Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Exploration costs	$ 52,905	$ 0
Insurance	47,068	29,061
Investor relations	84,617	0
Lease costs	538,072	396,043
Reclamation bonding	31,964	188,058
Surface use and damage costs	371,557	205,400
Deposits	85,145	0
Other	47,798	5,600
Current prepaid expenses and deposits	1,259,126	824,162
Deposits	29,892	29,771
Power supply advance	196,588	674,200
Surface use and damage costs	259,421	320,165
Non-current prepaid expenses and deposits	$ 485,901	$ 1,024,136