CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	$ (1,218,646)	$ (1,236,331)	$ (2,231,651)	$ (2,750,344)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Stock-based compensation			75,945	165,176
Depreciation	12,460	15,565	45,764	43,402
Accretion of asset retirement obligation			12,911	12,232
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Interest receivable			3,633	2,279
Prepaid expenses and deposits			6,473	(48,885)
Accounts payable			229,088	(67,705)
Payroll and payroll taxes payable			26,989	(667)
Net cash used in operating activities			(1,830,848)	(2,644,512)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment				(760)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from term loan			1,355,000
Proceeds from sales of common stock			183,507
Cumulative preferred stock dividends			(126,948)	(105,780)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			1,411,559	(105,780)
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS			(419,289)	(2,751,052)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD			1,203,048	3,862,462
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	783,759	1,111,410	783,759	1,111,410
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Interest paid			474
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Accrual of cumulative preferred stock dividends	$ 1,299	$ 52,890	1,299	$ 52,890
Preferred shares converted to common shares			$ 3,526,000