Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,762	$ 1,931
Prepaid expenses	107,883	50,499
Total current assets	111,645	52,430
Mineral interests:
Mineral interests	626,428	626,428
Total mineral interests	626,428	626,428
Other assets:
Investment in CGL LLC	25,000	25,000
Total other assets	25,000	25,000
Total assets	763,073	703,858
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,857,927	1,838,362
Interest payable	674,800	452,478
Interest payable – related party	1,531,199	959,504
Related party payable	1,017,403	787,789
CARES Act PPP loan		33,833
Notes payable	1,088,421	1,062,106
Notes payable – related party	4,064,211	3,641,053
Notes payable in gold	481,780	503,590
Dividends payable on preferred stock	30,618	30,618
Total current liabilities	10,746,359	9,309,333
Long-term liabilities:
Stock subscription payable	40,000
Remediation and asset retirement obligation	268,677	262,189
CARES Act PPP loan		16,767
Total long-term liabilities	308,677	278,956
Total liabilities	11,055,036	9,588,289
Stockholders’ deficit:
Convertible preferred stock series F; no par value, 300 shares authorized, 153 shares issued and outstanding, $50,000 liquidation preference
Common stock; $0.10 par value, 750,000,000 shares authorized;179,787,595 and 167,926,376 issued and outstanding, respectively	17,978,760	16,792,637
Additional paid-in capital	10,880,576	11,715,072
Accumulated deficit	(39,422,474)	(37,663,315)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(10,291,963)	(8,884,431)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	763,073	703,858
Convertible preferred stock series A
Stockholders’ deficit:
Convertible preferred stock series F; no par value, 300 shares authorized, 153 shares issued and outstanding, $50,000 liquidation preference	150,000	150,000
Convertible preferred stock series B
Stockholders’ deficit:
Convertible preferred stock series F; no par value, 300 shares authorized, 153 shares issued and outstanding, $50,000 liquidation preference	57,758	57,758
Convertible preferred stock series C
Stockholders’ deficit:
Convertible preferred stock series F; no par value, 300 shares authorized, 153 shares issued and outstanding, $50,000 liquidation preference	52,588	52,588
Convertible preferred stock series D
Stockholders’ deficit:
Convertible preferred stock series F; no par value, 300 shares authorized, 153 shares issued and outstanding, $50,000 liquidation preference
Convertible preferred stock series E
Stockholders’ deficit:
Convertible preferred stock series F; no par value, 300 shares authorized, 153 shares issued and outstanding, $50,000 liquidation preference	10,829	10,829
Convertible preferred stock series F
Stockholders’ deficit:
Convertible preferred stock series F; no par value, 300 shares authorized, 153 shares issued and outstanding, $50,000 liquidation preference