Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 43,504	$ 56,650
Certificates of deposit	253,552	252,954
Accounts receivable, net	335,186	438,391
Inventories	887,648	755,261
Note receivable - sale of land	0	400,000
Total current assets	1,519,890	1,903,256
Properties, plants and equipment, net	15,316,467	15,227,172
Restricted cash for reclamation bonds	57,247	57,247
IVA receivable and other assets	403,466	369,448
Total assets	17,297,070	17,557,123
Current liabilities:
Checks issued and payable	45,637	46,482
Accounts payable	2,045,402	1,926,320
Due to factor	5,440	16,524
Accrued payroll, taxes and interest	262,463	159,037
Other accrued liabilities	378,010	353,911
Payables to related party	247,731	93,567
Deferred revenue	32,400	32,400
Notes payable to bank	113,125	183,917
Long-term debt, current portion, net of discount	725,317	705,460
Total current liabilities	3,855,525	3,517,618
Long-term debt, net of discount and current portion	968,443	1,027,730
Hillgrove advances payable	1,134,221	1,134,221
Stock payable to directors for services	206,250	175,000
Asset retirement obligations and accrued reclamation costs	279,257	277,720
Total liabilities	6,443,696	6,132,289
Commitments and contingencies (Note 4, and 7)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized: Series A: -0- shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Series B: 750,000 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $930,000 and $922,500 respectively)	7,500	7,500
Series C: 177,904 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $97,847 both years)	1,779	1,779
Series D: 1,751,005 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $5,002,470 and $4,961,324 respectively)	17,509	17,509
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 90,000,000 shares authorized; 68,427,171 and 68,227,171 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	684,271	682,271
Additional paid-in capital	36,540,874	36,406,874
Accumulated deficit	(26,398,559)	(25,691,099)
Total stockholders' equity	10,853,374	11,424,834
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 17,297,070	$ 17,557,123