Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 906,480	$ 8,685,552
Accounts receivable, net of $0 allowance	55,163	5,756
Deposits and prepaid expenses	64,491	423,472
Total Current Assets	1,026,134	9,114,780
Land and mining property	1,109,938	1,109,938
Property and Equipment, net of depreciation	6,639,521	4,921,611
Total Property and Equipment, net	7,749,459	6,031,549
Deposits	268,895	68,958
Total Other Assets	268,895	68,958
TOTAL ASSETS	9,044,488	15,215,287
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	2,101,773	1,580,146
Stock award payable		110,000
Current portion of notes payable	97,470	311,165
Total Current Liabilities	2,199,243	2,001,311
Long-term portion of notes payable	21,490	40,826
Total Long-Term Liabilities	10,287,594	11,727,409
Total Liabilities	12,486,837	13,728,720
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11)
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, noncumulative, nonvoting, nonconvertible, none issued or outstanding
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 120,000,000 shares authorized, 95,001,899 and 94,646,013 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	95,002	94,646
Additional paid-in capital	64,254,300	63,213,893
Accumulated deficit prior to the exploration stage	(20,009,496)	(20,009,496)
Accumulated deficit during the exploration stage	(47,782,155)	(41,812,476)
PIK notes payable, net of $1,975,346 and $2,020,750 debt discount, respectively	9,600,904	8,486,583
Total Stockholders’ Equity(Deficiency)	(3,442,349)	1,486,567
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	9,044,488	15,215,287
Warrant Derivative Liability [Member]
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Derivative liabilities	136,000	950,000
PIK Note Derivative Liability [Member]
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Derivative liabilities	$ 529,200	$ 2,250,000