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Note 1 - Organization and Business (Details Textual) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) a m²	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	May 17, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022 a
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Rehabilitation of existing drift \| m²	442
Addition of new drift \| m²	612
Core exploration drilling area \| m²	3,816
Contango Minerals [Member] \| State of Alaska Mining Claims Located North and Northwest of Tetlin Lease [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Area of Land (Acre)	145,280
Contango Minerals [Member] \| State of Alaska Mining Claims Located Near Eagle/Hona Property [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Area of Land (Acre)	69,780			69,000
Contango Minerals [Member] \| State of Alaska Mining Claims Located Near Triple Z Property [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Area of Land (Acre)	14,800
Contango Minerals [Member] \| State of Alaska Mining Claims Located in Richardson District [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Area of Land (Acre)	52,700
Contango Minerals [Member] \| State of Alaska Mining Claims Located North and East of Lucky Shot Property [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Area of Land (Acre)	8,000
Alaska Hard Rock Lease [Member] \| Alaska Gold Torrent, LLC [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Area of Land (Acre)	8,600
Peak Gold, LLC [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	30.00%		30.00%
The Joint Venture Company [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	30.00%
Expected Cash Needed \| $	$ 248.1	$ 248.1
Equity Method Investment, Entity Shares of Expenditures, Amount \| $	74.4	74.4
Exploration Budget, Funded Amount \| $	$ 62.7	$ 62.7
The Joint Venture Company [Member] \| KG Mining [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage by Other Owner	70.00%
The Joint Venture Company [Member] \| State of Alaska Mining Claims for Exploration and Development [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Area of Land (Acre)	13,000
The Joint Venture Company [Member] \| Tetlin Lease [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Area of Land (Acre)	675,000