Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash	$ 4,085,468	$ 8,716
Inventories (Note 5)	1,168,936	1,193,341
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	213,575	40,475
Total Current Assets	5,467,979	1,242,532
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net (Note 6)	3,702,936	3,415,707
MINERAL PROPERTIES AND INTERESTS, net (Note 7)	3,955,319	879,001
RECLAMATION BONDS (Note 4)	710,488	753,290
Total Assets	13,836,722	6,290,530
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	64,036	652,895
Accrued liabilities-officer and other wages (Notes 16 and 19)		922,039
Interest payable - related parties (Notes 8, 9, and 10)		463,993
Short-term notes payable - related parties (Note 8)		249,000
Convertible debt  - related parties (Note 9)		1,350,000
Obligation under capital lease - related party (Note 10)		69,562
Notes payable - equipment (Note 11)	217,772	324,111
Total Current Liabilities	281,808	4,031,600
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Asset retirement obligation (Note 13)	770,618	792,747
Settlement of consulting contract payable (Note 14)	200,000
Forward gold sales contract liability (Note 3)	10,600,000
Total long-term liabilities	11,570,618	792,747
TOTAL LIABILITIES	11,852,426	4,824,347
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  (Note 15)
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued outstanding
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 26,631,603 and 20,581,603 shares issued and outstanding	26,633	20,753
Additional paid-in capital	9,466,475	7,120,355
Accumulated deficit	(7,508,812)	(5,674,925)
Total Stockholders’ Equity	1,984,296	1,466,183
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$ 13,836,722	$ 6,290,530