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Investments, All Other Investments	3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Investments, All Other Investments
Cost-method Investments, Description [Text Block]	*NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT IN JOINT VENTURE:* In July 2009, the Company entered into a joint venture operating agreement (the “Agreement”) with Highland Mining, LLC (“Highland”), an entity controlled by Ronald Guill, a director of the Company. The joint venture entity, Butte Highlands JV, LLC (“BHJV”) was created for the purpose of developing and mining the Butte Highlands Gold Project. As a result of its contribution of the Company’s 100% interest in the Butte Highlands Gold Project, carried on its balance sheet at the original purchase price of the Butte Highlands project ($621,000) to BHJV, the Company holds a 50% interest in BHJV. Under terms of the agreement, the Company’s interest in BHJV will be carried to production by Highland, which will fund all future project exploration and mine development costs. During the year ended September 30, 2011 the Company’s investment in joint venture was increased by $21,450 due to the release by the State of Montana of reclamation bonds that were in place prior to the creation of BHJV. Under the Agreement, these funds were contributed to BHJV upon their release. Under the Agreement, Highland contributed property and will fund all future mine development costs at Butte Highlands. Both the Company’s and Highland’s share of development costs will be paid from proceeds of future mine production. The Agreement stipulates that Highland shall appoint a manager of BHJV and that Highland will manage BHJV until such time as all mine development costs, less $2 million (the deemed value of the Company’s contribution of property to BHJV), are distributed to Highland out of the proceeds from future mine production.

Investments, All Other Investments

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Cost-method Investments, Description [Text Block]

NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT IN JOINT VENTURE:

In July 2009, the Company entered into a joint venture operating agreement (the “Agreement”) with Highland Mining, LLC (“Highland”), an entity controlled by Ronald Guill, a director of the Company. The joint venture entity, Butte Highlands JV, LLC (“BHJV”) was created for the purpose of developing and mining the Butte Highlands Gold Project. As a result of its contribution of the Company’s 100% interest in the Butte Highlands Gold Project, carried on its balance sheet at the original purchase price of the Butte Highlands project ($621,000) to BHJV, the Company holds a 50% interest in BHJV. Under terms of the agreement, the Company’s interest in BHJV will be carried to production by Highland, which will fund all future project exploration and mine development costs. During the year ended September 30, 2011 the Company’s investment in joint venture was increased by $21,450 due to the release by the State of Montana of reclamation bonds that were in place prior to the creation of BHJV. Under the Agreement, these funds were contributed to BHJV upon their release.

Under the Agreement, Highland contributed property and will fund all future mine development costs at Butte Highlands. Both the Company’s and Highland’s share of development costs will be paid from proceeds of future mine production. The Agreement stipulates that Highland shall appoint a manager of BHJV and that Highland will manage BHJV until such time as all mine development costs, less $2 million (the deemed value of the Company’s contribution of property to BHJV), are distributed to Highland out of the proceeds from future mine production.

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The entire disclosure for investments accounted for under the cost-method. The carrying amount of such investments may be adjusted, for example, distributions in excess of cost (return of capital) or for other-than-temporary impairments. The cost method and lower-of-cost or market, an adaptation of the cost method, is generally followed for most investments in noncontrolled corporations, in some corporate joint ventures, and to a lesser extent in unconsolidated subsidiaries in which the entity does not have the ability to exercise significant influence.

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