TIMBERLINE RESOURCES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	$ (5,057,794)	$ (1,645,800)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:
Deferred income tax provision		68,985
Accretion of asset retirement obligation	7,648	7,284
Gain on lease of mineral rights		(10,000)
Gain on sale of royalties		(40,000)
Gain on sale of equipment		(2,500)
Amortization of discount on debt	7,332
Loss on abandonment of mineral properties	3,231,700
Stock-based compensation	231,000	45,000
Gain on sale of available-for-sale securities		(124,086)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(24,066)	(5,479)
Accounts receivable	2,633	(2,633)
Deposits and other assets	4,050
Accounts payable	454	56,015
Accrued expenses	32,243	(39,077)
Accrued payroll, benefits, and taxes	(53,435)	63,980
Net cash used by operating activities	(1,618,235)	(1,628,311)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property, mineral rights, and equipment	(99,500)	(1,162,800)
Proceeds from third party lease payments	112,902
Proceeds from lease of mineral rights		10,000
Proceeds from sale of royalty interests		40,000
Proceeds from sale of equipment		2,500
Refund of reclamation and road use bonds		409,029
Increases to reclamation and road use bond	(22,158)
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities		346,986
Investment in mineral properties - Elder Creek (Note 4)	(100,000)
Proceeds from sale of mineral properties - ICBM (Note 4)	100,000
Net cash used by investing activities	(8,756)	(354,285)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Payments on payment obligation	(51,194)
Proceeds from senior unsecured note payable and warrants	300,000
Proceeds from exercise of warrants		10,000
Proceeds from sale of common stock and warrants, net	1,421,767	1,957,475
Net cash provided by financing activities	1,670,573	1,967,475
Net increase (decrease) in cash	43,582	(15,121)
CASH AT BEGINNING OF YEAR	67,154	82,275
CASH AT END OF YEAR	110,736	67,154
CASH PAID FOR INTEREST	12,019
NON-CASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Common stock issued for mineral rights		$ 480,000
Common stock and warrants issued for purchase of joint ventures	1,046,000
Warrants issued with note payable	$ 110,900