Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash	$ 117,197	$ 657,944
Inventories, current portion (Note 4)		142,921
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	47,456	132,747
Total Current Assets	164,653	933,612
INVENTORIES, non-current (Note 4)	3,174,090	2,951,011
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net (Note 5)	3,841,144	4,039,887
MINERAL PROPERTIES AND INTERESTS, net (Note 6)	1,114,675	1,096,482
RECLAMATION BONDS (Note 6)	752,778	752,754
TOTAL ASSETS	9,047,340	9,773,746
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	619,491	744,943
Accrued liabilities - officer and other wages (Note 12)	585,577	495,808
Interest payable - related parties (Notes 7 and 8)	250,240	192,842
Interest payable - related party (Note 10)	8,358,939	7,239,610
Convertible debt - related parties (Note 7)	850,000	850,000
Obligation under capital lease - related party (Note 8)	99,714	120,461
Short-term note payable - related parties		34,500
Notes payable - equipment, current portion (Note 9)	519,988	813,818
Note payable - related party (Note 10)	15,554,552	14,610,492
Total Current Liabilities	26,838,501	25,102,474
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Asset retirement obligation (Note 11)	1,010,365	974,109
Obligation under capital lease - related party (Note 8)		51,714
Notes payable - equipment (Note 9)	139,777	453,276
Total Long-Term Liabilities	1,150,142	1,479,099
TOTAL LIABILITIES	27,988,643	26,581,573
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Notes 6, 11, 12 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	(28,088,131)	(25,954,655)
Total Stockholders' (Deficit)	(18,941,303)	(16,807,827)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT)	9,047,340	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