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Cash and Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2023	Aug. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Investment in Golden Gryphon Explorations Inc.					$ 40,000
Financial institutions minimum net worth				$ 1,000,000,000
Golden Gryphon Explorations Inc
Number of equity securities in equity security without readily determinable fair value	200,000	1,500,000		1,700,000	1,700,000
Investment in Golden Gryphon Explorations Inc.	$ 40,000	$ 225,000
Fabled Silver Gold Corp. \| Santa Maria \| Option agreement
Consideration received in shares					200,000
Fabled Copper Corp. \| Santa Maria \| Option agreement
Consideration received in shares					20,000
Write down value			$ 11,000
Percentage of interest claims				100.00%