3.7.0.1 html 78 176 1 false 32 0 false 6 false false R1.htm 0001000 - Document - Document and Entity Information Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/DocumentAndEntityInformation Document and Entity Information Cover 1 false false R2.htm 1001000 - Statement - CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/CondensedConsolidatedBalanceSheets CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS Statements 2 false false R3.htm 1001501 - Statement - CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/CondensedConsolidatedBalanceSheetsParenthetical CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) Statements 3 false false R4.htm 1002000 - Statement - CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/CondensedConsolidatedStatementsOfOperations CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS Statements 4 false false R5.htm 1003000 - Statement - CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/CondensedConsolidatedStatementsOfCashFlows CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS Statements 5 false false R6.htm 2101100 - Disclosure - Interim Financial Statements Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/InterimFinancialStatements Interim Financial Statements Notes 6 false false R7.htm 2102100 - Disclosure - Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssets Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets Notes 7 false false R8.htm 2103100 - Disclosure - Properties, Plant and Equipment Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/PropertiesPlantAndEquipment Properties, Plant and Equipment Notes 8 false false R9.htm 2104100 - Disclosure - Long-Term Reclamation Liability and Retirement Obligation Asset Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/LongTermReclamationLiabilityAndRetirementObligationAsset Long-Term Reclamation Liability and Retirement Obligation Asset Notes 9 false false R10.htm 2106100 - Disclosure - Accrued Expenses Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/AccruedExpenses Accrued Expenses Notes 10 false false R11.htm 2107100 - Disclosure - Long-Term Debt Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/LongTermDebt Long-Term Debt Notes 11 false false R12.htm 2108100 - Disclosure - Stockholders' Equity Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/StockholdersEquity Stockholders' Equity Notes 12 false false R13.htm 2109100 - Disclosure - Fair Value Measurements Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/FairValueMeasurements Fair Value Measurements Notes 13 false false R14.htm 2110100 - Disclosure - Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/NetIncomeLossPerCommonShare Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share Notes 14 false false R15.htm 2111100 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/CommitmentsAndContingencies Commitments and Contingencies Notes 15 false false R16.htm 2112100 - Disclosure - Segment Reporting Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/SegmentReporting Segment Reporting Notes 16 false false R17.htm 2113100 - Disclosure - Subsequent Events Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/SubsequentEvents Subsequent Events Notes 17 false false R18.htm 2201201 - Disclosure - Interim Financial Statements (Policies) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/InterimFinancialStatementsPolicies Interim Financial Statements (Policies) Policies 18 false false R19.htm 2302301 - Disclosure - Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Tables) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsTables Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Tables) Tables http://www.comstockmining.com/role/PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssets 19 false false R20.htm 2304301 - Disclosure - Long-Term Reclamation Liability and Retirement Obligation Asset (Tables) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/LongTermReclamationLiabilityAndRetirementObligationAssetTables Long-Term Reclamation Liability and Retirement Obligation Asset (Tables) Tables http://www.comstockmining.com/role/LongTermReclamationLiabilityAndRetirementObligationAsset 20 false false R21.htm 2306301 - Disclosure - Accrued Expenses (Tables) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/AccruedExpensesTables Accrued Expenses (Tables) Tables http://www.comstockmining.com/role/AccruedExpenses 21 false false R22.htm 2307301 - Disclosure - Long-Term Debt (Tables) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/LongTermDebtTables Long-Term Debt (Tables) Tables http://www.comstockmining.com/role/LongTermDebt 22 false false R23.htm 2308301 - Disclosure - Stockholders' Equity (Tables) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/StockholdersEquityTables Stockholders' Equity (Tables) Tables http://www.comstockmining.com/role/StockholdersEquity 23 false false R24.htm 2309301 - Disclosure - Fair Value Measurements (Tables) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsTables Fair Value Measurements (Tables) Tables http://www.comstockmining.com/role/FairValueMeasurements 24 false false R25.htm 2310301 - Disclosure - Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share (Tables) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/NetIncomeLossPerCommonShareTables Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share (Tables) Tables http://www.comstockmining.com/role/NetIncomeLossPerCommonShare 25 false false R26.htm 2312301 - Disclosure - Segment Reporting (Tables) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/SegmentReportingTables Segment Reporting (Tables) Tables http://www.comstockmining.com/role/SegmentReporting 26 false false R27.htm 2401402 - Disclosure - Interim Financial Statements (Details) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/InterimFinancialStatementsDetails Interim