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Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments (Details) - Derivatives Measured at Fair Value (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Nov. 03, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]      
Balance at December 31 $ 10,035,625,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities    
Transfer into Level 3 (a) 2,250,000,000,000us-gaap_FairValueNetDerivativeAssetLiabilityMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputsReconciliationTransfersIntoLevel3 [1]    
Net unrealized losses included in earnings (loss) (1,470,798,000,000)us-gaap_FairValueNetDerivativeAssetLiabilityMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputsReconciliationGainLossIncludedInEarnings    
Series A Notes [Member] | Payment in Kind (PIK) Note [Member]      
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]      
Balance at December 31 9,557,476us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= amnl_SeriesANotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PaymentInKindPIKNoteMember
9,557,476us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= amnl_SeriesANotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PaymentInKindPIKNoteMember
 
Derivative Issuance 9,212,285,000,000us-gaap_FairValueNetDerivativeAssetLiabilityMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputsReconciliationIssues
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= amnl_SeriesANotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PaymentInKindPIKNoteMember
   
Series 2023 Notes [Member] | Payment in Kind (PIK) Note [Member]      
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]      
Balance at December 31 478,149us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= amnl_Series2023NotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PaymentInKindPIKNoteMember
  2,250,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= amnl_Series2023NotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PaymentInKindPIKNoteMember
Derivative Issuance 44,138,000,000us-gaap_FairValueNetDerivativeAssetLiabilityMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputsReconciliationIssues
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= amnl_Series2023NotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PaymentInKindPIKNoteMember
   
Payment in Kind (PIK) Note [Member]      
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]      
Balance at December 31 $ 10,035,625us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PaymentInKindPIKNoteMember
  $ 2,250,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PaymentInKindPIKNoteMember
[1] In the course of preparing its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company reclassified the Series 2023 PIK note derivative to Level 3 fair value hierarchy to match with the Series A PIK note derivative since it based off of a similar model.