2.4.0.8116 - Disclosure - Commitmentstruefalsefalse1false falsefalseP01_01_2013To06_30_2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001163300duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_CommitmentsDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalselabel1falsefalsefalse00 <table border="0" style="clear:both;width:100%; table-layout:fixed;"> <tr> <td></td> </tr> </table> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif "> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <table style="clear:both;WIDTH: 100%; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"> <td style="WIDTH: 5%"> <div><font style="FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b> 9.</b></font></div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; WIDTH: 95%"> <div><font style="FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b><u> Commitments</u></b></font></div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> &#160;</div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <b><u>Letter of Credit</u></b></div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> &#160;</div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On February 8, 2013, MAB-Z was issued as beneficiary an irrevocable documentary letter of credit from Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, Inc. in the documentary credit amount of $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3,000,000</font> per lot of crude barite (or a total of $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">9,000,000</font>) to pay for shipments from Beira, Mozambique to any U.S. Gulf port of three lots of barite meeting the specifications set forth in the letter of credit. The first shipment must be made between June 1, 2013 and August 31, 2013, the second shipment must be made between September 1, 2013 and November 30, 2013 and the third shipment must be made between December 1, 2013 and March 1, 2014.</font> The Company is discussing with Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations revised shipment dates in light of the delays the Company experienced in obtaining the Environmental Impact Assessment Certificate dated July 4, 2013 from the Environmental Management Agency of Zimbabwe to allow it to commence mining operations for barite.</div> </div> falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for significant arrangements with third parties, which includes operating lease arrangements and arrangements in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services, or has agreed to commit resources to supply goods or services, and operating lease arrangements. Descriptions may include identification of the specific goods and services, period of time covered, minimum quantities and amounts, and cancellation rights.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.25) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 25 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 19 -Article 7 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 17 -Article 9 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.17) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.(a)(19)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 false0Commitments Disclosure [Text Block]falseCommitmentsUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.Mabweminerals.com/role/Commitments12