Financial Statements (Details) Details http://www.comstockmining.com/role/InterimFinancialStatementsPolicies 27 false false R28.htm 2401403 - Disclosure - Interim Financial Statements (Additional Information) (Details) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/InterimFinancialStatementsAdditionalInformationDetails Interim Financial Statements (Additional Information) (Details) Details http://www.comstockmining.com/role/InterimFinancialStatementsPolicies 28 false false R29.htm 2402402 - Disclosure - Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Details) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsDetails Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Details) Details http://www.comstockmining.com/role/PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsTables 29 false false R30.htm 2403401 - Disclosure - Properties, Plant and Equipment (Details) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/PropertiesPlantAndEquipmentDetails Properties, Plant and Equipment (Details) Details http://www.comstockmining.com/role/PropertiesPlantAndEquipment 30 false false R31.htm 2404402 - Disclosure - Long-Term Reclamation Liability and Retirement Obligation Asset (Reconciliation of Aggregate Retirement Liability) (Details) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/LongTermReclamationLiabilityAndRetirementObligationAssetReconciliationOfAggregateRetirementLiabilityDetails Long-Term Reclamation Liability and Retirement Obligation Asset (Reconciliation of Aggregate Retirement Liability) (Details) Details http://www.comstockmining.com/role/LongTermReclamationLiabilityAndRetirementObligationAssetTables 31 false false R32.htm 2404403 - Disclosure - Long-Term Reclamation Liability and Retirement Obligation Asset (Reconciliation of Aggregate Retirement Asset) (Details) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/LongTermReclamationLiabilityAndRetirementObligationAssetReconciliationOfAggregateRetirementAssetDetails Long-Term Reclamation Liability and Retirement Obligation Asset (Reconciliation of Aggregate Retirement Asset) (Details) Details http://www.comstockmining.com/role/LongTermReclamationLiabilityAndRetirementObligationAssetTables 32 false false R33.htm 2406402 - Disclosure - Accrued Expenses (Details) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/AccruedExpensesDetails Accrued Expenses (Details) Details http://www.comstockmining.com/role/AccruedExpensesTables 33 false false R34.htm 2407402 - Disclosure - Long-Term Debt (Schedule of Long-Term Debt) (Details) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/LongTermDebtScheduleOfLongTermDebtDetails Long-Term Debt (Schedule of Long-Term Debt) (Details) Details http://www.comstockmining.com/role/LongTermDebtTables 34 false false R35.htm 2407403 - Disclosure - Long-Term Debt (Long-Term Debt Obligations) (Details) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/LongTermDebtLongTermDebtObligationsDetails Long-Term Debt (Long-Term Debt Obligations) (Details) Details http://www.comstockmining.com/role/LongTermDebtTables 35 false false R36.htm 2408402 - Disclosure - Stockholders' Equity (Details) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/StockholdersEquityDetails Stockholders' Equity (Details) Details http://www.comstockmining.com/role/StockholdersEquityTables 36 false false R37.htm 2408403 - Disclosure - Stockholders' Equity (Reconciliation of Transactions Under ATM Agreement) (Details) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/StockholdersEquityReconciliationOfTransactionsUnderAtmAgreementDetails Stockholders' Equity (Reconciliation of Transactions Under ATM Agreement) (Details) Details http://www.comstockmining.com/role/StockholdersEquityTables 37 false false R38.htm 2409402 - Disclosure - Fair Value Measurements (Details) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsDetails Fair Value Measurements (Details) Details http://www.comstockmining.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsTables 38 false false R39.htm 2410402 - Disclosure - Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share (Reconciliation of Net Loss Per Share) (Details) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/NetIncomeLossPerCommonShareReconciliationOfNetLossPerShareDetails Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share (Reconciliation of Net Loss Per Share) (Details) Details http://www.comstockmining.com/role/NetIncomeLossPerCommonShareTables 39 false false R40.htm 2410403 - Disclosure - Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share (Schedule of Excluded Common Stock Equivalent Shares) (Details) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/NetIncomeLossPerCommonShareScheduleOfExcludedCommonStockEquivalentSharesDetails Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share (Schedule of Excluded Common Stock Equivalent Shares) (Details) Details http://www.comstockmining.com/role/NetIncomeLossPerCommonShareTables 40 false false R41.htm 2411401 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/CommitmentsAndContingenciesDetails Commitments and Contingencies (Details) Details http://www.comstockmining.com/role/CommitmentsAndContingencies 41 false false R42.htm 2412402 - Disclosure - Segment Reporting (Details) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/SegmentReportingDetails Segment Reporting (Details) Details http://www.comstockmining.com/role/SegmentReportingTables 42 false false R43.htm 2413401 - Disclosure - Subsequent Events (Details) Sheet http://www.comstockmining.com/role/SubsequentEventsDetails Subsequent Events (Details) Details http://www.comstockmining.com/role/SubsequentEvents 43 false false All Reports Book All Reports lode-20170331.xml lode-20170331.xsd lode-20170331_cal.xml lode-20170331_def.xml lode-20170331_lab.xml lode-20170331_pre.xml true true