Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		191 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011
Expenses
Administrative and general	$ 30,417	$ 113,711	$ 85,155	$ 169,500	$ 1,871,414
Depreciation and amortization	10,362	3,620	15,463	7,244	132,692
Imputed interest on loan payable - related party					1,560
Interest and bank charges	2,329	(3,201)	5,079	17,279	391,469
Foreign exchange loss (gain)	3,594	1,034	4,188	2,734	(9,518)
Professional fees - accounting and legal	128,021	181,437	163,979	330,125	1,730,890
Property search and negotiation					479,695
Salaries, management and consulting fees	195,291	93,756	311,300	170,939	3,113,547
Operating Expenses, Total	370,014	390,357	585,164	697,821	7,711,749
Exploration expenses	68,698	150,059	238,249	232,720	9,661,975
Write-off of mineral property costs					172,981
Costs and Expenses, Total	438,712	540,416	823,413	930,541	17,546,705
Other income (loss)
Gain (loss) on disposition of subsidiary	(2,512,290)		(2,512,290)		(2,295,816)
Interest income					22,353
Gain on sale of rights to the Matupa agreement, net of expenses of $138,065					80,237
Loss on investments					(37,971)
Loss on spun-off operations					(316,598)
Loss on debt extinguishment					(1,014,465)
Nonoperating Income (Expense), Total	(2,512,290)		(2,512,290)		(3,562,260)
Net loss for the period	$ (2,951,002)	$ (540,416)	$ (3,335,703)	$ (930,541)	$ (21,108,965)
Loss per share
- basic and diluted	$ (0.03)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.01)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
- basic and diluted	88,855,553	80,072,968	88,778,868	74,240,745