Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Leases and Purchase Commitments
2023	$ 635,000
2024	593,000
2025	483,000
2026	474,000
2027	474,000
Total	2,659,000
Frozen Bank Account Estimated Value	153,000
Potential Lawsuit From Unifin Financiera [Member] \| Threatened Litigation [Member]
Leases and Purchase Commitments
Frozen Bank Account Estimated Value	153,000
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value	12,500,000
Velardena Properties [Member]
Leases and Purchase Commitments
2023	27,000
2024	27,000
2025	27,000
2026	27,000
2027	27,000
Total	135,000
Lease payments	107,000	$ 104,000
Surface right agreement with local ejido
Leases and Purchase Commitments
2023	82,000
Lease payments	300,000	109,000
El Quevar Project [Member]
Leases and Purchase Commitments
2023	30,000
2024	30,000
2025	30,000
2026	30,000
2027	30,000
Thereafter	30,000
Total	150,000
Lease payments	7,000	9,000
Velardea ajido and surface rights
Leases and Purchase Commitments
2023	54,000
2024	54,000
2025	54,000
2026	54,000
2027	54,000
Total	270,000
Rodeo mining concessions
Leases and Purchase Commitments
2023	99,000
2024	99,000
2025	99,000
2026	99,000
2027	99,000
Total	495,000
Rodeo Ajido and Surface Rights
Leases and Purchase Commitments
2023	264,000
2024	264,000
2025	264,000
2026	264,000
2027	264,000
Total	1,320,000
Rodeo Project
Leases and Purchase Commitments
2023	363,000
Office Building [Member]
Leases and Purchase Commitments
2023	161,000
2024	119,000
2025	9,000
Total	289,000
Lease payments	174,000	175,000
Mexican office
Leases and Purchase Commitments
Lease payments	59,000	54,000
Argentina office
Leases and Purchase Commitments
Lease payments	$ 9,000	$ 10,000

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