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, 2019	$ (44,784,149)	$ 175,514	$ 0	$ 73,774,766	$ (20,009,496)	$ (98,724,933)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019	0	175,513,549
Shares issued to note holder	$ 1,250	$ 125	0	1,125	0	0
Shares issued to note holder (in shares)	0	125,000
Stock option compensation expense	$ 10,513	$ 0	0	10,513	0	0
Net Loss	(1,276,289)	0	0	0	0	(1,276,289)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2020	$ (46,048,675)	$ 175,639	0	73,786,404	(20,009,496)	(100,001,222)
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020	0	175,638,549
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	0	175,513,549
Shares issued to note holder (in shares)		125,000
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
Balance at Mar. 31, 2020	$ (44,669,304)	$ 175,639	$ 0	73,782,461	(20,009,496)	(98,617,908)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2020	0	175,638,549
Stock option compensation expense	$ 3,943	$ 0	0	3,943	0	0
Net Loss	(1,383,314)	0	0	0	0	(1,383,314)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2020	$ (46,048,675)	$ 175,639	0	73,786,404	(20,009,496)	(100,001,222)
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020	0	175,638,549
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
Shares issued for conversion of preferred stock	7,680	$ 6,167	$ (128)	1,641
Shares issued for conversion of preferred stock ( in shares)		6,167,273	(128,000)
Shares issued for private placement	$ 185,000	$ 0	$ 176	184,824	0	0
Shares issued for private placement (in shares)	0		176,136
Beneficial conversion feature on Convertible Series B Preferred Stock	$ 112,612	0	$ 0	112,612	0	0
Deemed dividend from beneficial conversion feature on Convertible Series B Preferred Stock	(112,612)	0	0	(112,612)	0	0
Shares issued for cashless options exercise	$ 0	$ 3,836		(3,836)
Shares issued for cashless options exercise (in shares)	9,528,689	3,836,475
Shares issued in lieu of bonus	$ 58,140	$ 1,163		56,977
Shares issued in lieu of bonus (in shares)		1,162,791
Stock option compensation expense	7,886	$ 0	0	7,886	0	0
Net Loss	(1,681,151)	0	0	0	0	(1,681,151)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2021	(49,251,882)	$ 195,105	$ 176	74,256,128	(20,009,496)	(103,693,795)
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2021		195,105,088	176,136
Balance at Mar. 31, 2021	(48,505,632)	$ 195,105	$ 95	74,167,266	(20,009,496)	(102,858,602)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2021		195,105,088	95,000
Shares issued for private placement	$ 85,000	$ 0	$ 81	84,919	0	0
Shares issued for private placement (in shares)	0		81,136
Beneficial conversion feature on Convertible Series B Preferred Stock	$ 51,874	0	$ 0	51,874	0	0
Deemed dividend from beneficial conversion feature on Convertible Series B Preferred Stock	(51,874)	0	0	(51,874)	0	0
Stock option compensation expense	3,943	0	0	3,943	0	0
Net Loss	(835,193)	0	0	0	0	(835,193)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2021	$ (49,251,882)	$ 195,105	$ 176	$ 74,256,128	$ (20,009,496)	$ (103,693,795)
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2021		195,105,088	176,136