NOTE PAYABLE (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended					0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended						0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 20, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Note Payable Insurance Company [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Note Payable Insurance Company [Member]		Oct. 17, 2011 Note Payable Insurance Company [Member]	Sep. 20, 2012 Note Payable Mining Site Vehicle [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Note Payable Mining Site Vehicle [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Note Payable Mining Site Vehicle [Member]		Oct. 17, 2011 Note Payable Mining Equipment [Member]	Jul. 07, 2011 Note Payable Mining Equipment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Note Payable Mining Equipment [Member]		Apr. 17, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 2 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 2 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Note Payable Mining Equipment 2 [Member]		Jul. 23, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 3 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 3 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Note Payable Mining Equipment 3 [Member]		Jul. 19, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 4 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 4 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Note Payable Mining Equipment 4 [Member]		Jul. 19, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 5 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 5 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Note Payable Mining Equipment 5 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount										$ 37,701						$ 198,838					$ 40,565					$ 169,500					$ 39,042					$ 79,735
Implicit interest rate (in hundredths)																9.34%					11.279%					5.50%
Monthly debt repayment					15,965					628						5,556					950					6,060					7,409					5,000
Debt repayment period (in months)										60 months						36 months					48 months					30 months					4 months					15 months
Stated interest rate (in hundredths)			0.00%						3.00%																						5.50%					5.50%
Maturity date															Jul. 31, 2012
NOTES PAYABLE [Abstract]
Notes payable	430,739	430,739		263,144	0	[1]	110,648	[1]			37,701	[2]	0	[2]			111,932	[3]	152,496	[3]		33,490	[4]	0	[4]		158,909	[5]	0	[5]		21,055	[6]	0	[6]		67,652	[6]	0	[6]
Less: current portion	(223,607)	(223,607)		(165,375)
Note payable, long-term portion	207,132	207,132		97,769
Future minimum note payment [Abstract]
October 2012 - September 2013	223,607	223,607
October 2013 - September 2014	144,078	144,078
October 2014 - September 2015	41,563	41,563
October 2015 - September 2016	13,950	13,950
October 2016 - September 2017	7,541	7,541
Total Notes Payable	430,739	430,739		263,144	0	[1]	110,648	[1]			37,701	[2]	0	[2]			111,932	[3]	152,496	[3]		33,490	[4]	0	[4]		158,909	[5]	0	[5]		21,055	[6]	0	[6]		67,652	[6]	0	[6]
Interest payments	$ 6,027	$ 14,111

[1] The Company issued a note payable to an insurance company dated October 17, 2011 for directors' and officers' insurance, due in monthly installments, including interest at 3%. The note matured in July 2012.

[2] On September 20, 2012 the Company purchased a vehicle for the mine site for $37,701 by the issuing a note. The note carries an interest rate of 0% and is collateralized by the vehicle with payments of $628 for 60 months, which started on October 20, 2012.

[3] On July 7, 2011 the Company purchased mining equipment for $198,838 by issuing a note with an implicit interest rate of 9.34%. The note is collateralized by the mining equipment with payments of $5,556 for 36 months, which started on August 15, 2011.

[4] On April 17, 2012 the Company purchased mining equipment for $40,565 by issuing a note with an effective interest rate of 11.279%. The note is collateralized by the mining equipment with payments of $950 for 48 months, which started on May 1, 2012.

[5] On July 23, 2012 the Company purchased mining equipment for $169,500 by issuing a note with an interest rate of 5.5%. The note is collateralized by the mining equipment with payments of $6,060 for 30 months, which started on August 25, 2012.

[6] On July 19, 2012 the Company purchased two pieces of mining equipment that had been leased for $$39,042 and $79,735, respectively by issuing notes with an implicit interest rate of 5.5% and is collateralized by the mining equipment with payments of $7,409 and $5,000 for four months and fifteen months, respectively.