Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,882	$ 3,762
Prepaid expenses	94,506	107,883
Total current assets	97,388	111,645
Mineral interests
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	748,816	763,073
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,894,706	1,857,927
Interest payable	732,519	674,800
Interest payable – related party	1,683,607	1,531,199
Related party payable	1,079,825	1,017,403
Notes payable	1,088,421	1,088,421
Notes payable – related party	4,064,211	4,064,211
Notes payable in gold	518,143	481,780
Dividends payable on preferred stock	30,618	30,618
Total current liabilities	11,092,050	10,746,359
Long-term liabilities:
Subscription payable	40,000	40,000
Remediation and asset retirement obligation	270,363	268,677
Total long-term liabilities	310,363	308,677
Total liabilities	11,402,413	11,055,036
Stockholders’ deficit:
Convertible preferred stock series F; no par value, 300 shares authorized, 153 and 153 shares issued and outstanding, $50,000 liquidation preference
Common stock; $0.10 par value, 750,000,000 shares authorized; 182,448,412 and 179,787,595 issued and outstanding, respectively	18,244,841	17,978,760
Additional paid-in capital	10,717,652	10,880,576
Accumulated deficit	(39,887,265)	(39,422,474)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(10,653,597)	(10,291,963)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	748,816	763,073
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders’ deficit:
Convertible preferred stock series F; no par value, 300 shares authorized, 153 and 153 shares issued and outstanding, $50,000 liquidation preference	150,000	150,000
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders’ deficit:
Convertible preferred stock series F; no par value, 300 shares authorized, 153 and 153 shares issued and outstanding, $50,000 liquidation preference	57,758	57,758
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders’ deficit:
Convertible preferred stock series F; no par value, 300 shares authorized, 153 and 153 shares issued and outstanding, $50,000 liquidation preference	52,588	52,588
Series D Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders’ deficit:
Convertible preferred stock series F; no par value, 300 shares authorized, 153 and 153 shares issued and outstanding, $50,000 liquidation preference
Series E Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders’ deficit:
Convertible preferred stock series F; no par value, 300 shares authorized, 153 and 153 shares issued and outstanding, $50,000 liquidation preference	10,829	10,829
Series F Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders’ deficit:
Convertible preferred stock series F; no par value, 300 shares authorized, 153 and 153 shares issued and outstanding, $50,000 liquidation preference