Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Exploration costs	$ 7,635	$ 0
Insurance	254,122	29,061
Investor relations	59,232	0
Lease costs	392,884	396,043
Reclamation bonding	195,558	188,058
Surface use and damage costs	309,054	205,400
Deposits	76,800	0
Other	18,273	5,600
Current prepaid expenses and deposits	1,313,558	824,162
Deposits	29,892	29,771
Power supply advance	195,727	674,200
Surface use and damage costs	322,652	320,165
Non-current prepaid expenses and deposits	$ 548,271	$ 1,024,136