CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,509,933	$ 1,642,340
Accounts receivable	21,035	61,275
Mining supplies inventory	0	3,503
Deposits and prepaids	205,948	178,738
Total Current Assets	3,736,916	1,885,856
Property and Equipment
Land and tunnels	523,729	523,729
Land improvements	164,758	164,758
Buildings	432,997	432,997
Mining equipment	726,523	588,523
Milling equipment	336,146	333,483
Laboratory equipment	67,728	67,728
Office furniture and equipment	29,398	27,419
Vehicles	86,623	75,013
Less: Accumulated Depreciation	(601,870)	(481,364)
Total Property and Equipment	1,766,032	1,732,286
Other Assets
Assets held for sale	445,180	450,042
Deferred financing cost	137,756	146,939
Total Other Assets	582,936	596,981
TOTAL ASSETS	6,085,884	4,215,123
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	293,017	266,139
Liabilities from discontinued operations	0	1,152
Stock awards payable	178,000	80,000
Current portion of notes payable	153,483	206,209
Current portion of leases payable	85,836	167,956
Total Current Liabilities	710,336	721,456
Long-Term Liabilities
Long-term portion of notes payable	287,809	361,295
Long-term portion of leases payable	0	10,094
Convertible debt (PIK Notes)	3,250,786	4,683,624
Total Long-Term Liabilities	3,538,595	5,055,013
TOTAL LIABILITIES	4,248,931	5,776,469
Commitments and Contingencies	0	0
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, noncumulative, nonvoting, nonconvertible, none issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 120,000,000 shares authorized, 75,677,789 and 69,704,393 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively	75,679	69,704
Additional paid-in capital	36,922,558	29,860,041
Accumulated deficit prior to the exploration stage	(20,009,496)	(20,009,496)
Accumulated deficit during the exploration stage	(15,204,104)	(11,533,915)
Total Applied Minerals, Inc. stockholders' equity (deficit)	1,784,637	(1,613,666)
Non-controlling interest	52,316	52,320
Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)	1,836,953	(1,561,346)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)	$ 6,085,884	$ 4,215,123