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Net Gain on Sale of Membership Interest

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Proceeds From Membership Interest Purchases

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Amount of asset recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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Amount of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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Amount of investment in equity method investee and investment in and advance to affiliate.

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Fair value portion of an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the holder a definite sum of money at a future date.

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Tonogold Resources Inc. ("Tonogold") Purchase, Lease, and Option Agreements (Details) - USD ($)		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 08, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Cash		$ 1,140,000	$ 3,925,000
Notes receivable at fair value	$ 6,100,000	6,400,000
Contingent forward asset - fair value on settlement date	(2,000,000.0)
Tonogold Resources, Inc.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Cash	7,065,000
Equity securities	7,607,263	9,722,022		$ 0
Notes receivable at fair value	6,141,497
Contingent forward asset - fair value on settlement date	(1,998,832)
Consideration received	18,814,928
Net carrying value Comstock Mining LLC	(539,082)	$ 0		$ (9,080,000)
Net gain on sale	$ 18,275,846