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Equity (Details 3) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 10, 2014
Sep. 30, 2012
Sep. 30, 2014
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share          
Warrant Liability $ 904us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding $ 1,554us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding      
Stock volatility (as a percent) 85.00%us-gaap_FairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate 90.00%us-gaap_FairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate      
Reclassification to reflect warrant liability (Note 15)   (163)aumn_AdjustmentsToWarrantLiability      
Additional Paid-in Capital          
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share          
Reclassification to reflect warrant liability (Note 15)   (15,617)aumn_AdjustmentsToWarrantLiability
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Accumulated Deficit          
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share          
Reclassification to reflect warrant liability (Note 15)   15,454aumn_AdjustmentsToWarrantLiability
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Sentient | Private Placement          
Number of Underlying Shares          
Units Issued During Period New Issues     5,800,000aumn_UnitsIssuedDuringPeriodNewIssues
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Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share          
Outstanding at the beginning of period (in dollars per share)     1.21us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights
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Number of shares of common stock per capital unit (in shares)     1aumn_SaleOfCapitalUnitNumberOfCommonSharesInEachUnit
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Term of warrants     5 years    
Number of common shares which can be purchased with each warrant     0.50us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByEachWarrantOrRight
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Warrant          
Number of Underlying Shares          
Units Issued During Period New Issues     4,746,000aumn_UnitsIssuedDuringPeriodNewIssues
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Outstanding at the end of period (in shares) 8,777,409us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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8,777,409us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share          
Outstanding at the end of period (in dollars per share) 3.95us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights
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3.95us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights
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2014 Warrants          
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share          
Warrant Liability 800us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding
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2012 Warrants          
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share          
Warrant Liability $ 100us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding
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2012 Warrants | Sentient | Private Placement          
Number of Underlying Shares          
Outstanding at the beginning of period (in shares)         3,431,649us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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Dilution adjustment 599,760aumn_ClassOfWarrantOrRightDilutionAdjustment
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Outstanding at the end of period (in shares)         3,431,649us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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Outstanding warrants after dilution adjustment 4,031,409aumn_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstandingAfterDilutionAdjustment
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Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share          
Outstanding at the end of period (in dollars per share) 7.17us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights
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    8.42us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights
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Number of shares of common stock per capital unit (in shares)       1aumn_SaleOfCapitalUnitNumberOfCommonSharesInEachUnit
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Term of warrants       5 years  
Number of common shares which can be purchased with each warrant       0.5us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByEachWarrantOrRight
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