Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Aug. 28, 2018
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Desert Hawk Gold Corp.
Entity Central Index Key	0001168081
Trading Symbol	DHGC
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,581,603