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Percentage Net Smelter Return Royalty.

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Stock Issued During Period, Issued For Services, Holding Period

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Number of shares issued in lieu of cash for services contributed to the entity. Number of shares includes, but is not limited to, shares issued for services contributed by vendors and founders.

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Value of stock issued in lieu of cash for services contributed to the entity. Value of the stock issued includes, but is not limited to, services contributed by vendors and founders.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 28, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of royalty obligations			3.00%
Number of shares issued in exchange for services		9,000,000
Value of services exchanged for shares		$ 5
Holding period of shares issued in exchange for services		6 months
Minimum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of royalty obligations			0.50%
Share price (in dollars per share) (at least)		$ 0.56
Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of royalty obligations			5.00%
American Mining & Tunneling, LLC and American Drilling Corp, LLC
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of shares issued in exchange for services	0