Statement of Operations (USD $)	12 Months Ended			151 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenue	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Expenses
Depreciation	215,740	200,266	175,877	793,425
Accretion expense	2,518	0	0	2,518
Foreign exchange	49,610	5,464	2,868	82,495
General and administrative	12,995,662	8,424,053	4,599,397	50,492,217
Mineral property expenditures	2,505,624	6,661,909	4,778,386	53,122,551
Total Operating Expenses	15,769,154	15,291,692	9,556,528	104,493,206
Operating Loss	(15,769,154)	(15,291,692)	(9,556,528)	(104,493,206)
Other Income (Expense)
Gain on sale of investment securities	0	0	0	79,129
Interest income	79,165	52,290	155,402	2,018,924
Loss on settlement of debt	0	0	0	(132,000)
Mineral property option payments received	0	0	0	152,477
Total Other Income	79,165	52,290	155,402	2,118,530
Loss from continuing operations	(15,689,989)	(15,239,402)	(9,401,126)	(102,374,676)
Discontinued operations
Loss from discontinued operations	0	0	0	(28,732)
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations	0	0	0	979,709
Gain on Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	950,977
Net Loss	(15,689,989)	(15,239,402)	(9,401,126)	(101,423,699)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	570,423	639,419	701,972	2,860,999
Net loss Attributable to the Company	(15,119,566)	(14,599,983)	(8,699,154)	(98,562,700)
Amounts attributable to Company stockholders
Loss from continuing operations	(15,119,566)	(14,599,983)	(8,699,154)	(99,513,677)
Gain on discontinued operations	0	0	0	950,977
Net loss attributable to the Company	$ (15,119,566)	$ (14,599,983)	$ (8,699,154)	$ (98,562,700)
Net Loss Per Share - Basic and Diluted	$ (0.2)	$ (0.23)	$ (0.15)
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding	75,981,000	64,433,000	57,060,000