Acquisition (Details Textual) (USD $)			3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014 Mabwe Minerals Zimbabwe Pvt Ltd [Member]	Jul. 18, 2012 Mabwe Minerals Zimbabwe Pvt Ltd [Member]	Jul. 18, 2012 Series B Preferred Convertible Stock [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Series B Preferred Convertible Stock [Member]
Goodwill	$ 25,000	$ 25,000				$ 25,000
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares			25,000		25,000
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent				49.00%	49.00%