Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current:
Federal	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Deferred:
Federal	0	0	0
Income taxes provision	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Reconciliation of Tax Rate:
Federal statutory rate	(21.00%)	(34.00%)	(34.00%)
Change in valuation allowance	20.50%	(224.00%)	34.00%
Change in rate	(0.00%)	258.00%	(0.00%)
Other	0.50%	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
Effective income tax rate	(0.00%)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
The tax effect of these temporary differences representing deferred tax:
Asset retirement obligation	$ 1,519,942	$ 1,498,336
Mineral rights and properties, plant, and equipment	1,120,591	891,413
Mining exploration, development, claims, and permit costs	5,709,281	6,247,638
Net operating loss carryforward	37,401,823	35,205,356
Other	234,214	196,041
Valuation allowance	(45,985,851)	(44,038,784)
Total net deferred tax assets	$ 0	$ 0