Statement of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		157 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012
Revenue	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Expenses
Depreciation	62,687	60,493	121,811	115,211	915,236
Accretion expense	11,172	0	16,988	0	19,506
Foreign exchange	2,604	24,525	10,574	40,608	93,069
General and administrative	1,244,154	3,563,923	2,656,511	8,560,488	53,148,728
Mineral property expenditures	450,324	708,329	688,111	998,067	53,810,662
Total Operating Expenses	1,770,941	4,357,270	3,493,995	9,714,374	107,987,201
Operating Loss	(1,770,941)	(4,357,270)	(3,493,995)	(9,714,374)	(107,987,201)
Other Income (Expense)
Gain on sale of investment securities	0	0	0	0	79,129
Interest income	12,562	22,132	28,696	41,087	2,047,620
Adjustment of cash equivalents	0	(77,439)	0	0	0
Loss on settlement of debt	0	0	0	0	(132,000)
Mineral property option payments received	0	0	0	0	152,477
Total Other Income	12,562	(55,307)	28,696	41,087	2,147,226
Loss From Continuing Operations	(1,758,379)	(4,412,577)	(3,465,299)	(9,673,287)	(105,839,975)
Discontinued Operations
Loss from discontinued operations	0	0	0	0	(28,732)
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations	0	0	0	0	979,709
Gain on Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	950,977
Net Loss	(1,758,379)	(4,412,577)	(3,465,299)	(9,673,287)	(104,888,998)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	125,746	149,479	185,772	227,517	3,046,771
Net Loss Attributable to the Company	(1,632,633)	(4,263,098)	(3,279,527)	(9,445,770)	(101,842,227)
Amounts attributable to Company stockholders
Loss from continuing operations (IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations)	(1,632,633)	(4,263,098)	(3,279,527)	(9,445,770)	(102,793,204)
Gain on discontinued operations	0	0	0	0	950,977
Net Loss Attributable to the Company	$ (1,632,633)	$ (4,263,098)	$ (3,279,527)	$ (9,445,770)	$ (101,842,227)
Net Loss Per Share Basic and Diluted	$ (0.02)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.13)
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding	77,161,000	76,580,000	77,141,000	74,968,000