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Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 1999
acre
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]              
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable     $ 0us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable $ 0us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable   $ 0us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable  
Depreciation 326,222us-gaap_Depreciation 108,386us-gaap_Depreciation 1,164,366us-gaap_Depreciation 317,570us-gaap_Depreciation 280,991us-gaap_Depreciation    
Unrecognized Tax Benefits 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits   0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits   0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits  
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic and Diluted (in Shares) 95,107,112us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted 94,692,696us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted 94,895,194us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted 94,303,264us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted 89,552,788us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted    
Outstanding Options and Warrants to Purchase Common Stock Not Included in Diluted Computation (in Shares) 18,626,046amnl_OutstandingOptionsAndWarrantsToPurchaseCommonStockNotIncludedInDilutedComputation 22,083,046amnl_OutstandingOptionsAndWarrantsToPurchaseCommonStockNotIncludedInDilutedComputation          
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in Shares)     48,312,435us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 29,583,046us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 21,660,400us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount    
Additional Depreciation [Member]              
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]              
Depreciation     587,427us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= amnl_AdditionalDepreciationMember		     587,427us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= amnl_AdditionalDepreciationMember		  
Convertible Debt Securities [Member]              
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]              
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in Shares) 30,086,390us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtSecuritiesMember		 8,106,618us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtSecuritiesMember		 30,086,389us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtSecuritiesMember		 7,500,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtSecuritiesMember		      
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]              
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]              
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 40 years   40 years [1]     40 years  
Mining Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]              
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]              
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 7 years   7 years [1]     7 years  
PIK Note [Member]              
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]              
Convertible Debt, Fair Value Disclosures $ 27,870,828us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtFairValueDisclosures
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= amnl_PIKNoteMember		   $ 27,488,811us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtFairValueDisclosures
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= amnl_PIKNoteMember		 $ 10,500,000us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtFairValueDisclosures
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= amnl_PIKNoteMember		   $ 27,488,811us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtFairValueDisclosures
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= amnl_PIKNoteMember		  
Park Copper Mining Company [Member]              
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]              
Volume of Timber and Mineral Property Held (in Acres)             100amnl_VolumeOfTimberAndMineralPropertyHeld
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= amnl_ParkCopperMiningCompanyMember
[1] See Note 4 for explanation of a change in useful life in 2014.