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The area of timber and mineral property held in a particular location.

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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS).

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		54 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 1999 acre
Principles of Consolidation [Abstract]
Ownership percentage in Park Copper Mining (in hundredths)						53.00%
Value of acquired interest in Park Copper Mining						$ 72,825
Volume of timber and mineral property hold by park copper in northern Idaho (in acres)						100
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation expense	$ 78,890	$ 45,161	$ 157,688	$ 126,237	$ 973,876
Per share data [Abstract]
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stocks used to calculate loss per share (in shares)	94,417,614	89,165,332	94,051,411	89,150,835
Outstanding options and warrants to purchase common stock not included in diluted computation (in shares)	15,578,115	6,204,930	15,578,115	6,204,930	15,578,115
Non-Controlling Interest [Abstract]
Ownership percentage of Park Copper and Gold Mining Co Ltd. (in hundredths)						53.00%
Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life			20 years
Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life			40 years
Mining Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life			2 years
Mining Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life			7 years
Office and Shop Furniture and Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life			3 years
Office and Shop Furniture and Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life			7 years
Vehicles [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life			5 years