Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,413,583	$ 5,427
Certificates of deposit (Note 4)	242,800
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4031 and $7600	472,156	1,291,975
Inventories	1,461,149	1,066,813
Other current assets	97,315	56,208
Deferred tax asset	470,869	396,558
Total current assets	4,157,872	2,816,981
Properties, plants and equipment, net	6,786,454	6,047,004
Restricted cash for reclamation bonds	74,777	74,777
Other assets	122,036	54,766
Total assets	11,141,139	8,993,528
Current liabilities:
Checks issued and payable		113,908
Deferred revenue		43,760
Accounts payable	1,050,390	994,940
Accrued payroll, taxes and interest	150,288	141,928
Other accrued liabilities	33,476	119,292
Payables to related parties	46,662	331,978
Long-term debt, current	255,454	79,631
Total current liabilities	1,536,270	1,825,437
Long-term debt, net of current portion	246,815	158,218
Asset retirement and accrued reclamation costs	243,510	241,500
Total liabilities	2,026,595	2,225,155
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized: Series A: no shares issued and outstanding
Series B: 750,000 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $877,500)	7,500	7,500
Series C: 177,904 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $97,847)	1,779	1,779
Series D: 1,751,005 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference and cumulative dividends of $4,714,433)	17,509	17,509
Common stock, $0.01 par vaue, 90,000,000 shares authorized; 60,804,010 and 59,349,300 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	608,040	593,492
Additional paid-in capital	28,082,985	25,635,129
Accumulated deficit	(19,603,269)	(19,487,036)
Total stockholders' equity	9,114,544	6,768,373
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 11,141,139	$ 8,993,528