CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT - USD ($)	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit Prior to Exploration Stage [Member]	Accumulated Deficit During Exploration Stage [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ (34,118,686)	$ 175,514	$ 0	$ 73,525,650	$ (20,009,496)	$ (87,810,354)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018		175,513,549	0
Adoption of new accounting standard	(4,941,447)	$ 0	$ 0	0	0	(4,941,447)
Deemed dividend from beneficial conversion feature on Convertible Series B Preferred Stock	0
Stock option compensation expense	249,116	0	0	249,116	0	0
Net Loss	(5,973,132)	0	0	0	0	(5,973,132)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	(44,784,149)	$ 175,514	$ 0	73,774,766	(20,009,496)	(98,724,933)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019		175,513,549	0
Shares issued for note conversion (in shares)		8,300,000	0
Shares issued to note holder	1,250	$ 125	$ 0	1,125	0	0
Shares issued to note holder (in shares)		125,000	0
Shares issued for private placement	125,000	$ 0	$ 128	124,872	0	0
Shares issued for private placement (in shares)		0	128,000
Beneficial conversion feature on Convertible Series B Preferred Stock	81,836	$ 0	$ 0	81,836	0	0
Deemed dividend from beneficial conversion feature on Convertible Series B Preferred Stock	81,836	0	0	(81,836)	0	0
Stock option compensation expense	75,669	0	0	75,669	0	0
Shares issued for note conversion	40,504	8,300	0	32,204	0	0
Net Loss	(3,287,711)	0	0	0	0	(3,287,711)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2020	$ (47,829,437)	$ 183,939	$ 128	$ 74,008,636	$ (20,009,496)	$ (102,012,644)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020		183,938,549	128,000