Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		211 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012
EXPENSES (INCOME)
Exploration costs [note 4]	$ 1,179	$ 2,925	$ 2,330	$ 5,615	$ 91,383
General and administrative	1,644	1,887	3,729	3,711	42,172
Stock based compensation [notes 6 and 7]	22	177	75	573	18,661
Change in fair value of warrants [note 7]		(2)		(129)	(675)
Interest and bank charges	6	9	11	22	402
Depreciation	223	248	451	470	4,040
Mineral property impairment					3,244
Total Expenses	3,074	5,244	6,596	10,262	159,227
Other Income	(273)		(516)		(1,380)
(Gain)/Loss on disposal of assets	(1)	(2)	1	73	68
Interest income	(4)	(18)	(9)	(28)	(4,862)
Net loss before income taxes	(2,796)	(5,224)	(6,072)	(10,307)	(153,053)
Income tax benefit					(65)
Consolidated net loss	(2,796)	(5,224)	(6,072)	(10,307)	(152,988)
Less: Net loss attributed to the noncontrolling interest	(255)	(1,131)	(546)	(2,210)	(30,695)
Net loss attributed to Geovic stockholders	$ (2,541)	$ (4,093)	$ (5,526)	$ (8,097)	$ (122,293)
Net loss per share attributed to Geovic common stockholders	$ (0.02)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.08)
Weighted average shares outstanding basic and diluted	106,639,602	104,616,170	106,566,917	104,568,049