Balance Sheet Details (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Table Text Block]

	December 31,	December 31,
	2012	2011
	$	$
Insurance	29,061	148,910
Lease costs	396,043	324,800
Reclamation bonding	188,058	209,183
Surface use and damage costs	205,400	205,514
Other	5,600	2,441
Current prepaid expenses and deposits	824,162	890,848
Deposits	29,771	29,417
Power supply advance	674,200	674,200
Surface use and damage costs	320,165	–
Power supply deposit	–	112,399
Non-current prepaid expenses and deposits	1,024,136	816,016

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	December 31,	December 31,
	2012	2011
	$	$
Construction expenses	223,053	309,624
Mineral exploration expenses	88,064	148,808
Reclamation costs (note 2(i))	39,000	50,160
Registration fees	–	74,050
Employee expense	116,690	72,200
Executive compensation (note 6 (f))	400,000	500,000
Professional fees	–	71,400
Total accrued liabilities	866,807	1,226,242