CORRECTION OF PRIOR YEAR INFORMATION (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets
Total Current Assets	$ 2,137,714	$ 4,262,961
Processing and Rail Facility	11,630,171	11,630,171
Underground Equipment	9,438,673	8,717,229
Surface Equipment	3,101,518	3,101,518
Land	2,407,193	907,193
Note Receivable	4,117,139	4,117,139
Total Assets	65,566,150	41,363,712
Liabilities and Shareholders' deficit
Total Current Liabilities	25,666,168	26,433,022
Long-term portion of note payables	9,803,829	7,918,872
Total Liabilities	52,002,538	50,563,534
APIC	75,742,084	42,913,532
Accumulated Deficit	(62,180,803)	(52,115,183)
Total American Resources Corporation Shareholders' Equity	13,563,612	(9,199,822)	$ (39,806,032)	$ (37,165,226)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’' Deficit	65,566,150	41,363,712
Common Class A [Member]
Liabilities and Shareholders' deficit
Common stock	2,331	1,776
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Liabilities and Shareholders' deficit
Preferred stock		$ 48
Adjustment [Member]
Assets
Total Current Assets
Cash - restricted
Processing and Rail Facility			(279,647)
Underground Equipment			(1,633,897)
Surface Equipment			(1,126,208)
Mining Rights			933,850
Less Accumulated Depreciation
Land
Accounts Receivable - Other
Note Receivable			(2,105,902)
Liabilities and Shareholders' deficit
Total Current Liabilities
Long-term portion of note payables
Reclamation liability			(5,004,103)
Total Liabilities			(5,004,103)
APIC
Accumulated Deficit			2,898,201
Total American Resources Corporation Shareholders' Equity			2,898,201
Non Controlling Interest
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’' Deficit			(2,105,902)
Adjustment [Member] | Common Class A [Member]
Liabilities and Shareholders' deficit
Common stock
Adjustment [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Liabilities and Shareholders' deficit
Preferred stock
Adjustment [Member] | Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Liabilities and Shareholders' deficit
Preferred stock
As Previously Reported [Member]
Assets
Total Current Assets			3,068,478
Cash - restricted			85,786
Processing and Rail Facility			2,914,422
Underground Equipment			8,887,045
Surface Equipment			4,439,263
Mining Rights			(5,300,140)
Less Accumulated Depreciation			178,683
Land			111,003
Accounts Receivable - Other			4,117,139
Note Receivable			18,501,679
Liabilities and Shareholders' deficit
Total Current Liabilities			37,459,392
Long-term portion of note payables			5,782,253
Reclamation liability			17,964,267
Total Liabilities			61,205,912
APIC			1,527,254
Accumulated Deficit			(44,759,278)
Total American Resources Corporation Shareholders' Equity			(43,230,603)
Non Controlling Interest			526,370
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’' Deficit			18,501,679
As Previously Reported [Member] | Common Class A [Member]
Liabilities and Shareholders' deficit
Common stock			89
As Previously Reported [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Liabilities and Shareholders' deficit
Preferred stock			482
As Previously Reported [Member] | Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Liabilities and Shareholders' deficit
Preferred stock			850
As Restated [Member]
Assets
Total Current Assets			3,068,478
Cash - restricted			85,786
Processing and Rail Facility			2,634,775
Underground Equipment			7,253,148
Surface Equipment			3,313,055
Mining Rights			(4,366,290)
Less Accumulated Depreciation			178,683
Land			111,003
Accounts Receivable - Other			4,117,139
Note Receivable			16,395,777
Liabilities and Shareholders' deficit
Total Current Liabilities			37,459,392
Long-term portion of note payables			5,782,253
Reclamation liability			12,960,164
Total Liabilities			56,201,809
APIC			1,527,254
Accumulated Deficit			(41,861,077)
Total American Resources Corporation Shareholders' Equity			(40,332,402)
Non Controlling Interest			526,370
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’' Deficit			16,395,777
As Restated [Member] | Common Class A [Member]
Liabilities and Shareholders' deficit
Common stock			89
As Restated [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Liabilities and Shareholders' deficit
Preferred stock			482
As Restated [Member] | Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Liabilities and Shareholders' deficit
Preferred stock			$ 850