Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current Assets
Cash	$ 7,548,367	$ 7,016,710
Prepaid expenses and deposits	1,259,126	824,162
Other current assets	84,638	28,486
Total Current Assets	8,892,131	7,869,358
Prepaid Expenses and Deposits	485,901	1,024,136
Mineral Property Reclamation Surety Deposits	2,068,556	2,068,399
Property and Equipment	472,027	591,601
Total Assets	11,918,615	11,553,494
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	2,872,616	1,269,967
Accrued liabilities	1,052,985	866,807
Due to related parties	12,670	14,534
Secured Notes payable, net of unamortized discount of $130,550	6,019,450	0
Total Current Liabilities	9,957,721	2,151,308
Asset Retirement Obligations	1,200,701	1,071,843
Total Liabilities	11,158,422	3,223,151
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock, 10,000,000 shares authorized, $0.001 par value; No shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common Stock, 750,000,000 shares authorized, $0.001 par value; 85,795,074 and 77,207,574 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	85,795	77,208
Additional Paid-in Capital	156,114,560	145,421,983
Deficit Accumulated During the Exploration Stage	(155,617,419)	(137,291,216)
Total Stockholders' Equity	582,936	8,207,975
Non-controlling Interest	177,257	122,368
Total Stockholders' Equity	760,193	8,330,343
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 11,918,615	$ 11,553,494