Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer), including liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19,20)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 20

-Article 5

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19

-Article 5

Deconsolidation of MAB-C and MAB-Z and Equity Investment (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 28, 2014
Assets
Prepaid expenses	$ 1,575us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent	$ 232,483us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent
Fixed assets		5,510us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Mining rights
Goodwill		25,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Total assets	2,415us-gaap_Assets	764,013us-gaap_Assets
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	57,363	747,161
Due to related parties	26,228us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent	(59,667)us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
Total liabilities	497,080us-gaap_Liabilities	1,252,494us-gaap_Liabilities
VIE [Member]
Assets
Cash			12,138
Prepaid expenses			24,902
Fixed assets			4,713
Mining rights			433,000
Goodwill			25,000
Asset retirement obligation			83,350
Total assets			583,103
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			222,301
Payable to Mabwe Minerals, Inc.			1,956,036
Due to related parties			426,456
Unearned revenue			108,740
Asset retirement obligation			83,350
Loans payable			129,500
Securitized loan/overdraft default (a)			413,489
Total liabilities			$ (3,339,872)