NOTES AND LEASES PAYABLE (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Oct. 17, 2011 Note Payable Insurance Company [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Insurance Company [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Note Payable Insurance Company [Member]		Jul. 07, 2011 Note Payable Mining Equipment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Note Payable Mining Equipment [Member]		Apr. 17, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 2 [Member]	Dec. 31, 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]	Dec. 31, 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]	Dec. 31, 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]	Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 5 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Note Payable Mining Equipment 5 [Member]		Sep. 20, 2012 Note Payable Mining Site Vehicle [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Mining Site Vehicle [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Note Payable Mining Site Vehicle [Member]		Nov. 16, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 6 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 6 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Note Payable Mining Equipment 6 [Member]		Nov. 16, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 7 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 7 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Note Payable Mining Equipment 7 [Member]		Oct. 17, 2012 Note Payable Insurance Company 2 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Insurance Company 2 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Note Payable Insurance Company 2 [Member]		Oct. 17, 2012 Note Payable Insurance Company 3 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Insurance Company 3 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Note Payable Insurance Company 3 [Member]
NOTES PAYABLE [Abstract]
Notes payable	$ 597,896	$ 263,144			$ 0	[1]	$ 110,648	[1]		$ 97,769	[2]	$ 152,496	[2]		$ 31,565	[3]	$ 0	[3]		$ 142,840	[4]	$ 0	[4]		$ 10,130	[5]	$ 0	[5]		$ 53,517	[5]	$ 0	[5]		$ 35,816	[6]	$ 0	[6]		$ 64,708	[7]	$ 0	[7]		$ 32,192	[8]	$ 0	[8]		$ 98,714	[9]	$ 0	[9]		$ 30,645	[10]	$ 0	[10]
Less: current portion	(413,470)	(165,375)
Note payable, long-term portion	184,426	97,769
Monthly debt repayment		15,000		15,965					5,556					950					6,060					7,409					5,000					628					5,000					1,632					16,604					4,447
Maturity date				Jul. 31, 2012																																													Jun. 30, 2013					Jul. 31, 2013
Stated interest rate (in hundredths)		10.00%		3.00%
Face amount									198,838					40,565					169,500					39,042					79,735					37,701					67,960					33,748
Implicit interest rate (in hundredths)									9.34%					11.279%					5.50%					5.50%					5.50%										5.50%					5.50%					3.15%					4.732%
Debt repayment period (in months)									36 months					48 months					30 months					4 months					15 months					60 months
Monthly debt repayment, first three months																																							3,518
Monthly debt repayment, next twelve months																																												2,250
Future minimum note payment [Abstract]
January 2013 - December 2013	413,470
January 2014 - December 2014	143,600
January 2015 - December 2015	23,916
January 2016 - December 2016	11,254
January 2017 - December 2017	5,656
Interest payments	$ 18,206	$ 58,029	$ 9,648

[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 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.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

[6] On September 20, 2012 the Company purchased a vehicle for the mine site that had been financed for $37,701. It is collateralized by the vehicle with payments of $628 for 60 months, which started on October 20, 2012.

[7] On November 16, 2012, the Company purchased a piece of mining equipment that had been leased for $67,960 by issuing a note with an effective interest rate of 5.5%. The note is collateralized by the mining equipment with payments of $3,518 for three months, then $5,000 for twelve months.

[8] On November 16, 2012, the Company purchased a piece of mining equipment that had been leased for $33,748 by issuing a note with an effective interest rate of 5.5%. The note is collateralized by the mining equipment with payments of $1,632 for five months, then $2,250 for twelve months.

[9] The Company issued a note payable to an insurance company dated October 17, 2012 for directors' and officers' insurance, due in monthly installments, including interest at 3.15%. The note will mature on June 2013.

[10] The Company issued a note payable to an insurance company dated October 17, 2012 for liability insurance, due in monthly installments, including interest at 4.732%. The note will mature on July 2013.