Commitments (Narrative) (Details)						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 18, 2008 Two mining lease agreements [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2012 Lease Agreements [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2010 Lease Agreements [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2010 Lease Agreements [Member] CAD	Sep. 30, 2012 Processing agreement [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Construction Purchase Orders [Member] USD ($)
Long term commitment, number of annual payments	10
Long term commitment, annual payment amount	$ 75,000				$ 450,000
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Amount						1,800,000
Operating Leases, Term		2 years	3 years	3 years
Operating Leases, Annual Payments		$ 141,258	$ 51,616	50,604
Operating Leases, Renewable Term		2 years