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					0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jul. 07, 2011 Note Payable Mining Equipment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Note Payable Mining Equipment [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment [Member]		Apr. 17, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 2 [Member]	Dec. 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]	Dec. 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]	Dec. 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]	Dec. 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]	Dec. 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]	Dec. 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]	Dec. 31, 2013 Note Payable Mining Equipment 7 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Mining Equipment 7 [Member]		Oct. 17, 2012 Note Payable Insurance Company 2 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Note Payable Insurance Company 2 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Insurance Company 2 [Member]		Oct. 17, 2012 Note Payable Insurance Company 3 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Note Payable Insurance Company 3 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Insurance Company 3 [Member]		Oct. 17, 2013 Note Payable Insurance Company 4 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Note Payable Insurance Company 4 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Insurance Company 4 [Member]		Oct. 21, 2013 Note Payable Insurance Company 5 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Note Payable Insurance Company 5 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Note Payable Insurance Company 5 [Member]
NOTES PAYABLE [Abstract]
Notes payable	$ 351,991	$ 597,896			$ 42,927	[1]	$ 97,769	[1]		$ 23,302	[2]	$ 31,565	[2]		$ 76,313	[3]	$ 142,840	[3]		$ 0	[4]	$ 10,130	[4]		$ 0	[4]	$ 53,517	[4]		$ 28,276	[5]	$ 35,816	[5]		$ 9,932	[6]	$ 64,708	[6]		$ 8,898	[7]	$ 32,192	[7]		$ 0	[8]	$ 98,714	[8]		$ 0	[9]	$ 30,645	[9]		$ 132,576	[10]	$ 0	[10]		$ 29,767	[11]	$ 0	[11]
Less: current portion	(311,165)	(413,470)
Note payable, long-term portion	40,826	184,426
Monthly debt repayment				5,556					950					6,060					7,409					5,000					628					5,000					1,632					16,604					4,447					19,139					4,297
Maturity date																																												Jun. 30, 2013					Jul. 31, 2013					Jul. 31, 2014					Jul. 31, 2014
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%					3.15%					3.15%
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]
2014	311,165
2015	23,916
2016	11,254
2017	5,656
Interest payments	$ 23,180	$ 18,206	$ 58,029

[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 non-interest bearing note. 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 matured in June 2013 and was repaid.

[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 matured in July 2013 and was repaid.

[10] The Company signed a note payable with an insurance company dated October 17, 2013 for directors’ and officers’ insurance, due in monthly installments, including interest at 3.15%. The note will mature on July 2014.

[11] The Company signed a note payable with an insurance company dated October 21, 2013 for liability insurance, due in monthly installments, including interest at 3.15%. The note will mature on July 2014.