Payable (Caterpillar Equipment Facility 3), Agreement 2 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Notes Payable - Other	Jul. 23, 2014 Notes Payable - Other	Mar. 26, 2014 Notes Payable - Other	Dec. 31, 2013 Notes Payable - Other	Jul. 23, 2014 Note Payable, (Caterpillar Equipment Facility 4) [Member] agreement	Jul. 23, 2014 Note Payable, (Caterpillar Equipment Facility 4), Agreement 1 [Member]	Jul. 23, 2014 Note Payable, (Caterpillar Equipment Facility 4), Agreement 1 [Member]	Jul. 23, 2014 Note Payable, (Caterpillar Equipment Facility 4), Agreement 2 [Member]	Jul. 23, 2014 Note Payable, (Caterpillar Equipment Facility 4), Agreement 2 [Member]	Feb. 12, 2014 Prepaid Expenses [Member] Note Payable (Auramet Facility)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, borrowing capacity					$ 5,000,000
Note payable, interest rate					9.50%		4.70%									1.13%		4.18%
Repayments of debt					1,000,000
Covenant compliance, required liquidity amount					1,000,000
Covenant compliance, percentage of dore included in liquidity amount					90.00%
Amounts borrowed on facility			4,600,000
Amount of line of credit drawn in prepaid assets																			400,000
Loan fees paid			300,000
Shares issued in satisfaction of loan fees			137,105
Additional shares of common stock to be issued for loan fees			63,505
Guaranteed value of stock issued for loan fees			123,835
Number of cash payments			14
Periodic installments amount			357,143					15,553	13,754						7,575		29,592
Number of notes payable agreements entered into							2							2
Long term debt and capital lease obligations	12,229,591	7,907,474		3,571,428		0	1,280,144			363,238			403,278	1,661,450
Notes payable for financing of mining vehicle and property											$ 30,000	$ 34,500