Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current:
Federal	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Deferred:
Federal	0	0	0
Income taxes provision	0	0	0
Reconciliation of Tax Rate:
Federal statutory rate	(34.00%)	(34.00%)	(34.00%)
Change in valuation allowance	32.00%	32.00%	33.90%
Other	2.00%	2.00%	0.10%
Effective income tax rate	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
The tax effect of these temporary differences representing deferred tax:
Asset retirement obligation	1,458,464	997,035
Mineral rights and properties, plant, and equipment	(747,474)	(846,679)
Mining exploration, development, claims, and permit costs	8,404,645	7,812,828
Derivatives - change in fair value	(39,722)	30,600
Stock-based compensation	0	1,720,564
Net operating loss carryforward	49,441,098	45,411,753
Transaction costs	1,077,037	1,392,079
Other	198,039	194,145
Valuation allowance	(59,792,087)	(56,712,325)
Total net deferred tax assets	0	0
Net operating loss carryforwards	145,400,000
Change in valuation allowance	$ 3,079,762	$ 7,111,905	$ 10,467,065