DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS - Private Placement (Details)						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 09, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 05, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Aug. 02, 2019 $ / shares shares	Mar. 21, 2019 USD ($) tranche $ / shares	Oct. 17, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2014 shares	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 shares	Mar. 12, 2020 $ / shares	May 02, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Private Placement
Convertible share value							$ 1,300,000	$ 1,300,000				$ 300,000
Stock price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares					$ 0.25
Net proceeds					$ 1,900,000
Convertible Notes
Private Placement
Convertible share value		$ 400,000
Convertible share par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 0.001
Conversion of shares (in shares) | shares									2,625,000
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)						10.00%
Convertible notes issued							$ 7,200,000
Series B Preferred Stock
Private Placement
Stock price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 100.00
Number of common stock shares offered per convertible preferred share | shares			500
Dividends Payable Current And Noncurrent Percentage			5.00%
Annual dividend (as a percent)			5.00%
Series B Preferred Stock | Convertible Notes
Private Placement
Stock price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 100.00
Conversion of shares (in shares) | shares		500
Dividends Payable Current And Noncurrent Percentage		5.00%
Annual dividend (as a percent)		5.00%
Minimum
Private Placement
Stock price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares										$ 0.06
Maximum | Convertible Notes
Private Placement
Conversion of shares (in shares) | shares						8,535,000
Private Placement
Private Placement
Convertible share value				$ 900,000
Convertible share par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares				$ 0.001
Number of tranche investment | tranche				3
Maximum value issuable per closing				$ 300,000
Debt instrument interest rate (as a percent)							5.00%
Convertible notes issued							$ 1,300,000
Net proceeds	$ 4,000,000
Private Placement | Series A Preferred Stock
Private Placement
Number of shares converted | shares							1	1
Stock price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares							$ 100.00	$ 100.00
Preferred share conversion (in dollars per share) | $ / shares							$ 0.27
Conversion of shares (in shares) | shares							370.37	370.37
Mt. Hope Project | Private Placement
Private Placement
Convertible share value											$ 500,000