Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Operating expenses:
Mine preparation costs	$ 39,452	$ 72,711
Exploration expense		7,698
Management fees and salaries	192,863	207,219
Professional services	116,696	123,930
General and administrative	210,460	352,818
Office supplies and other	29,065	23,659
Directors’ fees	6,700	23,500
Mineral property maintenance	126,401	106,010
Arbitration costs (Note 4)	27,046	80,318
Total operating expenses	748,683	997,863
Other (income) expense:
Accounts payable forgiveness	(55,806)
Change in fair value of notes payable in gold	1,734	(21,810)
Interest expense and finance costs	273,945	249,886
Interest expense and finance costs – related party	620,267	584,355
Gain on settlement of arbitration (Note 4)	(533,193)
Gain on forgiveness of CARES Act PPP loan		(51,135)
Total other (income) expense	306,947	761,296
Net loss	(1,055,630)	(1,759,159)
Preferred dividends	(7,604)	(7,604)
Net loss available to common stockholders	$ (1,063,234)	$ (1,766,763)
Net loss per common share – basic and diluted	$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted	184,116,312	173,356,424