Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash	$ 153,328	$ 657,944
Inventories, current portion (Note 4)	135,278	142,921
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	96,304	132,747
Total Current Assets	384,910	933,612
INVENTORIES, non-current (Note 4)	3,012,839	2,951,011
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net (Note 5)	3,955,793	4,039,887
MINERAL PROPERTIES AND INTERESTS, net (Note 6)	1,114,675	1,096,482
RECLAMATION BONDS (Note 6)	752,766	752,754
TOTAL ASSETS	9,220,983	9,773,746
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	600,730	744,943
Accrued liabilities-officer and other wages (Note 12)	539,577	495,808
Interest payable - related parties (Note 7)	221,506	192,842
Interest payable - related party (Note 10)	7,787,190	7,239,610
Convertible debt - related parties (Note 7)	850,000	850,000
Obligation under capital lease - related party, current portion (Note 8)	96,066	120,461
Short-term note payable - related parties (Notes 7 and 12)		34,500
Notes payable - equipment, current portion (Note 9)	477,470	813,818
Notes payable - related party (Note 10)	15,110,492	14,610,492
Total Current Liabilities	25,683,031	25,102,474
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Asset retirement obligation (Note 11)	992,237	974,109
Obligation under capital lease - related party (Note 8)	26,339	51,714
Notes payable - equipment (Note 9)	296,591	453,276
Total Long-Term Liabilities	1,315,167	1,479,099
TOTAL LIABILITIES	26,998,198	26,581,573
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Notes 11, 12, 13 and 14)
STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) (Note 3)
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 13,656,603 and 13,656,603 shares issued and outstanding	13,528	13,528
Additional paid-in capital	9,131,718	9,131,718
Accumulated deficit	(26,924,043)	(25,954,655)
Total Stockholders' (Deficit)	(17,777,215)	(16,807,827)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT)	9,220,983	9,773,746
Series A Preferred Stock
STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) (Note 3)
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized	958	958
Series A-1 Preferred Stock
STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) (Note 3)
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized
Series A-2 Preferred Stock
STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) (Note 3)
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized	180	180
Series B Preferred Stock
STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) (Note 3)
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized	$ 444	$ 444