Organization and Description of Business	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Organization and Description of Business [Abstract]
ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS	NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS Desert Hawk Gold Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated on November 5, 1957, in the State of Idaho as Lucky Joe Mining Company. On July 17, 2008, the Company merged with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lucky Joe Mining Company, a Nevada corporation, for the sole purpose of effecting a change in domicile from the State of Idaho to the State of Nevada. Lucky Joe Mining Company (Nevada) was the continuing and surviving corporation, each outstanding share of Lucky Joe Mining Company (Idaho) was converted into one outstanding share of Lucky Joe Mining Company (Nevada). On April 3, 2009, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment with the State of Nevada changing the name of the Company to Desert Hawk Gold Corp. On June 30, 2014, the Company dissolved its sole subsidiary, Blue Fin Capital, Inc. As a result, the Company has no subsidiaries. The Company never successfully generated any revenue and eventually abandoned the mining business, remaining dormant until it recommenced its mining activities on May 1, 2009. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company entered into Joint Venture Agreements with the Clifton Mining Company, the Woodman Mining Company and the Moeller Family Trust for the lease of certain of their property interests in the Gold Hill Mining District of Utah. In 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with DMRJ Group, (a Platinum Partners related entity), which allowed for long term funding of the Kiewit project and helped to provide cash flow for operations during the period from 2009 until 2014 while the permitting process was ongoing. The final permit needed to begin development of the Kiewit property was received in January 2014 and development began in February 2014. Construction at the site was substantially complete at September 30, 2014. Revenue from the heap leach operation began in October 2014 with the first sales of gold concentrate. Production commenced and revenues of approximately $6,000,000 from sales of gold concentrate have been received through December 31, 2017. Ongoing undercapitalization has continued to hamper the Company’s ability to operate. Subsequent to year end, on March 8, 2018, the Company successfully finalized an agreement with the trustees of DMRJ Group which eliminated the note and interest payable to DMRJ in exchange for $625,000. In addition, all outstanding shares of preferred stock were retired and cancelled. See Notes10 and 15. The Company has been temporarily shut down due to this development since third quarter of 2017 and is seeking further capitalization to be able to resume production in 2018.

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Desert Hawk Gold Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated on November 5, 1957, in the State of Idaho as Lucky Joe Mining Company. On July 17, 2008, the Company merged with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lucky Joe Mining Company, a Nevada corporation, for the sole purpose of effecting a change in domicile from the State of Idaho to the State of Nevada. Lucky Joe Mining Company (Nevada) was the continuing and surviving corporation, each outstanding share of Lucky Joe Mining Company (Idaho) was converted into one outstanding share of Lucky Joe Mining Company (Nevada). On April 3, 2009, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment with the State of Nevada changing the name of the Company to Desert Hawk Gold Corp. On June 30, 2014, the Company dissolved its sole subsidiary, Blue Fin Capital, Inc. As a result, the Company has no subsidiaries.

The Company never successfully generated any revenue and eventually abandoned the mining business, remaining dormant until it recommenced its mining activities on May 1, 2009.

During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company entered into Joint Venture Agreements with the Clifton Mining Company, the Woodman Mining Company and the Moeller Family Trust for the lease of certain of their property interests in the Gold Hill Mining District of Utah. In 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with DMRJ Group, (a Platinum Partners related entity), which allowed for long term funding of the Kiewit project and helped to provide cash flow for operations during the period from 2009 until 2014 while the permitting process was ongoing. The final permit needed to begin development of the Kiewit property was received in January 2014 and development began in February 2014. Construction at the site was substantially complete at September 30, 2014. Revenue from the heap leach operation began in October 2014 with the first sales of gold concentrate.

Production commenced and revenues of approximately $6,000,000 from sales of gold concentrate have been received through December 31, 2017. Ongoing undercapitalization has continued to hamper the Company’s ability to operate. Subsequent to year end, on March 8, 2018, the Company successfully finalized an agreement with the trustees of DMRJ Group which eliminated the note and interest payable to DMRJ in exchange for $625,000. In addition, all outstanding shares of preferred stock were retired and cancelled. See Notes10 and 15. The Company has been temporarily shut down due to this development since third quarter of 2017 and is seeking further capitalization to be able to resume production in 2018.