Balance Sheet Details (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

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

	March 31,	December 31,
	2013	2012
	$	$
Insurance	86,625	29,061
Lease costs	250,583	396,043
Reclamation bonding	161,776	188,058
Surface use and damage costs	157,001	205,400
Other	66,125	5,600
Current prepaid expenses and deposits	722,110	824,162
Deposits	106,571	29,771
Power supply advance	674,200	674,200
Surface use and damage costs	309,063	320,165
Non-current prepaid expenses and deposits	1,089,834	1,024,136

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	March 31,	December 31,
	2013	2012
	$	$
Mineral exploration expenses	466,344	311,117
Reclamation costs	39,000	39,000
Employee costs	150,838	116,690
Executive compensation	400,000	400,000
Total accrued liabilities	1,056,182	866,807