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Area of land held.

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Carrying amount at the balance sheet date of mineral properties, gross of adjustments.

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Carrying amount at the balance sheet date of mineral rights, or rights to extract a mineral from the earth or to receive payment in the form of a royalty for the extraction of minerals, net of amortization.

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2. Mineral Rights and Properties, net (Details Narrative)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 08, 2016 USD ($) a	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) a	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($) a	Jun. 30, 2010 a Integer
Mineral and other properties			$ 185,290		$ 185,290
Mineral rights			0		0
Langtry Lease [Member]
Acres owned \| a									413
Patented mining claims \| Integer									20
Lease term									20 years
Impairment of mineral property			$ 63,183	$ 1,885,816
Langtry Lease [Member] \| Lease Payment [Member]
Lease payment	$ 20,825	$ 41,650
Operating lease liability					$ 20,825
Langtry Lease [Member] \| Lease Payment [Member] \| Exploration Costs [Member]
Lease payment		20,825
Langtry Lease [Member] \| Lease Payment [Member] \| Mineral Rights and Properties [Member]
Lease payment		$ 20,825
Section 16 Property [Member]
Mineral and other properties						$ 28,582
Acres owned \| a						33
Castle Rock [Member]
Mineral and other properties							$ 21,023
Acres owned \| a							160
Section 13 Property [Member]
Mineral and other properties								$ 135,685
Acres owned \| a								661