Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 25,606	$ 3,969
Prepaid expenses	11,719	106,527
Total current assets	37,325	110,496
Mineral interests	626,428	626,428
Investment in CGL LLC	25,000	25,000
Total assets	688,753	761,924
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,477,309	1,534,863
Interest payable	901,353	720,111
Convertible interest payable – related party	2,625,829	2,151,466
Related party payable	1,431,084	1,264,216
Convertible notes payable	105,263
Notes payable	1,276,485	1,250,169
Notes payable – related party	4,224,927	4,195,979
Notes payable in gold	499,028	483,514
Dividends payable on preferred stock	30,618	30,618
Total current liabilities	12,571,896	11,630,936
Long-term liabilities:
Subscription payable		70,000
Remediation and asset retirement obligation	280,686	275,424
Total long-term liabilities	280,686	345,424
Total liabilities	12,852,582	11,976,360
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 8)
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; 196,559,523 and 185,448,412 issued and outstanding, respectively	19,655,952	18,544,841
Additional paid-in capital	9,569,208	10,447,652
Accumulated deficit	(41,660,164)	(40,478,104)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(12,163,829)	(11,214,436)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	688,753	761,924
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
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
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
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
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
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
Series D Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders’ deficit:
Convertible preferred stock series F; no par value, 300 shares authorized, 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 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 shares issued and outstanding, $50,000 liquidation preference