CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 4,150,608	$ 10,170,536
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $25,106 and $11,938 at September 30, 2012 (unaudited) and December 31, 2011, respectively	1,410	20,464
Deposits and prepaid expenses	226,290	333,447
Receivable from sales of common stock	1,625,000	0
Total Current Assets	6,003,308	10,524,447
Property and Equipment
Land and mining property	1,109,938	664,758
Property and Equipment, net	2,050,059	1,240,418
Total Property and Equipment, Net	3,159,997	1,905,176
Other Assets
Assets held for sale	0	445,180
Deposits	370,759	0
Total Other Assets	370,759	445,180
TOTAL ASSETS	9,534,064	12,874,803
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	624,761	291,142
Stock awards payable	130,000	127,000
Current portion of notes payable	223,607	165,375
Current portion of leases payable	0	10,094
Total Current Liabilities	978,368	593,611
Long-Term Liabilities
Long-term portion of notes payable	207,132	97,769
Warrant derivative	1,135,000	3,355,000
Total Long-Term Liabilities	1,342,132	3,452,769
Total Liabilities	2,320,500	4,046,380
Commitments and Contingencies	0	0
Stockholders' Equity
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, 90,555,887 and 89,119,405 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively	90,556	89,120
Additional paid-in capital	52,037,225	47,765,350
Accumulated deficit prior to the exploration stage	(20,009,496)	(20,009,496)
Accumulated deficit during the exploration stage	(24,904,721)	(19,016,551)
Total Stockholders' Equity	7,213,564	8,828,423
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 9,534,064	$ 12,874,803