Inventories, Stockpiles and Mineralized Material on Leach Pads (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) oz	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
In-process	$ 202,613	$ 249,130
Finished goods	0	201,821
Total inventories	202,613	450,951
Stockpiles	0	0
Mineralized material on leach pads	800,073	1,322,211
Total stockpiles and mineralized material on leach pads	800,073	1,322,211
Total	$ 1,002,686	$ 1,773,162
Estimated recoverable gold ounces in stockpiles and leach pads (as a percent)	87.50%	85.00%
Increase of gold ounces in stockpiles and on leach pad due to change in estimate (in ounces) | oz	1,317
Decrease in cost of mining revenue due to change in estimate	$ 300,000