Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	May 10, 2020
Document and Entity Information
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2020
Entity Registrant Name	General Moly, Inc.
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
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
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Central Index Key	0001275229
Amendment Flag	false