CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,356,103	$ 10,170,536
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $25,106 and $11,938 at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively	7,778	20,464
Deposits and prepaid expenses	379,941	333,447
Total Current Assets	3,743,822	10,524,447
Property and Equipment
Land and mining property	1,109,938	664,758
Property and Equipment, net	2,895,742	1,240,418
Total Property and Equipment	4,005,680	1,905,176
Other Assets
Assets held for sale (Note 3)	0	445,180
Deposits	68,958	0
Total Other Assets	68,958	445,180
TOTAL ASSETS	7,818,460	12,874,803
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,155,327	291,142
Stock awards payable	154,000	127,000
Current portion of notes payable	413,470	165,375
Current portion of leases payable	0	10,094
Total Current Liabilities	1,722,797	593,611
Long-Term Liabilities
Long-term portion of notes payable	184,426	97,769
Warrant derivative	1,945,000	3,355,000
Total Long-Term Liabilities	2,129,426	3,452,769
TOTAL LIABILITIES	3,852,223	4,046,380
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, 200,000,000 and 120,000,000 shares authorized, 90,619,444 and 89,119,405 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively	90,619	89,120
Additional paid-in capital	52,634,064	47,765,350
Accumulated deficit prior to the exploration stage	(20,009,496)	(20,009,496)
Accumulated deficit during the exploration stage	(28,748,950)	(19,016,551)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	3,966,237	8,828,423
TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 7,818,460	$ 12,874,803