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Commitments (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
Commitments (Details) - USD ($)	May. 01, 2014	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
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Royalty expense				$ 17,160	$ 73,012
Mining severance amount				1,931
Base annual salary		$ 120,000
Accrued compensation				353,885	193,500
Consulting fees				0	15,000
Personal property tax due				71,398
Rick Havenstrite [Member]
Commitments (Textual)
Accrued compensation				282,693	165,000
Common stock awarded as management incentive	3,137,066
Marianne Havenstrite [Member]
Commitments (Textual)
Accrued compensation				$ 71,192	71,192
Moeller Family Trust [Member] \| Mining Properties and Mineral Rights [Member]
Commitments (Textual)
Annual payments to trust amount			$ 50,000
Percentage of royalty payments			6.00%
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