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		175,513,549	0
Shares issued for note conversion	40,504	$ 8,300	$ 0	32,204	0	0
Shares issued for note conversion (in shares)		8,300,000	0
Shares issued to noteholder	1,250	$ 125	$ 0	1,125	0	0
Shares issued to noteholder (in shares)		125,000	0
Shares issued in private placement	125,000		$ 128	124,872	0	0
Shares issued in private placement (in shares)			128,000
Beneficial conversion feature on Convertible Series B Stock	81,836			81,836
Deemed dividend on convertible Preferred Stock Series B due to BCF	$ (81,836)			(81,836)
Shares issued for cashless exercise of options (in shares)	0
Stock option compensation expense	$ 75,669			75,669
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
Shares issued on conversion of preferred stock (in shares)		28,717,335	(304,136)
Shares issued on conversion of preferred stock	9,385	$ 28,717	$ (304)	(19,028)	0	0
Shares issued in private placement	468,000	$ 0	$ 438	467,562	0	0
Shares issued in private placement (in shares)		0	438,136
Beneficial conversion feature on Convertible Series B Stock	280,121	$ 0	$ 0	280,121	0	0
Deemed dividend on convertible Preferred Stock Series B due to BCF	(280,121)	0	0	(280,121)	0	0
Shares issued for cashless exercise of options	$ 0	$ 3,836		(3,836)	0
Shares issued for cashless exercise of options (in shares)	9,528,688	3,836,475
Shares issued to employee in lieu of bonus	$ 58,139	$ 1,162	$ 0	56,977	0	0
Shares issued to employee in lieu of bonus (in shares)		1,162,791	0
Stock option compensation expense	176,270	$ 0		176,270	0	0
Net Loss	(3,283,239)	0	$ 0	0	0	(3,283,239)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ (50,400,882)	$ 217,654	$ 262	$ 74,686,581	$ (20,009,496)	$ (105,295,883)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021		217,655,150	262,000