Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		711 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011
Consolidated Statements Of Operations
Interest and other income	$ 88	$ 830	$ 169	$ 1,494	$ 3,985,398
Gain on settlement					8,124,016
Revenues, Total	88	830	169	1,494	12,109,414
Expenses:
Legal fees and costs		2,646		2,646	17,682,753
Administrative expenses	28,772	26,269	77,448	78,847	11,267,138
Salaries	31,250	31,250	62,500	64,359	4,583,931
Shareholder communications	250	1,889	550	3,218	4,173,121
Goodwill impairment					801,823
Write off of unproved properties					6,690,752
Exploration costs					188,218
Lawsuit judgments					1,941,916
Minority interests					(632,974)
Other					364,865
Contractual services					2,350,876
Total Costs and expenses	60,272	62,054	140,498	149,070	49,412,419
Income tax benefit
Net loss	(60,184)	(61,224)	(140,329)	(147,576)	(37,303,005)
Deficit accumulated during the development stage					$ (37,303,005)
Weighted average number of Shares outstanding (basic & diluted)	70,947,318	62,444,397	70,804,461	61,190,771
Net loss per share (basic & diluted)	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00