Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,969	$ 3,762
Prepaid expenses	106,527	107,883
Total current assets	110,496	111,645
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	761,924	763,073
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,534,863	1,857,927
Interest payable	720,111	674,800
Interest payable – related party	2,151,466	1,531,199
Related party payable	1,264,216	1,017,403
Notes payable	1,250,169	1,088,421
Notes payable – related party	4,195,979	4,064,211
Notes payable in gold	483,514	481,780
Dividends payable on preferred stock	30,618	30,618
Total current liabilities	11,630,936	10,746,359
Long-term liabilities:
Stock subscription payable	70,000	40,000
Remediation and asset retirement obligation	275,424	268,677
Total long-term liabilities	345,424	308,677
Total liabilities	11,976,360	11,055,036
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; 185,448,412 and 179,787,595 issued and outstanding, respectively	18,544,841	17,978,760
Additional paid-in capital	10,447,652	10,880,576
Accumulated deficit	(40,478,104)	(39,422,474)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(11,214,436)	(10,291,963)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	761,924	763,073
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