MINERAL PROPERTIES AND INTERESTS (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Yellow Hammer Site
Initial Lease Fee	$ 175,000	$ 175,000
Asset Retirement Obligation	30,908	30,908
Total	205,908	205,908
Kiewit, Cactus Mill and all other sites
Initial Lease Fee.	600,000	600,000
Annual Lease Payment.	50,000
Asset Retirement Obligation.	26,913	26,594
Total.	676,913	626,594
Blue Fin Claims
Initial Claim Fee	2,735	2,735
Total'	2,735	2,735
Total Mineral Properties and Leases'.	$ 885,556	$ 835,237

The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 143

-Paragraph 3, 10, 22

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 410

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Asset Retirement Obligation

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6505190

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