UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	3 Months Ended		220 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013
Costs and expenses:
General and administrative	$ 973,578	$ 1,017,592	$ 91,196,364
Exploration expenses	173,819	0	1,396,218
Depreciation	23,457	25,033	1,672,071
Gain on sale of partial Interest in DRSTP concession	0	0	(30,102,250)
Write-offs and abandonments	0	0	7,742,128
Total costs and expenses	(1,170,854)	(1,042,625)	(71,904,531)
Other income and (expenses):
Interest income	1,504	435	4,855,592
Gain (loss) from settlements	0	0	130,178
Other income	0	0	439,827
Interest expense	0	0	(12,145,372)
Provision for loss on deposits	0	0	(5,292,896)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0	(5,749,575)
Total other income and (expense)	1,504	435	(17,762,246)
Loss before benefit (provision) for income taxes	(1,169,350)	(1,042,190)	(89,666,777)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes:
Current	0	0	(1,330,360)
Deferred	0	0	960,000
Total benefit (provision) for income taxes	0	0	(370,360)
Net loss	$ (1,169,350)	$ (1,042,190)	$ (90,037,137)
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted (in shares)	764,849,260	739,458,854