Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Liabilities (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Liabilities
Accounts payable and accruals	$ 893,000	$ 717,000
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	746,000	648,000
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	1,639,000	1,365,000
Accrued vacation	100,000us-gaap_AccruedVacationCurrent	100,000us-gaap_AccruedVacationCurrent
Withholding taxes and benefits payable	600,000	500,000
Liabilities Pertaining to Corporate Administrative Activities
Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Liabilities
Accounts payable and accruals	200,000	200,000
Liabilities Pertaining to Exploration Activities
Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Liabilities
Accounts payable and accruals		100,000
Velardena Properties
Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Liabilities
Accounts payable and accruals	700,000	400,000
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	$ 300,000	$ 300,000

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for statutory payroll taxes incurred through that date and withheld from employees pertaining to services received from them, including the entity's matching share of the employees FICA taxes and contributions to the state and federal unemployment insurance programs and of obligations, excluding pension and other postretirement benefits, incurred through that date and payable for perquisites provided to employees pertaining to services received from them. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer), including liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for unused vacation time owed to employees based on the entity's vacation benefit given to its employees. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Total of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for obligations related to services received from employees, such as accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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