Cash and Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2023	Aug. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 3,766,000	$ 3,972,000
Cash and cash equivalent, frozen bank balance			153,000
Trading securities, cost			59,000	59,000
Total short-term investments, cost			59,000	59,000
Total short-term investments			11,000	20,000
Aggregate purchase price			40,000	225,000
Financial institutions minimum net worth			$ 1,000,000,000
Golden Gryphon Explorations Inc
Shares purchased	150,880	1,500,000	1,650,880
Aggregate purchase price	$ 40,000	$ 225,000
Trading securities
Trading securities, cost			$ 59,000	$ 59,000
Sale of Santa Maria Property | Options Agreement | Fabled Copper Corp.
Consideration received in shares | shares				20,000
Percentage of interest claims			100.00%
Sale of Santa Maria Property | Options Agreement | Fabled Silver Gold Corp.
Consideration received in shares | shares			200,000
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Trading securities			$ 11,000	$ 20,000
Total short-term investments			11,000	20,000
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement | Trading securities
Trading securities			11,000	20,000
Reported Value Measurement
Trading securities			11,000	20,000
Total short-term investments			11,000	20,000
Reported Value Measurement | Trading securities
Trading securities			$ 11,000	$ 20,000