Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		714 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011
Consolidated Statements Of Operations [Abstract]
Interest and other income	$ 90		$ 259	$ 1,494	$ 3,985,488
Gain on settlement					8,124,016
Revenues, Total	90		259	1,494	12,109,504
Expenses:
Legal fees and costs	7,036	2,857	7,036	5,503	17,689,789
Administrative expenses	25,410	34,197	102,858	113,044	11,292,548
Salaries	31,250	31,250	93,750	95,609	4,615,181
Shareholder communications	400	821	950	4,039	4,173,521
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	64,096	69,125	204,594	218,195	49,476,515
Income tax benefit
Net loss	(64,006)	(69,125)	(204,335)	(216,701)	(37,367,011)
Deficit accumulated during the development stage					$ (37,367,011)
Weighted average number of Shares outstanding (basic & diluted)	71,004,461	65,861,604	71,061,604	62,747,715
Net loss per share (basic & diluted)	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00