Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Operating expenses:
Mine preparation costs	$ 11,216	$ 9,108	$ 25,443	$ 40,805
Exploration expense				8,012
Management fees and salaries	46,388	48,525	143,813	158,281
Professional services	244	12,209	61,185	92,706
General and administration	48,090	70,117	152,186	284,417
Office supplies and other	5,992	5,788	21,891	17,924
Directors’ fees	2,500	2,400	6,100	18,700
Mineral property maintenance	31,942	20,991	94,915	83,963
Arbitration costs (Note 3)	2,143	9,998	19,221	74,731
Total operating expenses	148,515	179,136	524,754	779,539
Other (income) expense:
Change in fair value of notes payable in gold	(38,751)	(5,429)	(35,777)	(38,631)
Interest expense and finance costs – related party	155,627	183,175	462,814	541,864
Interest expense and finance costs	63,059	31,137	198,838	71,554
Gain on forgiveness of CARES Act PPP loan				(51,135)
Total other (income) expense	179,935	208,883	625,875	523,652
Net loss	328,450	388,019	1,150,629	1,303,191
Preferred dividends	1,917	1,917	5,688	5,688
Net loss available to common stockholders	$ 330,367	$ 389,936	$ 1,156,316	$ 1,308,879
Net loss per common share – basic and diluted	$ (0.00)	$ (0.00)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted	177,479,791	175,427,662	183,667,400	172,282,832