INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Deferred tax assets arising from:
Capitalized exploration and development costs	$ 46,000	$ 57,000
Unrecovered promotional and exploratory costs	112,000	112,000
Accrued remediation costs	69,000	68,000
Note payable in gold		29,000
Share based compensation	278,000	278,000
Net operating loss carryforwards	13,832,000	13,150,000
Total deferred tax assets	14,337,000	13,694,000
Less valuation allowance	(14,330,000)	(13,694,000)
Total	7,000
Deferred tax liabilities arising from:
Note payable in gold	(7,000)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(7,000)
Net deferred tax