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Line of credit facility periodic payment percentage.

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Total number of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders (includes common shares that were issued, repurchased and remain in the treasury). These shares represent capital invested by the firm's shareholders and owners, and may be all or only a portion of the number of shares authorized. Shares issued include shares outstanding and shares held in the treasury.

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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details Textual)				12 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details Textual)	May 05, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 13, 2020 USD ($) Days $ / shares	Nov. 13, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares	Mar. 25, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 19, 2020 shares	Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from Lines of Credit			$ 250,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued \| shares					400,000,000	400,000,000
Continental Mineral Claims, Inc.[Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Exploration Agreement Payments Upon Execution						$ 350,000
Exploration Agreement Payments on or Before First Anniversary of Effective Date of Agreement						$ 150,000
Exploration Agreement Periodic Payments Received During Exploration License Term					$ 250,000
Exploration Agreement Option To Purchase Consideration									$ 4,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common Stock, Shares, Issued \| shares								125,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Continental Mineral Claims, Inc.[Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Exploration Agreement Periodic Payments Received During Exploration License Term				$ 250,000
Exploration Agreement Payments on or Before Each Subsequent Anniversary of Effective Date During Exploration License Term				$ 250,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Tintic Copper and Gold, Inc. [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Exploration Agreement Option To Purchase Consideration							$ 1,050,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Firstfire Global Opportunities Fund LLC [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity		$ 250,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		237,500
Legal Fees		5,000
Proceeds from Lines of Credit		$ 113,500
Line of Credit Facility, Maturity Period		12 months
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Trading Days \| Days		20
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Firstfire Global Opportunities Fund LLC [Member] \| Tranche One [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit		$ 125,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate		5.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Firstfire Global Opportunities Fund LLC [Member] \| Tranche Two [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit		$ 118,500
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Firstfire Global Opportunities Fund LLC [Member] \| Debt Payables 1 To 45 Days Past Due [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line Of Credit Facility Periodic Payment		105.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Firstfire Global Opportunities Fund LLC [Member] \| Debt Payables 46 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line Of Credit Facility Periodic Payment		110.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Firstfire Global Opportunities Fund LLC [Member] \| Debt Payables 91 To 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line Of Credit Facility Periodic Payment		120.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Firstfire Global Opportunities Fund LLC [Member] \| Debt Payables Equal To Greater Than 181 Days Past Due [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line Of Credit Facility Periodic Payment		130.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Paycheck Protection Program Loan [Member] \| Bank of America, N.A. [Member] \| Promissory Note [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 223,075
Debt Instrument, Term	2 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate	1.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Firstfire Global Opportunities Fund LLC [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Issued At Discount		5.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price \| $ / shares		$ 0.02
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Percentage of Stock Price Trigger		75.00%