Note 6 - Mine Owners Debt Facilities (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Jul. 05, 2013	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Mining Agreement Term	15 years
Incentive Based Compensation Model, Percent Added to Sales	10.00%
Debt, Current		$ 4,104,577	$ 4,104,577
Interest Payable, Current		2,956,986	2,554,312
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	8.00%
Global Gold Consolidated Resources Limited [Member] \| Linne Mining LLC [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 8,800,000
Incentive Based Compensation Model Options Percent	10.00%
Debt, Current		4,104,577	4,104,577
Interest Payable, Current		$ 1,851,451	$ 1,566,444
Global Gold Consolidated Resources Limited [Member] \| Linne Mining LLC [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	8.00%

The percentage of equity available to be granted in an incentive based compensation model.

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The percentage of the actual sales of gold added to the approved costs in an incentive based compensation model.

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Represents the duration of the mining agreement.

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Amount of short-term debt and current maturity of long-term debt and capital lease obligations due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of [accrued] interest payable on all forms of debt, including trade payables, that has been incurred and is unpaid. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.20)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 9
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82887183&loc=d3e7018-107765

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 8
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82887183&loc=d3e6935-107765

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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