Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,049,880	$ 1,803,131
Accounts receivable	364,952	176,205
Deposits and prepaid expenses	371,206	322,922
Other current receivables	16,801	94,647
Total Current Assets	1,802,839	2,396,905
Property and Equipment, net	4,075,176	5,206,825
Deposits	200,524	269,202
Assets held for Sale	1,000	445,180
Total Other Assets	201,524	714,382
TOTAL ASSETS	6,079,539	8,318,112
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	622,331	742,745
PIK Notes interest accrual	961,395	880,407
Current portion of notes payable	234,149	210,429
Total Current Liabilities	1,817,875	1,833,581
Long-Term Liabilities
Long-term portion of notes payable	13,073	33,688
PIK Notes payable, net of $15,143,123 (2016) and $17,572,885 (2015) debt discount	23,040,093	17,051,636
PIK Note derivative liability	2,176,552	5,138,857
Total Long-Term Liabilities	25,229,718	22,224,181
Total Liabilities	27,047,593	24,057,762
Commitments
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 250,000,000 and 200,000,000 shares authorized, and 108,613,549 and 97,144,736 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively	108,614	97,145
Additional paid-in capital	68,506,530	66,106,631
Accumulated deficit prior to the exploration stage	(20,009,496)	(20,009,496)
Accumulated deficit during the exploration stage	(69,573,702)	(61,933,930)
Total Stockholders’ (Deficit)	(20,968,054)	(15,739,650)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT)	$ 6,079,539	$ 8,318,112