Mercury Clean Up LLC ("MCU") Pilot and Joint Venture Agreements (Details) - USD ($)					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	14 Months Ended
	Jul. 22, 2020	Apr. 10, 2020	Jul. 18, 2019	Jul. 03, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	May 15, 2020
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of shares sold (in shares)	2,040,483				3,450,138				2,327,400
Accrued Make-Whole Membership Interest Expense, Current					$ 0	$ 384,873	$ 0
Issuance of common stock					22,937		22,937	$ 18,139		$ 314,687
Mercury Clean Up LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Capital contribution, total				$ 2,000,000.0
Capital contribution, cash				1,150,000	1,000,000.0
Capital contribution, stock			$ 751,050	$ 850,000	$ 1,000,000.0		$ 3,000,000.0
Equity method, fully diluted equity ownership		25.00%		15.00%	10.00%		10.00%
Percent interest in joint venture				50.00%
Contingent joint venture capital contribution				$ 3,000,000.0
Contingent equity method fully diluted equity ownership				10.00%
Issuable common stock value					$ 850,000		$ 850,000
Joint venture, common stock issued (in shares)			900,000							625,000
Accrued Make-Whole Membership Interest Expense, Current					0		$ 0	452,740
Secured loan incurred					$ 1,000,000.0
Joint Venture, Philippine And Comstock Lode Mercury
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Capital contribution, cash		$ 1,000,000
Capital contribution, stock		1,000,000
Equity method, fully diluted equity ownership					50.00%		50.00%
Secured loan incurred		$ 1,000,000
MCU
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Capital contribution, total							$ 1,900,000
Capital contribution, cash							1,150,000
Capital contribution, stock							751,050
Payment to acquire interest in joint venture					$ 150,000		$ 400,000	$ 750,000
Number of shares sold (in shares)						900,000
Net proceeds from common stock			$ 500,000			$ 465,127
Closing stock price (in dollars per share)					$ 1.08		$ 1.08