INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Deferred tax assets arising from:
Capitalized exploration and development costs	$ 29,000	$ 46,000
Unrecovered promotional and exploratory costs	112,000	112,000
Accrued remediation costs	72,000	69,000
Notes payable in gold	1,000
Share based compensation	35,000	35,000
Net operating loss carryforwards	14,156,000	13,832,000
Total deferred tax assets	14,405,000	14,094,000
Less valuation allowance	(14,405,000)	(14,087,000)
Deferred tax liabilities arising from:
Notes payable in gold		(7,000)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(7,000)
Net deferred tax