Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		24 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012
Operating expenses:
General and administrative (Note 4)	$ 163,845	$ 310,995	$ 413,453	$ 612,090	$ 1,935,931
Mineral property impairment (Note 2)					104,027
Mineral property option payments (Note 2)		35,000		15,094,760	15,319,760
Mineral property expenditures (Note 2)		36,560	36,560	36,560	73,120
Mineral property exploration costs (Note 2)	7,435	145,037	7,435	191,212	307,751
Total operating expenses	171,280	527,592	457,448	15,934,622	17,740,589
Other income (expense):
Gain on settlement of debt (Note 6)			75,000		75,000
Interest expense					(379,054)
Net loss	$ (171,280)	$ (527,592)	$ (382,448)	$ (15,934,622)	$ (18,044,643)
Net loss per share - Basic and diluted	$ (0.01)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.01)	$ (1.43)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period - Basic and diluted	31,694,658	11,438,449	31,670,757	11,110,737