It describes the agreement under which equity exchange is undertaken.

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Amount of gain (loss) on equity method investment during the period.

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It represents the number of shares issued during the period under equity exchange agreement.

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Total investments in (A) an entity in which the entity has significant influence, but does not have control, (B) subsidiaries that are not required to be consolidated and are accounted for using the equity and or cost method, and (C) an entity in which the reporting entity shares control of the entity with another party or group. Includes long-term advances receivable from a party that is affiliated with the reporting entity by means of direct or indirect ownership.

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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 210.5-02.12)

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Investment (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			6 Months Ended				1 Months Ended
Investment (Details Textual) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Kinsey [Member]	Nov. 07, 2012 Kinsey [Member]	Nov. 07, 2012 MAB-C [Member]	Jul. 18, 2012 Mabwe Minerals Zimbabwe Pvt Ltd [Member]	Oct. 29, 2012 Equity Exchange Agreement [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Mabwe Corporation [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Shares issued for equity purchase (WGB Kinsey & Co) (in shares)								5,000,000
Shares issued for equity purchase (WGB Kinsey & Co)								$ 500,000
Equity Exchange Agreement Description								Originally, under the contract should the value of the 5,000,000 shares of common stock fail to be valued at $5,000,000 on December 31, 2013, the Company would have issued additional shares of common stock to achieve that value for Kinsey.
Share Price								$ 0.10
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent					25.00%	49.00%	49.00%	25.00%	25.00%
Gain Loss On Equity Method Investment	55,275			(12,367)
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures, Total			$ 12,367