Accrued Expenses (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Accrued interest expense	$ 283,569	$ 0
Accrued personal property tax	146,505	56,895
Accrued Northern Comstock Joint Venture	67,708	480,833
Accrued Board of Directors fees	84,000	290,600
Accrued payroll costs	67,738	60,735
Accrued vendor liabilities	40,000	121,081
Accrued production royalties	0	7,940
Other accrued expenses	21,095	117,850
Total accrued expenses	$ 710,615	$ 1,135,934