Statement of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		160 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012
Revenue	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Expenses
Depreciation	62,215	43,407	184,026	158,618	977,451
Accretion	14,462	0	31,450	0	33,968
Foreign exchange	4,933	11,079	15,507	51,687	98,002
General and administrative	1,181,633	1,289,605	3,838,144	9,850,093	54,330,361
Mineral property expenditures	543,222	1,000,648	1,231,333	1,998,715	54,353,884
Total Operating Expenses	1,806,465	2,344,739	5,300,460	12,059,113	109,793,666
Operating Loss	(1,806,465)	(2,344,739)	(5,300,460)	(12,059,113)	(109,793,666)
Other Income (Expense)
Gain on sale of investment securities	0	0	0	0	79,129
Interest income	10,474	18,938	39,170	60,025	2,058,094
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	10,474	18,938	39,170	60,025	2,157,700
Loss from continuing operations	(1,795,991)	(2,325,801)	(5,261,290)	(11,999,088)	(107,635,966)
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 and Comprehensive Loss	(1,795,991)	(2,325,801)	(5,261,290)	(11,999,088)	(106,684,989)
Net Loss and Comprehensive Loss Attributable to non-controlling interest	127,081	212,707	312,853	440,224	3,173,852
Net Loss Attributable to the Company	(1,668,910)	(2,113,094)	(4,948,437)	(11,558,864)	(103,511,137)
Amounts attributable to Company shareholders
Loss from continuing operations	(1,668,910)	(2,113,094)	(4,948,437)	(11,558,864)	(104,462,114)
Gain on discontinued operations	0	0	0	0	950,977
Net Loss Attributable to the Company	$ (1,668,910)	$ (2,113,094)	$ (4,948,437)	$ (11,558,864)	$ (103,511,137)
Net Loss Per Share - Basic and Diluted	$ (0.02)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.15)
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	77,176,000	76,925,000	77,153,000	75,627,000