NOTES PAYABLE (Details) (USD $)	3 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
	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jul. 07, 2011 Note Payable Mining Equipment [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Note Payable Mining Equipment [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment [Member]		Apr. 17, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 2 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Note Payable Mining Equipment 2 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 2 [Member]		Jul. 23, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 3 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Note Payable Mining Equipment 3 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 3 [Member]		Jul. 19, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 4 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Note Payable Mining Equipment 4 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 4 [Member]		Jul. 19, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 5 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Note Payable Mining Equipment 5 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 5 [Member]		Sep. 20, 2012 Note Payable Mining Site Vehicle [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Note Payable Mining Site Vehicle [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Mining Site Vehicle [Member]		Nov. 16, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 6 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Note Payable Mining Equipment 6 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 6 [Member]		Nov. 16, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 7 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Note Payable Mining Equipment 7 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 7 [Member]		Oct. 17, 2012 Note Payable Insurance Company [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Note Payable Insurance Company [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Insurance Company [Member]		Oct. 17, 2012 Note Payable Insurance Company 2 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Note Payable Insurance Company 2 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Insurance Company 2 [Member]
NOTES PAYABLE [Abstract]
Total Notes Payable	$ 486,016	$ 597,896		$ 83,273	[1]	$ 97,769	[1]		$ 29,585	[2]	$ 31,565	[2]		$ 132,004	[3]	$ 142,840	[3]		$ 0	[4]	$ 10,130	[4]		$ 39,188	[4]	$ 53,517	[4]		$ 33,303	[5]	$ 35,816	[5]		$ 53,517	[6]	$ 64,708	[6]		$ 29,216	[7]	$ 32,192	[7]		$ 68,315	[8]	$ 98,714	[8]		$ 17,615	[9]	$ 30,645	[9]
Less: current portion	(355,399)	(413,470)
Note payable, long-term portion	130,617	184,426
Monthly debt repayment			5,556					950					6,060					7,409					5,000					628					5,000					1,632					16,604					4,447
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%					0.00%					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
Maturity date																																											Jun. 30, 2013					Jul. 31, 2013
Future minimum note payment [Abstract]
April 2013 - March 2014	355,399
April 2014 - March 2015	100,187
April 2015 - March 2016	18,178
April 2016 - March 2017	8,482
April 2017 - March 2018	3,770
Thereafter	0
Interest payments	$ 6,487

[1] 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

[2] 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

[3] 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

[4] 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 are collateralized by the mining equipment with payments of $ 7,409 and $5,000 for 4 and 15 months, respectively

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

[6] 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

[7] 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

[8] The Company signed a note payable with 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 in June 2013

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