Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Apr. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Document and Entity Information
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2019
Entity Registrant Name	General Moly, Inc.
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		152,685,255
Entity Public Float			$ 29,054,389
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Central Index Key	0001275229
Amendment Flag	false