CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 310,596	$ 488,657
Assets held for sale, Net (Note 2)	6,902,600	5,363,403
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (Note 3)	2,874,842	2,712,202
Total current assets	10,088,038	8,564,262
MINERAL RIGHTS AND PROPERTIES, Net	5,690,884	7,205,081
PROPERTIES, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, Net (Note 4)	9,148,087	9,742,120
RECLAMATION BOND DEPOSIT	2,655,972	2,622,544
RETIREMENT OBLIGATION ASSET (Note 5)	186,335	203,274
OTHER ASSETS	385,791	274,444
TOTAL ASSETS	28,155,107	28,611,725
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	458,719	405,146
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (Note 6)	3,103,137	1,674,733
Long-term debt– current portion (Note 7)	314,303	309,843
Total current liabilities	3,876,159	2,389,722
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
Long-term debt (Note 7)	7,981,123	8,857,870
Long-term reclamation liability (Note 8)	7,446,801	7,441,091
Other liabilities	572,719	538,140
Total long-term liabilities	16,000,643	16,837,101
Total liabilities	19,876,802	19,226,823
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 10)
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred Stock, $.000666 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued	0	0
Common stock, $.000666 par value, 790,000,000 shares authorized, 80,790,273 and 75,338,273 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively	53,806	50,175
Additional paid-in capital	242,144,734	241,419,897
Accumulated deficit	(233,920,235)	(232,085,170)
Total stockholders’ equity	8,278,305	9,384,902
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$ 28,155,107	$ 28,611,725