CORRECTION OF PRIOR YEAR INFORMATION (Details 1) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenue
Total Revenue	$ 6,994,276	$ 7,325,376
Cost of Coal Sales and Processing	(6,644,087)	(5,473,428)
Accretion Expense	(321,701)	(341,581)
Depreciation	(816,916)	(615,389)
General and Administrative	(1,372,588)	(476,589)
Professional Fees	(4,333,896)	(274,603)
Production Taxes and Royalties	(1,259,586)	(949,793)
Development Costs	(1,600,117)	(1,687,173)
Net Loss from Operations	(9,891,406)	(2,493,180)
Other Expense, net	266,425	128,514
Net Loss	(10,065,620)	(2,570,649)
Less:  Preferred dividend requirement	0	70,157
Less:  Net income attributable to Non Controlling Interest		(128,514)
Net loss attributable to American Resources Corporation Shareholders	$ (10,065,620)	(2,769,320)
Adjustment [Member]
Revenue
Total Revenue
Cost of Coal Sales and Processing
Accretion Expense		106,181
Depreciation		(135,818)
General and Administrative
Professional Fees
Production Taxes and Royalties
Development Costs
Net Loss from Operations		(29,637)
Other Expense, net
Net Loss		(29,637)
Less:  Preferred dividend requirement
Less:  Net income attributable to Non Controlling Interest
Net loss attributable to American Resources Corporation Shareholders		(29,637)
As Previously Reported [Member]
Revenue
Total Revenue		7,325,376
Cost of Coal Sales and Processing		(5,473,428)
Accretion Expense		(447,762)
Depreciation		(479,571)
General and Administrative		(476,589)
Professional Fees		(274,603)
Production Taxes and Royalties		(949,793)
Development Costs		(1,687,173)
Net Loss from Operations		(2,463,543)
Other Expense, net		(77,469)
Net Loss		(2,541,012)
Less:  Preferred dividend requirement		(70,157)
Less:  Net income attributable to Non Controlling Interest		(128,514)
Net loss attributable to American Resources Corporation Shareholders		(2,739,683)
As Restated [Member]
Revenue
Total Revenue		7,325,376
Cost of Coal Sales and Processing		(5,473,428)
Accretion Expense		(341,581)
Depreciation		(615,389)
General and Administrative		(476,589)
Professional Fees		(274,603)
Production Taxes and Royalties		(949,793)
Development Costs		(1,687,173)
Net Loss from Operations		(2,493,180)
Other Expense, net		(77,469)
Net Loss		(2,570,649)
Less:  Preferred dividend requirement		(70,157)
Less:  Net income attributable to Non Controlling Interest		(128,514)
Net loss attributable to American Resources Corporation Shareholders		$ (2,769,320)