Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets
Cash	$ 93,302	$ 579,191
Prepaid expenses and other assets	26,651	20,154
Total current assets	119,953	599,345
Mineral property reclamation bonds		325,221
Buildings and equipment, net	68,123	849,445
Participating interest in mineral property		1,758,685
Total assets	188,076	3,532,696
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	330,111	354,755
Advances payable	257,000
Total current liabilities	615,977	372,019
Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency)
Common stock Authorized: 300,000,000 common shares, (December 31, 2010 - 300,000,000) with par value $0.001 each Issued and outstanding: 90,974,868 (December 31, 2010 - 88,703,868) common shares	90,975	88,704
Additional paid-in capital	21,127,621	20,938,292
Accumulated deficit during the exploration stage	(21,555,950)	(17,773,262)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(90,547)	(93,057)
Stockholders' equity (deficiency)	(427,901)	3,160,677
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficiency)	188,076	3,532,696
Related Party Transactions
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$ 28,866	$ 17,264