Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Warrant Derivative Liability [Member]
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Gain on revaluation of warrant derivative		$ 114,000		$ 814,000
PIK Note Derivative Liability [Member]
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Gain on revaluation of warrant derivative	$ 5,378,339	11,813	$ 6,598,708	1,764,938
REVENUES	43,293	55,681	271,888	114,688
Production costs	665	17,455	6,835	42,771
Exploration costs	976,499	1,174,208	3,594,977	3,628,943
General and administrative	1,155,016	1,082,550	3,584,791	3,680,285
Depreciation expense	326,931	170,759	979,836	416,338
Total Operating Expenses	2,459,111	2,444,972	8,166,439	7,768,337
Operating Loss	(2,415,818)	(2,389,291)	(7,894,551)	(7,653,649)
Interest expense, net, including amortization of deferred financing cost and debt discount	(1,169,425)	(314,268)	(3,290,647)	(918,631)
Gain on revaluation of stock awards	0	0	0	110,000
Other income (expense)	(140)	996	(543,895)	(86,337)
Total Other Income (Expense)	4,208,774	(187,459)	2,764,166	1,683,970
Net income (loss)	$ 1,792,956	$ (2,576,750)	$ (5,130,385)	$ (5,969,679)
Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Basic and Diluted) (in dollars per share)	$ 0.02	$ (0.03)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.06)
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Basic and Diluted) (in shares)	96,482,321	94,985,716	95,795,668	94,847,462