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The amount needed to fund the normal, day to day operations of your business.

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No definition available.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

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-Section S99

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The cash inflow from the issuance of a long-term debt instrument which can be exchanged for a specified amount of another security, typically the entity's common stock, at the option of the issuer or the holder.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Financing Activities

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

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Note 2 - Liquidity (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
Note 2 - Liquidity (Details) (USD $)	Aug. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Nov. 30, 2014
Note 2 - Liquidity (Details) [Line Items]
Proceeds from Convertible Debt	$ 10,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt	$ 12,499,998us-gaap_ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt	$ 10,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt
Working Capital		8,200,000amnl_WorkingCapital
Mandatorily Convertible PIK Notes Due 2018 [Member]
Note 2 - Liquidity (Details) [Line Items]
Proceeds from Convertible Debt				$ 12,500,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				10.00%